NY Governor Announces Opening Of New Gotham Greens Greenhouse Facility In Queens

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Gotham Greens, a global pioneer in the field of urban agriculture and a leading regional producer of local vegetables and herbs, opened its newly built 60,000- square-foot facility located on Jamaica Avenue in the Hollis section of Queens.

Chilean Farms First To Complete BAP's Multi-Site Zone Cluster Program

February 5, 2016 Global Aquaculture Alliance

Marine Harvest Chile has completed the Best Aquaculture Practices’ (BAP) new multi-site zone cluster program, resulting in nine of its salmon farm sites and two of its processing plants attaining BAP certification, the Global Aquaculture Alliance announced in early February.

FDA Bans Imports Of Genetically Engineered Salmon – For Now

Genetically engineered salmon won't be hitting U.S. dinner tables anytime soon. Two months after federal regulators approved the nation's first genetically engineered salmon for human consumption, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday issued a ban on the import and sale of the fish until the agency can publish guidelines for how it should be labeled.

Federal Agencies Announce Proposal Creating US Seafood Traceability Program

The National Ocean Council Committee to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud announced its proposal for creating a U.S. seafood traceability program — the next step the U.S. government is taking to ensure that global seafood resources are sustainably managed and not fraudulently marketed. 

Wayne Farms Plant In Laurel, Miss, To Lay Off 500

A Georgia-based poultry company says its Laurel, Mississippi, plant will close its deboning lines and lay off about 500 workers by the end of June.