New Building, New Partnerships And New Varieties For Enza Zaden

October 12, 2016 Enza Zaden

By more than doubling the square footage of their existing headquarters in Salinas, Enza Zaden has fortified its local investment and commitment to local growers. The new 43,000 sq ft building includes an industrial-quality seed processing, storage and distribution center, plus office space for approximately 40 of the company’s 100 employees in the U.S.

Church Brothers Farms To Launch Products And Packaging At PMA Fresh Summit

October 12, 2016 Church Brothers Farms

The company developed a new value-add broccoli stem product with the goal of reducing food waste and increasing grower yields. The diced broccoli stem blend does both, said Kori Tuggle, vice president of marketing.

Calavo Announces Fair Trade Certification For Intense Tomato

October 12, 2016 Calavo Growers, Inc.

Calavo Growers, Inc. is proud to announce that the company’s proprietary Intense Tomato™ has been approved for fair trade certification by the third-party certifier, Fair Trade USA.

Study: Farm-Raised Salmon Offers Lowest Overall Environmental Cost For Protein

A detailed assessment of consumers’ most common protein choices shows salmon raised in the ocean have the lowest overall cost to the environment.  A new study prepared for the BCSFA by Ottawa based RIAS Inc. examines the evidence from life-cycle analyses in the literature on the environmental footprint of B.C. farm-raised salmon compared to production of other food proteins.

WA State Warns Against Eating Too Many Razor Clams

October 11, 2016 Peninsula Daily News

An interim advisory issued Friday says no more than 15 razor clams per month should be eaten during a one-year period because of potential health risks associated with eating large quantities of razor clams harvested from the Washington coast.