PMA Members Identify Emerging Tech For Building Consumption & Profitability

The global produce industry faces an immense challenge – the need to increase food production with fewer resources while also bolstering consumer confidence in the safety of fresh produce. Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) members have identified emerging technology as a key to meeting that challenge, feeding the world through innovation. That’s why, PMA has announced it’s growing the Science and Technology value area of the association’s new strategic plan with three new offerings: two unique events and a series of year-round technology content.

Canadian Lobster Fishermen Hear Pitch For Marketing Levy

January 15, 2014 Eric McCarthy, The Guardian

The new president of the Lobster Council of Canada had words of praise Friday for the Maine lobster fishery. But Malloy was not trying to fluff up an industry south of the border; he was driving home the point that the Prince Edward Island and Canadian lobster industry must do the same.

Lobster Processor Maine Fair Trade Lobster To Expand Operations In Gouldsboro, ME

Maine Fair Trade Lobster, the lobster processor that last year took over operations at the former Stinson Seafood and Live Lobster plant in the local village of Prospect Harbor, is shutting down the facility temporarily in order to add more capacity at the site, according to company officials.

Record Rainfall May Help Florida's Oyster Industry

Record rainfall may help the Florida Panhandle's ailing oyster industry recover from several years of wide-reaching droughts.

Beef Checkoff Testifies At The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting

January 15, 2014 Beef Checkoff Program

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee held their second public meeting today to hear testimony regarding potential changes. Director of Nutrition Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program, Clara Lau, Ph.D, spoke to the importance of lean beef in healthy diets.