Month: August 2016

Washington Apple Industry Continues To Grow

August 8, 2016 Florence Masters, Compac

All eyes are fixed on the weather in Washington! According to Rebecca Lyons, International Marketing Director at the Washington Apple Commission, if the weather does not get any warmer before the beginning of this year’s harvest, the season is predicted to be good and should yield the expected 168 million cartons of apples (fresh and processed), which will represent 64 percent of the nation’s apples and a massive 15.7 percent increase from the 2015 season. …

Cornell Researchers Get $5M To Create Market For East Coast-Grown Broccoli

August 8, 2016 Thomas Pippen, Daily Caller

Researchers at Cornell University are getting more than $5 million in taxpayer-funded federal grants to create a market for broccoli grown on the East Coast. …

FDA Reports Refusing Sixteen Entry Lines Of Antibiotic-Contaminated Shrimp From A Single Indian Exporter In July

August 5, 2016 Southern Shrimp Alliance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now released information regarding imports refused entry into the United States for the month of July.  In total, the agency reported refusing 197 seafood entry lines last month.  Of these, 18 (9.1%) were of shrimp entry lines refused for reasons related to banned antibiotics. …

Rio 2016 Serves Up Responsibly Sourced Seafood

August 5, 2016 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Attendees of the Olympic and Paralympic Games will enjoy sustainably and responsibly sourced seafood, thanks to an extraordinary effort by the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee and its partners. …

New England Fishing Groups Oppose Use Of Antiquities Act For Atlantic Marine Monument

August 5, 2016 The National Coalition for Fishing Communities

Members of the National Coalition for Fishing Communities (NCFC) have previously expressed opposition to the misuse of the Antiquities Act to designate an Atlantic Marine Monument. A monument designation would subvert the open and transparent process for fisheries management currently in place under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and threatens the jobs and livelihoods of hardworking fishermen. …