Vermont Gets A State Vegetable: The Gilfeather Turnip, A Wardsboro Heirloom

On Tuesday, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law a bill proclaiming the Gilfeather Turnip the Vermont state vegetable. The town of Wardsboro, the mysterious turnip's ancestral home, couldn't be more pleased.

USDA APHIS To Allow Imports Of Hass Avocados From All States In Mexico

USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will amend 7 CFR 319.56-30 of the “Fruits and Vegetables” regulations to allow importation of fresh Hass avocado fruit into the continental United States, Hawaii and Puerto Rico from all areas of Mexico subject to a systems approach.

Commercial Harvest Of Blueline Tilefish In South Atlantic Federal Waters Will Close On June 1

Commercial harvest of blueline tilefish in federal waters of the South Atlantic will close at 12:01 a.m. (local time) June 1, 2016. The 2016 commercial annual catch limit is 26,766 pounds whole weight. Updated landings data indicate that commercial harvest of blueline tilefish will likely reach the annual catch limit by that date. As a result, commercial harvest will be closed in federal waters of the South Atlantic.

Nova Scotia Says No To Genetically Modified Fish

Production of genetically modified fish will not be welcome in Nova Scotia any time soon, according to provincial fisheries minister Keith Colwell.

Good AL Shrimp Volumes, Poor Shrimp Prices In April

Shrimp landed in Alabama last month was, far and away, the highest reported for any April in the data maintained by the Southern Shrimp Alliance going back to 2002 and nearly three times the historical average (0.19 million pounds) for the prior fourteen years.