Hawaii Company Wins Permit For Tuna Farm
Hawaii Oceanic Technology Inc., which wants to farm ahi in waters off the Big Island has received a federal permit. …
Month: April 2012
Rouses Markets Louisiana Fish, Most From Local Area
Rouses has started offering locally fished and flash-frozen drum, sheepshead and flounder at all of its Louisiana stores, and the chain’s leaders say about 80 percent of the fishermen it’s working with are from Terrebonne and Lafourche. …
Fruit & Vegetable Farmers Talk About Pesticide Use Via New Alliance For Food & Farming Site
The Alliance for Food and Farming, a nonprofit group representing farmers of fruits and vegetables, announced the addition of a new section to its website featuring real farmers talking about pest and disease control methods on both conventional and organic produce farms. The website can be found at www.safefruitsandveggies.com under the section titled "Ask the Experts." …
Jury Awards Damages In Del Monte Fruit Fight
A six-member jury in Manhattan ruled on Friday that Del Monte Foods, the preserved food and pet food company, had misled consumers with the labeling on some of its cut, refrigerated fruit products and violated the terms of licensing agreements it has with Fresh Del Monte, the fresh fruit and vegetable company that was split off in 1989. …
Chiquita Pulls Out Of Avocado Packaging Business
Chiquita Brands International Inc., one of the largest banana producers in the world that a year ago muscled its way into the local avocado scene, notified vendors and suppliers recently that it is "transitioning out" of a proprietary plastic bagging process for avocados. …
