New York Apple Association (NYAA) has been named Business of the Year (2018) by the New York State Agricultural Society (NYSAS). The award is presented annually in recognition of quality, leadership and innovation in production agriculture and agribusiness in New York state. NYAA received the award at a ceremony held Thursday, January 4 in Syracuse. …
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. announced that it has invested $10 million for a 15% ownership stake in and entered into a commercial agreement with Food Freshness Technology Holdings Limited (FFT), providers of the award-winning It’s Fresh! ethylene removal filters. The proprietary active ingredient of It’s Fresh! has been found to be 100 times more powerful than any other ethylene-absorbing substances, providing a powerful tool to preserve food freshness. …
Half the seafood that U.S. consumers eat comes from aquaculture—the raising and harvesting of freshwater and marine species in controlled conditions. Over 90 percent of that seafood is imported, creating a U.S. trade deficit of more than $14 billion. …
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released information regarding import refusals for December. Last month, the FDA reports that only 1 out of the 105 (0.9%) total seafood entry line refusals were of shrimp for reasons related to banned antibiotics. …
Cooke Aquaculture Pacific filed suit in Clallam County Superior Court yesterday, January 4, 2018, challenging the Department of Natural Resources’ unlawful attempt to terminate the company’s longstanding lease to operate a salmon farm in Port Angeles. Cooke’s lawsuit contends that the decision to terminate the lease, which was made by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, is not supported by the facts and will unnecessarily result in the loss of scarce rural jobs. …
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