Month: October 2015

A New Industry Institution Is Born: Produce Professionals With Less Than Five Years' Experience – Gain Foundational Excellence In NYC On November 30th

October 8, 2015 Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit

The produce industry has loads of professional development programs, and most are excellent. What has been missing, though, is a program for people with less than five years’ professional experience or at least less than five years of produce industry experience. So, sounds the horns… let the drums roll… We hereby announce the birth of a new industry institution. …

Marine Harvest Canada First To Complete BAP Group Farm Pilot

October 7, 2015 Marine Harvest

Marine Harvest Canada has successfully completed a pilot of the Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) new group farm program, resulting in 11 of its salmon farm sites attaining BAP certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced on Oct. 5. …

Maine Scallop Fishery To See Cutbacks To Ensure Conservation

October 7, 2015 Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

A plan to place new restrictions on Maine's scalloping industry is the right way to ensure that the fishery keeps rebuilding, some fishermen say. …

BC Wild Seafood Processors Applaud Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

October 7, 2015 Seafood Producers Association of British Columbia

"The TPP trade agreement will help our processor members fulfil their potential and realize new business opportunities," says Chris Sporer, Executive Director of the Seafood Producers Association of British Columbia, the largest organization of wild seafood processing companies on Canada's Pacific coast. …

Turkey Farmers Of Canada Statement On Final Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

October 7, 2015 Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC)

Canadian turkey farmers and their families have been following the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations for the last several years and recognize the importance of this agreement to the Canadian economy. Representatives from Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC) were in Atlanta as Ministers negotiated the final details of the agreement this week, and were concerned to learn of substantial new access provided to the Canadian turkey market under the final agreement announced on October 5th.  …