Round One In Bagaduce Oyster Farm Battle Fought Last Week

The latest battle in a nearly five-year effort by the Taunton Bay Oyster Co. to farm oysters in the Bagaduce River got under way last Wednesday evening at the Penobscot Elementary School.

A New Star Oyster Joins The Platter, Straight From The Chesapeake

January 31, 2017 Jane Black, Washington Post

White Stone Oyster Co. has an elite restaurant clientele in the District, including Blue Duck Tavern, Le Diplomate, the Dabney and Rose’s Luxury. And the pair hope to burnish the national reputation of Chesapeake Bay oysters by offering deep-cupped, sweet and meaty oysters that compete with desirable — and pricier — West Coast varieties such as Kumamoto and Kusshi.

Mississippi Commercial Speckled Trout Season Opens Wednesday, Feb. 1

The commercial season for Speckled Trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) will open at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Mississippi territorial waters, MDMR officials announced Tuesday.

Cambridge Engineered Solutions Offers New CamEDGE MORE Conveyor Belt

Offering an added dimension to its popular CamEDGE conveyor belt for cageless spiral systems, Cambridge Engineered Solutions has introduced CamEDGE MORE. The new Cambridge product features the same edge treatment as the original design but includes an interior mesh overlay to accommodate smaller foods and soft poultry and meat parts placed directly on the belt.

Beef Industry Offers More Ways To Save On Beef For The Big Game

January 31, 2017 The Beef Checkoff Program

A successful campaign to drive nationwide sales of fresh beef at retail has moved more than 270,000 units of fresh ground beef in less than two weeks. After a successful two week partnership with mobile rebates app Ibotta, the Federation of State Beef Councils of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, a contractor of the Beef Checkoff, funded an extension of the program to help consumers take advantage of already low beef prices just in time for the Big Game.