The National Grain and Feed Association and North American Grain Association are issuing periodic statements concerning the recovery of the grain export industry at the Mississippi/Center Gulf region following Hurricane Katrina. This is the update for Monday, Sept. 12.

The U.S. grain export elevator industry and related infrastructures in the New Orleans, La., area continue to make gradual but steady progress in recovering from the aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina. Power has been restored to as many as eight of the 10 grain export elevators in the New Orleans area and several facilities have resumed unloading barges. Some vessel loadings of grain also have occurred

Dr. Modadugu v. Gupta honored for work to enhance nutrition for over one million people, mostly very poor women, through the expansion of aquaculture in South and Southeast Asia and Africa

Aquaculture advocate recognized

The National Fisheries Institute applauded yesterday's release of the US government's new Dietary Guidance System

The December 2004 tsunami destroyed over half of all fish farms in Indonesia's Aceh province. Now, with support from Italy, FAO is working with Indonesian teams to restore a damaged aquaculture research centre to help put the sector back on its feet and promote the use of responsible fish farming methods

Harbor Branch scientists have received new funding for a research program they hope will make large-scale culturing of spiny lobster economically feasible. Research on lobster feeds is running concurrently

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has issued a media statement in response to the GAO report on the FDA's management of the feed ban

Rebuilding depleted wild fish stocks is a "challenging necessity" says the newest edition of FAO's biennial report, The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA), released today.

Fisheries and aquaculture most seriously hit by the disaster

A sewage treatment plant may not be everyone's idea of a dream location but Dr. Kevin Hopkins, Professor of Aquaculture at the University of Hawaii saw beyond the obvious.

Low-calories, omega-3 fatty acids and good cholesterol among health benefits promoted

Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns has been nominated as secretary of the U.S. Agriculture Department. Johanns will succeed outgoing USDA Secretary Ann Veneman.

The EU has inaugurated the Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) for the authorization of feed additives in Geel, Belgium.

Halibut farmers and AKVAFORSK will revitalize halibut aquaculture with the kick off of a new collaborative research effort. The first phase of the project will focus on brood stock nutrition, and is so far funded with €300,000.

The EU’s largest ever seafood research sponsored project, SEAFOODplus, has presented its first results

Nutreco Holding N.V. and Stolt-Nielsen S.A. plan merger of global fish farming operations

14 students from 11 nations received their diplomas qualifying them as feed technology engineers in the anniversary year of the international Swiss Institute of Feed Technology (SFT).

Relief in sight as shipping rates fall across the board

Renewed optimism in fish farming is leading Norwegian and international industries to buy more and more services from AKVAFORSK