Month: September 2018

Produce For Kids & Meijer Celebrate 15 Years & $1.3M Raised

September 14, 2018 Produce for Kids®

The healthy eating-focused Produce for Kids® campaign again is joining forces with Meijer this September to raise funds for the nutrition education program Jump with Jill. The partnership has funded 200 in-school nutrition shows since 2014. Since 2003 the Meijer campaign, supported by Meijer produce brands, has raised funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, PBS Kids, DonorsChoose.org and most recently the Jump with Jill nutrition program. …

Five Years Later, Gerawan Workers May Finally Have Votes Counted In Disputed Election

September 14, 2018 Robert Rodriguez, Fresno Bee

After five years of waiting, workers who voted to get rid of the United Farm Workers union from Gerawan Farming may finally find out the results of their disputed election. …

Invitation: BAP Stakeholder Meeting & Luncheon

September 13, 2018 Global Aquaculture Alliance

The Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) division is holding a BAP Stakeholder Meeting & Luncheon at GAA’s GOAL 2018 conference in Guayaquil, Ecuador. …

Maine Mussel Company Teams Up With University To Research Diminishing Supply

September 13, 2018 Danielle Waugh, NECN

Bangs Island Mussels are known for their quality: a high shell-to-meat ratio, and fresh from the water taste. Co-owner Matt Moretti has been farming them in Maine for nearly a decade, and while they are on pace to have a record-setting year, his farms had been showing some concerning signs. …

Ducktrap River Expansion Will Tap Growing Smoked Salmon Market

September 13, 2018 James McCarthy, MaineBiz

Ducktrap River of Maine has completed its $5 milion expansion in a vacant warehouse across from its smoked seafood facility in the Belfast Business Park. …