USDA to Conduct Vote on South Texas Onion Marketing Order

May 4, 2022 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will conduct another referendum among South Texas onion producers to determine their level of support for continuing their federal marketing order.

HF Foods to Acquire Seafood Supplier Sealand Food, Inc.

May 3, 2022 HF Foods Group Inc.

HF Foods Group Inc., a leading food distributor to Asian restaurants across the United States (“HF Foods”, “HF Group” or the “Company”), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Sealand Food, Inc.

Sustainable Fishing and Ocean Conservation Receives Close to $1 Million Funding Boost From Sustainable Seafood Ecolabel

Satellite tagging stingrays, translocating sea urchins and developing deep-sea cameras are among the 22 projects and fisheries to have been awarded funding by the internationally recognised sustainable seafood certification and ecolabelling program, the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced. 

Godshall’s Updates Packaging for Their Turkey and Beef Bacon Brand and Announces Plant Expansion to Keep Up With Consumer Demand

May 3, 2022 Godshall’s

Godshall’s Quality Meats, an employee-owned company and the largest producer of whole-muscle turkey and beef bacon in the United States, rolled out a new logo and packaging this year that accentuates the premium quality and attributes of their products, such as real wood smoked, no added hormones or MSG, and less fat than traditional pork bacon. 

AMSA Announced Upcoming PORK 101 Courses

American Meat Science Association (AMSA) PORK 101 is set to take place at Texas A&M University, May 24-26, 2022 in College Station, Texas; Iowa State University October 24-26, 2022 in Ames, Iowa; and Pennsylvania State University November 1-3, 2022 in University Park, Pennsylvania. PORK 101 is hosted by AMSA and is sponsored by the National Pork Board, Merck Animal Health, and Smithfield Foods.