New England fishing quotas for cod, haddock and yellowtail flounder may be cut by 70 percent next year due to their depleted populations, a U.S. government official said on Thursday. …
The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board is still assessing the damages to our fishing communities from Hurricane Isaac. We have heard from many of our industry members; some of whom have sustained little or no damage, while others received significant damage. Though it will take time for those who have sustained the heaviest damage to rebuild or restart their businesses, some fishermen have already returned to work and are bringing fresh Louisiana seafood to market. In addition to fresh seafood, many of our processors also have frozen inventory in stock and will continue to be able to provide seafood to restaurants and retailers. …
Following a four-year downturn in overall industry sales, exhibitors expressed a sense of optimism at the 2012 Farwest Show, held August 23 – 25 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. …
Katy Moss Warner is President Emeritus of the American Horticultural Society (AHS), a national, non-profit, member-based organization with a bold vision of “making America a nation of gardeners, a land of gardens.” From 1976 to 2000, she was Director of Disney’s Horticulture and Environmental Initiatives at the Walt Disney World Resort. With a team of nearly 700, she was responsible for the landscapes of four theme parks, 15 resort properties and over 70 miles of roads on the 30,000-acre property, ensuring that Disney’s horticultural traditions of beautiful gardens and environmental responsibility were sustained. …
As she took a break on Monday from picking dahlias, zinnias and amaranths on her Jello Mold Farm in Mount Vernon, Wash., Diane Szukovathy wondered why, in her opinion, the federal government is working so hard to put other flower growers and her out of business by helping competitors thousands of miles away in the temperate regions of Colombia. …
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