The Oregon Dungeness Crab fishery plopped tens of millions of dollars on the Oregon coast this year. In a fishery known for its up and down nature, it has contributed enormously to the state’s economy over the past decade. Hugh Link, Executive Director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, recently returned from an economic summit where he touted some staggering numbers. …
When she began to raise goats to sell 15 years ago, Pam Adams used to get one or two calls a month. Today, she gets at least three calls a week. …
Pilgrim's Pride Corp, one of the world's largest chicken producers, persuaded a federal appeals court to overturn a damages award of more than $25 million to several dozen contract poultry growers that accused it of violating antitrust law by trying to manipulate poultry prices. …
Maple Leaf Farms is calling for entries for the 2013 “Strut Your Duck” Recipe Contest. The contest challenges entrants to create an original recipe that features Maple Leaf Farms duck products along with a photo showing the final prepared dish with the product package. Contest entry opens September 1, 2013, and ends on October 31, 2013. …
After more than a week of widespread riots, strikes and demonstrations some of Colombia’s towns have started to suffer from food and fuel shortages and increased chaos in public transportation. The influx of cheap, foreign-made goods, has affected the productivity of the country’s manufacturing sector, and growth forecasts for the industrial sector were slashed in recent months. A strong peso has forced out of the market many locally made goods and continues to impact negatively, the nation’s flower-growers. …
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