Month: August 2013

IFCO, CA Produce Growers To Help Ag Against Hunger Feed The Needy

August 7, 2013 IFCO SYSTEMS

IFCO SYSTEMS, the global leader in Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh products, today announced that it is donating containers to Ag Against Hunger, a nonprofit that provides people in need with fresh and nutritious surplus produce from local fields. Ag Against Hunger (agagainsthunger.org) will use IFCO RPCs to more efficiently transport fruit and vegetables donated by growers in the Salinas area to food banks throughout California and to others in five western states via the organization’s warehouse cooler facility. …

Seafood Is 'Heart Healthy' Food

August 6, 2013 Alan Matherne, LSU AgCenter

Seafood is an ideal “heart healthy” food, according to the American Heart Association, the Mayo Clinic, the Harvard School of Public Health and others. …

Business Q&A: High Liner Foods Aims For Sustainable Fishing

August 6, 2013 Dave Solomon, New Hampshire Union Leader

Once known as National Sea Products, the organization was transformed in the 1990s from a fishing company that sold the fish it caught to a marketing company that finds and prepares the fish its customers want. …

CT Department Of Agriculture Announces Voluntary Shellfish Recall

August 6, 2013 Connecticut Department of Agriculture

The Connecticut Department of Agriculture has initiated a shellfish closure and voluntary recall of oysters and clams harvested from the waters of Norwalk and Westport. …

'Using Metrics To Improve Financial Results' Presented At Southwest Meat Association Convention

August 6, 2013 Allen & Renninger LLC

Barry Renninger, Partner with Allen & Renninger, LLC recently presented at the 57th Annual Convention of the Southwest Meat Association. Mr. Renninger spoke on the topic “Using Metrics to Improve Financial Results." …