Month: June 2012

CTF Looks Forward To 2012 Season With New Leadership, Staff

June 14, 2012 California Tomato Farmers

California Tomato Farmers announced that it has hired AG Association Management Services Inc.  (AAMSI) and has appointed Chris Zanobini to serve as CTF president and Nick Matteis will be the new director of food safety.  “This new team will help CTF continue to move its food safety programs forward and will help us evolve and improve our organization further,” says Dean Janssen, of Ace Tomato Co., Inc. and Chairman of CTF.  “As we start the 2012 season, we have all of our administrative and food safety systems in place and look forward to a successful summer.” …

Peruvian Avocados Return To The United States

June 14, 2012 Peruvian Avocado Commission

Big, delicious Avocados from Peru are returning to the United States this June through September. To celebrate, the Peruvian Avocado Commission is launching an inaugural marketing campaign this summer to commemorate the Peruvian avocado season. …

Asian Carp Processing Plant To Be Built In Grafton, IL

June 13, 2012 Staff Reporter, Associated Press

Local investors are planning a plant in southwestern Illinois to process Asian carp, an invasive species that poses a threat to stocks of native fish in particular in the Great Lakes. …

All Skuna Bay Salmon Now BAP Certified

June 13, 2012 Skuna Bay Salmon

The Global Aquaculture Alliance, the leading standards-setting organization for aquaculture seafood, has awarded its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification to four additional farms operated by Vancouver Island craft salmon farmers, Skuna Bay Salmon. With a total of eight farms certified, Skuna Bay will now be sourcing all of its craft raised salmon from BAP certified farms. …

Maine Marketing Plan Aims To Heat Up Lobster Demand

June 13, 2012 Jessica Hall, Portland Press Herald

Buoyed by the success of food and drink advertising campaigns like "Got Milk?" the state Lobster Advisory Council wants Maine's lobster industry to spend $3 million to boost sales and market prices. …