Milk Souring As Record Profit Spurs Expansion Of Herds

Record dairy profits and milder weather are leading to a surge in milk supplies from Auckland to California, turning last year’s best-performing commodity contract into one of the worst of 2012.

AMPI Selling Cass-Clay Brand & Plant

Ownership of the Fargo area’s leading dairy brand is changing, but consumers won’t notice the difference, say representatives of the two companies involved in the sale. Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Cass-Clay Creamery to Kemps, LLC.

NJ Warns Not To Consume Cheese Products Produced By El Ranchero Del Sur

The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) Food and Drug Safety Program (FDSP) is warning the public not to consume any cheese products produced by El Ranchero del Sur, LLC of South River, NJ. An investigation by the Middlesex County Health Department and product analysis by NJDHSS Public Health Environmental and Agricultural Laboratories confirmed the presence of L. monocytogenes in a sample of Los Corrales Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese and Banana Leaf code dated 03/16/12.

Food Retail Industry Flexes Its Muscle For Alaska's Bristol Bay, World's Largest Wild Salmon Fishery

March 16, 2012 Earthworks

Earthworks announced that for the first time ever, the nation's largest group of food retail companies has spoken out on behalf of protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay fishery – the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), which represents 26,000 retail food stores, and $680 billion in annual revenue — three-quarters of US retail food store sales — announced its support for the EPA study currently underway to determine the suitability of large-scale development in Bristol Bay, including the Pebble Mine.

Western Australian Rock Lobster Fishery Gains MSC Certification For 3rd Time

The Western Australian rock lobster fishery – the world’s first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fishery – is now the first fishery in the world to be certified as sustainable for a third time, following an independent assessment against the MSC’s standard for sustainable and well-managed fisheries.