USDA Announces Appointments to the National Watermelon Promotion Board

January 12, 2023 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 10 members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. The appointees from Districts 4 and 5 will serve three-year terms beginning immediately to Dec. 31, 2025, and appointees from District 3 and Importer will serve two-year terms beginning immediately to Dec. 31, 2024.

USDA Announces Appointments to the Mushroom Council

January 12, 2023 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Mushroom Council.  Two appointees will serve three-year terms from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025; and one appointee will serve a one-year term beginning immediately and expiring on December 31, 2023.

Maine Lobstermen Deal With Another New Rule, and It’s Not About Right Whales

As of Jan. 1, all Maine lobstermen now have to report data on their harvests to the state and to the commission.

Farmed Shrimp Production Chain Protects its Price Points With Pigmentation

Following reports that the color of farmed salmon could be becoming paler, researchers believe that the same phenomenon is occurring in shrimp.

Agri-Food Processor Olymel to Team Up With Cintech Agroalimentaire

January 11, 2023 Olymel l.p.

Olymel and Cintech agroalimentaire’s respective management announced today an agreement to share spaces, human resources and materials at Cintech’s new facilities in St-Hyacinthe. Thanks to this agreement, Olymel, Canada’s leading pork and poultry processor, will develop a chemistry lab in Cintech agroalimentaire’s new building in St-Hyacinthe. The announcement of this agreement also enables Cintech agroalimentaire to take a major step forward as an innovation driver.