Multi-Million Dollar Grant Funds Study of Great Lakes Aquaculture
A million-dollar grant to study aquaculture aims to boost the number of fish farms in the Great Lakes region. …
Month: July 2020
MSC Announces New Research Funding to Improve Fishery Observer Safety
New funding to support research into fishery observer safety and welfare, has been announced by the Marine Stewardship Council today. The global not-for-profit organisation – which sets an environmental standard for sustainable fishing – said it hoped to accelerate progress in safeguarding observers who carry out a vital role in protecting our oceans. …
Task Force Releases New Beef Industry Long Range Plan For 2021-2025
The Beef Industry Long Range Plan task force officially introduced its new five-year plan for 2021-2025 today at the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Denver. The task force’s mission is to ensure the long-term prosperity of the U.S. beef industry by sustainably producing the most trusted, highest quality and consistently satisfying protein for consumers around the world. …
Kosher Poultry Processor’s Unique Challenge Amid Virus
Empire Kosher is unique among Pennsylvania poultry suppliers because the company must have rabbis on the killing floor at all times, putting 65,000 chickens to death daily in the manner prescribed by the Torah. …
Senator to Introduce Legislation to Bring Transparency and Equity to Beef Supply Chain
Sen. Deb Fischer, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, recently commented after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) concluded its investigation this week into market manipulation in the cattle industry following a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Holcomb, Kan., and the COVID-19 pandemic. …
