INVESTMENT FUND POURS CASH INTO CLEANER, GREENER FISH FARMING … THE NOVA SCOTIA FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION … INVESTMENT WILL HELP FIREADY INC. IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY … AFTER A DEAL, BRITISH CHOCOLATES WON’T CROSS THE POND … HONEY OF AN IDEA: C.B. MAN MAKING MARK WITH MEAD …OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

INVESTMENT FUND POURS CASH INTO CLEANER, GREENER FISH FARMING
Source: NPR
Like it or not, our seafood increasingly originates not in the deep ocean but on fish farms hugging the coasts. Aquaculture already supplies about half of the world’s seafood, and global production is going to have to more than double by 2050 to meet demand, according to the World Resources Institute. The business opportunity here is tremendous. Thousands of operations around the world now produce huge numbers of salmon, shrimp, mussels, tilapia, and catfish, to name a few fish species that thrive on farms. (read more)

THE NOVA SCOTIA FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION
Source: NSFGA
The NSFGA annual convention is quickly approaching! Join us January 27 & 28, Old Orchard Inn, Greenwich, N.S., just outside Wolfville. The theme for this year’s convention is Challenges, Changes, Choices! The main focus will be on fire blight with experts Dr. David Rosenberger of Cornell and Dr. Phil Schwallier of Michigan State presenting and participating on a panel. (read more)

INVESTMENT WILL HELP FIREADY INC. IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY
Source: Farm Focus
A Clair, New Brunswick company that makes value-added wood products is installing new equipment to improve its efficiency and productivity. Fiready Inc. makes dried, packaged firewood for the New England market and those of other eastern U.S. states. The company received funding from the federal and provincial governments on Jan. 16 that will allow it to purchase and install a biomass boiler. (read more)

AFTER A DEAL, BRITISH CHOCOLATES WON’T CROSS THE POND
Source: New York Times
“Have you tried Hershey’s chocolate?” asked Nicky Perry, a longtime British expatriate living in New York. “I’d never sell it in my store,” she said, using a string of imaginative expletives to describe how the ubiquitous American chocolate tastes to her. As a result of a settlement with the Hershey’s Company, Let’s Buy British Imports, or L.B.B., agreed this week to stop importing all Cadbury’s chocolate made overseas. (read more)

HONEY OF AN IDEA: C.B. MAN MAKING MARK WITH MEAD
Source: The Chronicle Herald
It’s often referred to as the nectar of the gods. And drinking it might conjure up thoughts of Viking warriors, ancient gods, nymphs, and fairies. But for Micheal Magnini of Scotch Lake, Cape Breton County, the alcoholic beverage mead means turning a passion into a flourishing business. “It began with my interest in bees,” Magnini said Sunday at his home. “So I became a beekeeper first. I was just expanding my knowledge and learning more about bees, bee products, and what could be done, and I came across the mead. I thought it would be interesting, so I looked into it more, and I haven’t stopped since.” (read more)