Russia Bans Fruit & Vegetable Imports From US

Russia will ban fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, milk and dairy imports from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told a government meeting on Thursday.

CFIA: Avina Fresh Mushrooms Brand Sliced Crimini Mushrooms Recalled

Avina Fresh Mushrooms brand Sliced Crimini Mushrooms are being recalled from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

Full Tilt Marketing Partners With Bloggers For Cookbook Promotion Supporting Hunger Action Month

August 7, 2014 Full Tilt Marketing

Full Tilt Marketing, a full service marketing agency specializing in fresh produce, is proud to partner with national food bloggers on a cookbook promotion that celebrates the whole food, slow food movement while giving back to the food community through donations to local food banks.

As NW Oysters Die, Climate Policy Goes On The Stump

Billions of baby oysters in the Pacific inlets here are dying and Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington is busy spreading the bad news. “It used to be the canary in the coal mine,” Mr. Inslee said in a recent interview. “Now it’s the oyster in the half shell. You can’t overstate what this means to Washington.”

Alaska Salmon Harvest Tops 82 Million Fish

Commercial harvests of wild Alaska salmon reached some 82,335,000 fish through July 29, including nearly 30 million fish from Prince William Sound.