ProFish Doubles Down On Sustainable Seafood In Ivy City

Ivy City Partners, which includes ProFish, has been awarded a city contract to develop the historic Alexander Crummell School, which will enable the company to stay put and more than double its square footage.

New Rules Issued To Curb Illegal Fishing, Fraud

January 2, 2017 Associated Press

The Obama administration is issuing new rules it says will crack down on illegal fishing and seafood fraud by preventing unverifiable fish products from entering the U.S. market.

Americans Are Warming Up To Goat Meat

January 2, 2017 Bolivar Herald-Free Press

Animal protein staples in America have traditionally been beef, pork and poultry, until now. American consumers are warming up to goat meat, a healthy protein choice that 75 percent of the rest of the world has been enjoying for a long time, according to the University of Missouri Extension.

Smithfield Skips Middlemen In Grain Supply Chain

January 2, 2017 Michael Hirtzer, Reuters

Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's biggest pork producer, is buying grain elevators and purchasing grain directly from farmers, a move that hits grain handlers already reeling from multiyear lows in corn and soybean prices.

USDA Develops Program To Assess Animal Welfare Standards And Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) developed a program under which it will offer assessments of independent animal welfare standards and programs to determine if they conform to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Specification (TS) 34700 – Animal Welfare Management/General Requirements and Guidance for Organizations in the Food Supply Chain.