Limex Rebrands As Sicar Farms For Expansion And Consistency

April 20, 2016 SiCar Farms

Limex SiCar is now operating under the new name and brand “SiCar Farms” with the goal of better communicating the diverse commodities and availability it provides as a vertically integrated grower. It’s not just a Lime Grower anymore!

Kirby McVicar Lands At Cape Breton's Louisbourg Seafoods

April 19, 2016 Paul Withers, CBC News

A Cape Breton seafood company has hired Kirby McVicar, the former chief of staff of Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil.

MD Set To Conduct More Detailed Oyster Survey After Assembly Passes Controversial Bill

Scientists say they have only a vague idea of how many oysters cover the reefs in the Chesapeake Bay, and can't say how many can be harvested safely each year without threatening the future of an already decimated population.

FDA Issues Import Alert On Peninsular Malaysian Shrimp

April 19, 2016 Southern Shrimp Alliance

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Import Alert 16-136, “Detention without Physical Examination of Aquacultured Shrimp and Prawns from Peninsular Malaysia Due to Presence of Drug Residues from Unapproved Animal Drugs or the Presence of Unsafe Food Additives.”

Central Maine Meats Eyes Expansion After Federal Loan Package

A $2.6 million loan guarantee package announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is expected to help the owners of Central Maine Meats expand further its landmark meat-processing operation.