Huge Maine Salmon Farm Entering Permitting, Hiring Phase

July 2, 2018 Associated Press

A Norwegian firm that plans to build one of the largest land-based salmon farms of its kind in Maine says it is getting ready to submit applications for permits, and it has hired its first two employees.

Newfoundland First Nation Drops Legal Fight Over Controversial Arctic Surf Clam Licence

A Newfoundland First Nation has dropped its legal challenge of the federal government’s controversial decision to award a lucrative fishing licence to an Indigenous partnership in Atlantic Canada, saying government documents prove the licence was granted fairly.

Shuttered Minnesota Chicken Plant Bought By Iowa Pork Producer, Adding 325 Jobs

July 2, 2018 Pioneer Press

Just six months after a Gold’n Plump chicken plant closed its doors, an Iowa-based pork producer is planning to transform the unoccupied Luverne facility into a pork processing plant.

Where Food Comes From Expands Labeling Program To Include Balls Hen House Markets & Good Natured Family Farms Grass Fed Beef

Where Food Comes From, Inc. (WFCF) (OTCQB:WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, today announced that the Balls Hen House Market chain has rolled out a new line of grass fed beef bearing the Where Food Comes From label. Good Natured Family Farms Grass Fed Beef, certified grass fed by Where Food Comes From, is now on the shelves at Hen House Market locations throughout the Kansas City, KS, area.

CFIA: Certain Extra Lean Ground Beef Products Recalled Due To E.Coli O157

The Butcher's Blend is recalling certain extra lean ground beef products from the marketplace due to possible E. coli O157 contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled products described below.