Online Produce Trading Community Develops In Tacler

August 24, 2011 Tacler

A new online fresh produce trading community has formed at www.tacler.com. This new initiative opened on August 1, and since has welcomed over 1600 members from more than 100 countries. The main functionality of the website is group messaging. The second biggest feature is a matchmaking tool, that allows you to connect with other produce people.

Maine Wild Blueberry Season Is In Full Swing

Jim and Mark Ruma of Ruma’s Fruit & Produce Co. in Everett, Massachusetts have teamed up with farmers in the heart of Maine’s blueberry country to market their amazing crops to supermarkets, wholesalers and food service distributors all along the East Coast.

Glady Bellamy Awarded "Apple Man For All Seasons"

In a very special evening on August 18, at the U.S. Apple Association’s meeting in Chicago, the late Glady Bellamy, a founder and president of CMI, was awarded “Apple Man of all Seasons.”

B.C. Farmed Seafood Industry Likely To Struggle

The owner of Stellar Bay Shellfish Ltd. near Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island ships 100,000 smaller kusshi oysters a week throughout North America, with many showing up in the finest restaurants and oyster bars. Despite Reid's success – for the immediate future at least – strong growth may not be in the cards for B.C.'s farmed seafood industry as a whole.

DNA Test Tracks 'Imposter' Sea Bass

U.S. researchers say some certified Chilean sea bass sold in stores are not from fishing grounds certified as sustainable and some aren't even Chilean sea bass.