Year: 2016

Statement From Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack On Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Study

January 5, 2016 USDA

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement in response to a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation regarding the effects of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The study found that after the new standards were implemented, the nutritional value of foods chosen by students increased by 29 percent. It also found that, despite claims to the contrary, participation in the program did not differ significantly after the new standards were implemented. …

British Columbia Ends The Year Strong With Two ASC Certified Salmon Farms

January 4, 2016 BC Salmon Farmers Association

As the year comes to a close, British Columbia achieves two more certifications by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council.  Marine Harvest Canada has announced that two of its Port Hardy farm sites, Duncan Island and Doyle Island, are the latest salmon farms to attain ASC certification. Collectively, salmon farming companies in British Columbia have achieved five ASC certifications throughout 2015 – furthering their commitment to achieve 100% ‘Gold Standard’ third-party certification by 2020. …

US Tuna Fleet Shut Out Of Lucrative Pacific Region

January 4, 2016 Staff Reporter, Agence France Presse

The US tuna fleet has been blocked from fishing in the lucrative western Pacific for the first time in three decades as a conflict over fees remains unresolved. …

Flooding And Red Tide Take A Toll On Apalachicola Oyster Industry

January 4, 2016 Zak Dahlheimer, WJHG/WECP

For TJ Ward of 13 Mile Seafood, his family's seafood shop in Apalachicola is one laden with all sorts of catches, from shellfish to fresh fillets. …

Government Of Canada Reestablishes Market Access For Beef And Veal To South Korea

January 4, 2016 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, today announced that South Korea has lifted its temporary ban on imports of beef and veal from Canada, effective December 30, 2015. Imports of Canadian beef and veal were temporarily suspended in response to the February 2015 detection of an isolated case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada. …