Seafood processing plants around the country, and particularly on the Gulf Coast, say they rely on H-2B workers because U.S. citizens are no longer interested in picking crabs, peeling crawfish or shucking oysters for a living. Frank Randol, owner of Randol's Seafood in Lafayette, once hired seven prison trusties to process crawfish at one of his plants, but they all quit within two weeks. …
Greenwood-based Carolina Pride is discontinuing a number of its pork products, such as tenderloins and loin cuts, the company said in a release. …
Following nearly a decade of sustained sales growth, Greenridge Farm sets its next stage of expansion by launching products throughout the Midwest this month. …
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 2016 rates it will charge for voluntary grading, inspection, certification, auditing and laboratory services for a variety of agricultural commodities including meat and poultry, fruits and vegetables, eggs and dairy products. …
It's estimated that for every two stems grown in the U.S., eight are imported from countries like Colombia, where inexpensive labor and water, 18,000 acres of greenhouses and year-long flower-friendly climates will send 700 million stems to the U.S. market this year. …
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