Frenchman Invents Lemony Oysters In Time For Holidays

December 28, 2017 Agence France Presse

A French seafood farmer is proposing lemon-flavoured oysters this holiday season, a delicacy he perfected after four years of trial-and-error experiments in his garage.

Phillips Seafood Co-Founder Shirley Phillips Dies

Shirley Elizabeth Phillips, co-founder and matriarch of the Phillips Seafood empire that stretched from Dorchester County to Southeast Asia, died Monday at a family home in Princess Anne. She was 95. No cause of death was available.

Groups Study Iowa’s Beef Industry

Opportunities are there for growth in Iowa’s beef industry, according to a recent study released by the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association and Iowa State University.

Frick’s Quality Meats Embarks On Expansion

December 28, 2017 Missourian

The construction bid for improvements to the Schulze Industrial Park stormwater detention system funded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was awarded last week. The CDBG was approved by the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) and will be utilized to accommodate the expansion of Frick’s Quality Meats.

Soaring Popularity Of Grass-Fed Beef Challenged By Less Nutritious Grass

December 28, 2017 Alex Smith, KUNC

Researchers have found a trend in the nutritional quality of grasses that grass-fed cattle (and young cattle destined for grain-heavy feedlots) eating. Since the mid-90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped by nearly 20 percent.