Opal Apple Announces 'Youth Make A Difference' Initiative

February 21, 2013 FirstFruits Marketing

FirstFruits Marketing, growers of the widely acclaimed Opal® apple, is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations to benefit from 2013 Opal sales as part of the “Youth Make a Difference” Initiative, a campaign designed to provide financial support to worthy charities led by youth ages 6 to 25.

NE Fishermen Write Lawmakers With Plea As Deep Cuts In Catch Threaten Fleet's Future

February 20, 2013 Jay Lindsay, Associated Press

New England fishermen facing a dire future for their industry asked Congress in a letter Tuesday for immediate help surviving deep and impending cuts to their catch limits.

Drakes Bay Closure Could Increase Oyster Prices

The Drakes Bay Oysters Co. is making its final legal bid to stay open and there is fear if it fails oyster prices will rise and the bivalve business in the region won't be the same.

MKG Provisions Recalls Atlantic Smoked Salmon Due To Possible Health Risk

February 20, 2013 FDA

MKG Provisions of Miami, FL is recalling Atlantic Smoked Salmon Batch# 1768 consisting of several brands of products listed below which have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Sanderson Farms To Build Texas Poultry Processing Complex

The country's third-largest poultry producer revealed plans Thursday to build a poultry processing complex in Anderson and Freestone counties at a total cost of approximately $124 million that will create about 1,100 jobs and an annual payroll of about $25 million.