Farmland Foods Partners With Legendary Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR Team

April 24, 2012 Farmland Foods

Farmland Foods announced a partnership with the legendary Richard Petty Motorsports NASCAR team. Farmland will appear on the iconic No. 43 Ford Fusion as the primary sponsor in four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events in Chicago, Kansas, Texas and Phoenix.

USDA Will Keep Touting Value, Safety Of Beef Trimmings, Vilsack Says

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said during a visit to Des Moines on Friday that he “welcomes the fact that folks are joining us” in defending the use of beef trimmings.

Alaska King, Snow Crab Fisheries Certified To FAO Responsible Fisheries Standard

Following a twelve month fishery assessment period, a Global Trust Certification Committee met on April 16th 2012 and formally certified that the management system of the U.S. Alaska King and Snow Crab Bering Sea Commercial Fisheries** have met the FAO-Based Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) Certification Standard. The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) submitted the application.

A Ban On Unsustainable Seafood Has Fishermen Fuming

Standing on the deck of his rusted steel trawler, Naz Sanfilippo fumed about the latest bad news for New England fishermen: a decision by Whole Foods to stop selling any seafood it does not consider sustainable.

Changes Sought For Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board

The full Senate is scheduled to vote soon on legislation that would restructure the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.