Tanimura & Antle Announces The Passing Of George Minoru Tanimura

April 18, 2016 Tanimura & Antle

It is with sadness that the Tanimura Family announces the loss of their family patriarch and agricultural legend George Tanimura. George passed away peacefully at his home in Salinas, California on April 15, 2016.

USDA Plans To Bail Out Wild Blueberries

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy up to 30 million pounds of wild blueberries to help with flagging prices and over-supply.

Florida Citrus Growers: 80 Percent Of Trees Infected By Greening

Florida’s citrus growers say as much as 90 percent of their acreage and 80 percent of their trees are infected by the deadly greening disease, which is making a huge dent in the state’s $10.7 billion citrus industry, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences survey shows.

Virginia Continues To Lead In Clam And Oyster Aquaculture

Virginia shellfish farmers sold $48.3 million in clams and oysters in 2015, with hard clam sales of $32.3 million once again leading the nation and $16 million in oyster sales tops among East Coast states.

Imported Seafood Shipments Rejected By FDA For 'Unsafe Levels Of Filth And Bacteria'

A new USDA analysis of the Food and Drug Administration’s import refusals report reveals that the FDA rejected tens of thousands of imported seafood shipments because they were unfit for human consumption.