Post-Oil Spill Tests May Delay Oyster Season In Louisiana
Louisiana may delay the start of the oyster season on most public seed grounds while scientists collect oysters and sediment to check for any damage from last year's BP PLC oil spill. …
Month: October 2011
Alaskan Snow Crab Harvest Quota Raised 64%
Bering Sea crabbers received good news and bad news last week when catch quotas were announced for fisheries that open next week. The good news: Bering Sea crabbers also were shocked at the catch increase for Alaska's largest crab fishery: snow crab. The harvest for the 2011-12 season was boosted by 64 percent to nearly 90 million pounds. …
Trained Tasters Go For Marbled Beef
If meat scientist Daryl Tatum goes out for a “knock-your-socks-off” beef dinner, it’s going to include high levels of marbling. Given the Colorado State University professor’s expertise, he’d probably have done that anyway, but new research by his team points out the links between key sensory attributes and quality grades. …
US Beef Packer Margins Sink To 2-1/2-Year Low
U.S. beef packing companies are suffering the largest losses in 2-1/2 years as tight supplies of cattle have them paying near record high prices for them, analysts and traders said on Thursday. …
Bison Ranchers Take Business Concerns To Capitol Hill
Continued growth in the bison business will be impacted by short-term drought-relief measures, and by long-term federal policies governing farm credit, beginning farmer assistance, meat inspections, endangered species, and other issues. …