Zimbabwe joins SHAFFE

“We are very happy to announce the addition of Zimbabwe to SHAFFE, represented through the Zimbabwe Horticultural Development Council,” said Nelli Hajdu, Secretary General of SHAFFE. The incorporation, detailed the professional, took place during Fruit Logistica, an event that had its first face-to-face version, after the Covid pandemic, from April 5 to 7th.

World Variety Produce, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Organic Zucchini Because of Possible Health Risk

April 21, 2022 FDA

World Variety Produce, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA is voluntarily recalling case lot #38706503 of Organic Zucchini, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

Global Seafood Alliance Aims to Increase Seafood Consumption with First Consumer Marketing Campaign

April 20, 2022 Global Seafood Alliance

The Global Seafood Alliance announced the launch of its first consumer marketing campaign to coincide with U.S. National Seafood Month in October. To capitalize on consumers’ shift to more seafood consumption and preference for fish that’s responsibly sourced, the campaign will communicate directly with consumers through earned and social media and engage retailers and foodservice operators to join in telling the story.

Vanessa Haley-Benjamin is Laying the Groundwork for Cultivated Mollusks

She’s a marine biologist, New Harvest fellow, and a PhD student at the University of Newcastle where she’s working on the development of cultivated mollusks. She’s passionate about using science to inform conservation efforts and policy measures. Her hope is that the research she’s working on will help sustain and protect fisheries, particularly in her home country of the Bahamas.

Superior Farms Celebrates Grand Opening of The Sheep Discovery Center

April 20, 2022 Superior Farms

Superior Farms, the leading purveyor of sustainably-raised, ranch-to-table American lamb is ushering in a new future for sustainable sheep production in the U.S. with the grand opening of The Sheep Discovery Center in Nephi, Utah. This one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art center was created in partnership with sheep producers from six different states and is one of the country’s most sustainable agriculture centers.