Memorial Day Marks Start Of Projected Seven Billion Hot Dog Season
Americans are expected to eat at least seven billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. …
Month: May 2012
Track Your Seafood Purchase Using A New Computer Tool
Wally Gollott checks his computer these days just as much as he checks the seafood conveyor belts at Gulf Pride Seafood. The new Gulf Seafood Trace program shows him where everything in his plant comes from. …
Giant Tiger Shrimp Not Easy To Find In New Orleans Groceries
They’re big and they’re invasive.So the question begs: How do they taste? The large tiger shrimp popping up in Louisiana waters taste similar to lobster, and a bit more chewy and firmer than Louisiana brown and white shrimp, according to those who have sampled the creatures. …
Smoked Fish Is Heating Up In Greensboro, VT
Per Courtney of Greensboro has been around fish for a long time. And while many folks in Vermont may have never heard of him, growing numbers of customers in New York and Massachusetts have. And they’ve become big fans of his smoked seafood. “Everybody loves something that we make. We’ve got basically four products and every member of the family wants something. It’s funny to see a teenage girl totter out of a food show on her high heels with a package of smoked fish in her purse, but that’s what happens,” he said, laughing. And it’s not just teenaged girls, but buyers from Shaw’s supermarkets, Formaggio Kitchen — a specialty cheese shop in Cambridge, Mass., and outlets from all over Vermont that are clamoring for his product.
House Agriculture Committee Urged To Consider Specialty Crops In Farm Bill
On May 25, 83 members of Congress representing key specialty crop interests sent a message to House agriculture leadership about the need to defend specialty crop programs and to swiftly pass the Farm Bill. The letter, addressed to Chairman Frank Lucas and Ranking Member Collin Peterson requests “full and fair consideration to the research, pest management and trade assistance programs” that are vital to the specialty crop industry. …
