King Salmon Becomes A Luxury Product As Catch Proves Elusive

Once a summertime Bay Area staple, local king salmon has become a luxury product. With the impacts of the drought and this year’s severely restricted season, it’s now hard to find the fish for less than $30 a plate in restaurants and $30 a pound in the fish case.

St. Joseph Bay Scallop Season Remains Closed

August 25, 2017 Tim Croft, The Star

That means the 2017 scallop season for Gulf County remains on hold, with the end of the statewide season rapidly approaching within a month.

SEC Concludes Investigation Of Tyson Foods

August 25, 2017 Tyson Foods, Inc.

Tyson Foods announced that it has received a letter dated August 22, 2017 from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) concerning the previously disclosed investigation of the company related to the allegations in In re Broiler Chicken Antitrust Litigation.

Growing Walden Local Meat Co. Moves From Burlington To Billerica

August 25, 2017 Rick Sobey, Lowell Sun

"More and more people are interested in where their food is coming from," said Cummings, 33, of Carlisle. "Especially when it comes to meat, that there is an alternative to industrially-raised factory meat." The proof that more people care about this is at Cummings' growing business: Walden Local Meat Co., which recently moved to Billerica because the company ran out of room in Burlington.

Beef On The Run At The 2017 New Balance Falmouth Road Race

August 25, 2017 Beef Checkoff

Beef had an impressive presence during the 45th New Balance Falmouth Road Race on August 20. Four Team Beef members started in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and ran along the beautiful coast of Cape Cod into Falmouth Heights, with more than 12,000 other runners from the surrounding New England region and international areas.