A $4million renovation and expansion of Lane Southern Orchards’ existing packing house in Fort Valley, Georgia is underway and planned to be complete for an early Summer peach harvest. The expansion will double the capacity of the current packing house from 1.5 million to 3 million cases or 23,000 25 lb boxes per day, in preparation for the 2019 peach season. …
Up to 33,000 American jobs are threatened by a Department of Commerce decision that would have the double impact of increasing tomato prices for American consumers. …
Wholesum™ announced today that they will be growing their Fair Trade certified program by introducing organically grown artichokes from Salinas, California with harvests starting at the end of April. The organic artichokes will be grown by a California based partner farm, who is committed to growing organically with Fair Trade certification. …
Oceana is using a new fraud investigation to draw attention to the issue of boat-to-plate seafood traceability, which advocates say is essential to preventing illegal fishing or fraud. …
Fourteen First Nations communities in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador and Clearwater are pleased to announce they have reached a landmark agreement to the benefit of all parties. The Agreement forges a 50-year partnership that protects existing jobs in the Arctic Surf Clam fishery while creating meaningful economic, employment and capacity building for the fourteen First Nations that are adjacent to the clam resource. …
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