Andrew Williamson Fresh Produce Recalls Organic Grape Tomatoes

September 29, 2011 FDA

Andrew Williamson Fresh Produce is voluntarily recalling one lot of organic grape tomatoes sold under the Limited Edition® and Fresh & Easy labels due to a possible health risk from Salmonella.

Puget Sound Has Major Pollution Problems

Nearly every time heavy rain falls in north Puget Sound, high levels of fecal bacteria flow into Samish Bay, disrupting work at Taylor Shellfish Farms, the largest shellfish producer in the United States. With patience running thin, state officials have responded with an ambitious cleanup campaign for Samish Bay and all of Puget Sound, the nation's second largest estuary, behind Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast.

Latest UMass Survey Shows Healthy Scallop Stocks

September 28, 2011 Don Cuddy, Standard-Times

Using underwater video to survey scallop fishing grounds, researchers from UMass Dartmouth's School for Marine Science and Technology have hit the jackpot, discovering a trove of scallops in areas never before surveyed.

Remote Alaska Ideal For Shellfish Farming

Mariculture could be the next big job and economic booster for remote Alaska regions, with 33,000 miles of coastline. The Oceans Alaska Marine Science Center at Ketchikan aims to be the state's go-to place for mariculture research and development for farmers wanting to grow oysters, mussels, scallops, seaweeds and pricey geoduck clams.

Relationships Rule: Will Feed Honored By CAB

Will Feed signed on as Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB)-licensed feedlot in 2008. The overriding quality focus, data-gathering and details management took hold long before, but those became increasingly apparent. They helped earn recognition as the 2011 CAB Feedlot Partner of the Year for operations with up to 15,000-head capacity. Matt and Anne accepted the award at the CAB annual conference in Sunriver, Ore., Sept. 20-22.