Melon breeder Bill Copes is part of a team working on a three-year study at UC Davis, sponsored by HM Clause, to identify the honeysuckle perfume and juicy-crisp texture found in melons down to the biochemical level, in the hope of reintroducing those traits to the workaday Harper cantaloupe variety. …
Oysters, a delicacy eaten on most coastlines of the world, are a multi-billion-dollar industry. They also are intriguing to study from a health perspective. Oysters feed by filtering tiny plankton from the surrounding water, processing up to 50 gallons per oyster daily. In doing so, they improve water quality and make their ecosystems healthier. But the water that they grow can be filled with disease-causing microorganisms that can affect both oysters and humans. …
An investment in local schools is an investment in the future. At King & Prince Seafood, support of education in Glynn County provides the company with a way to play a role in shaping the community’s rising work force. …
More than two weeks after Hurricane Irma, the Keys’ $150 million commercial fishing and trapping industry is at a standstill. And the result could affect every link in the chain, from the fisherman to the restaurant and grocery store consumer. If you find Florida spiny lobster at your local market, it will undoubtedly be frozen. …
Iowa awarded Tyson Fresh Meats about $2.4 million Friday in tax incentives to help expand a Waterloo pork plant. The Tyson Foods Inc. subsidiary plans a $28.2 million expansion of its Waterloo facility, which currently employs nearly 2,900 people. The company has pledged to create 245 new jobs, according to state records. …
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