Grow: 'FISH FERTILIZER - American Indian planting wisdom'

Quoting from the Denver Post Garden Center - 5/18/12:

"Feed your plants with an organic fertilizer inspired by generations who have lived off the land. The new Fish Rich Organic 2-2-2 Fertilizer is made from processing remains at one of the country's largest yellow perch farms — Bell Aquaculture in Indiana — and approved for organic crop production under the USDA National Organic Program. $8.95 for a quart or $25.95 for a gallon at bellaquaculture.com."

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Bell Perch Breaded Line & Online Ordering System Featured in March Fish Farming International

"Indiana-based Bell Aquaculture is looking to become a player in the U.S. retail segment with the introduction of a new line of breaded yellow perch entrees.

The company is going to begin selling product online, as well, Norman McCowan, president and CEO, said in February.

For the past year, the farm has been building out, he said Bell's perch (Perca flavescens) has been available through restaurant partners and various public sales and special events."

This issue was distributed at the 2010 Boston Seafood Show.

Link to the IntraFish/Fish Farming International Web site

Link to the related Bell Aquaculture PR Web newswire

New Products: Bell Perch Announcement in Seafood Business

"Frozen breaded yellow perch fillets and Cajun nuggets are now available through an online ordering system from Bell Aquaculture.

Bell’s panko breading balances tangy and mild flavors, and the fillets cook best in canola oil in just under three minutes. The sweet, mild-tasting fish is available year-round. Bell Aquaculture in Albany, Ind., owns and operates one of the nation’s largest yellow perch farms, with corporate headquarters and production facilities nearby in Redkey, northeast of Indianapolis. The fillets and nuggets are available in orders of either 5 or 20 pounds. Non-breaded fillets will be available online in the near future. Contact Bell Aquaculture at (765) 369-2392, or visit www.bellperch.com."

Link to Seafood Business online

Bell Perch Featured: Culinary Schmooze

"Yellow perch – the sweet, mild tasting fish that everyone loves, especially at Friday Night Fish Fries – is now officially back in time to kickoff the Lenten season. The rollout of Bell Aquaculture’s breaded yellow perch products and launch of the Bell Perch™ Online Ordering System means ample supplies of yellow perch fillets will now be available year around. Bell Aquaculture owns and operates of the nation’s largest yellow perch farm in Albany, IN, with corporate headquarters and production facilities nearby in Redkey, northeast of Indianapolis."

Link to the Culinary Schmooze article

Bell Perch™ Yellow Perch Now Ready For Friday Night Fish Fryin'

Great news today from Absolutely PR client, Bell Aquaculture - Bell's rolling out its Breaded Perch line (including both fillets and yummy Cajun Nuggets) and debuting their online ordering system. Details:

"Yellow perch – the sweet, mild tasting fish everyone loves, especially at Friday Night Fish Fries – is now officially back in time to kickoff the Lenten season. The rollout of Bell Aquaculture’s breaded yellow perch products and launch of the Bell Perch™ Online Ordering System means ample supplies of yellow perch fillets will now be available year around. Bell Aquaculture owns and operates of the nation’s largest yellow perch farm in Albany, IN, with corporate headquarters and production facilities nearby in Redkey, northeast of Indianapolis.

For the past year, as the farm has been building out, Bell Perch has only been available through restaurant partners and various public sales and special events, such as the annual Purdue University Ag Alumni Fish Fry."

Link to online ordering

Link to the PR Web newswire

Bell Aquaculture’s Bell Perch™ Featured for a Second Year At Purdue’s Ag Alumni Fish Fry Feb. 6

Congratulations to Absolutely PR client Bell Aquaculture for Bell Perch™ being featured at the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry for the second year running.

Under sponsorship of the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA), Bell Aquaculture is again providing fish for Purdue University's Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry - Saturday, Feb. 6. The announcement is made by Norman McCowan, Bell Aquaculture President & CEO, who says this is the second consecutive year Indiana raised Bell Perch™ will be on the menu, along with pork, since its reintroduction to the event last year. The luncheon, starting at 11:30 a.m., is in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.

Link to the PR Web newswire

Farmers Feed Us: New Bell Aquaculture Video

Learn more about Bell Aquaculture at the "Farmers Feed Us" YouTube Channel:



Link to the Farmers Feed Us YouTube Channel

Chicago Tribune's Bill Daley Features Bell Aquaculture March 18

Indiana farm helps answer the world's growing appetite for seafood

Fish farms are the way to meet our growing seafood appetite, say proponents

Meet the yellow perch

Newslink Indiana Television: Bell Aquaculture expects bright future

"It took just under two years for Bell Aquaculture in Albany to become the nation’s largest grower and producer of yellow perch.Yellow perch is one of the most popular North American pan fish. The fish raised at Bell, however, are unique because they are raised in a controlled environment. A water recirculation and filtration system keeps the fish in a clean living area and in appropriate temperatures. The fish are also raised on pure well water and fed specially formulated diets. The fish are monitored along every step of their growth process to ensure a high-quality product." Read and view Newslink's TV coverage by Reporter Jessica Miller. . .

Link to the Newslink Indiana website

Bell Aquaculture Featured in the March 2009 Fish Farming International

"Perch Farmer Finishes Plant...Bell Aquaculature, owner and operator of the USA's largest yellow erch (Perca flavenscnes) farm, has completed build-out of its corporate headquarters and processing facilities in Redkey, Indiana." Read more. . .

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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels Gives Thumbs Up to Bell Aquaculture's Bell Perch™ at Purdue's Ag Alumni Fish Fry

"Absolutely delicious," said Governor Mitch Daniels in last Saturday's Muncie Star-Press (http://www.thestarpress.com/) about the Bell Perch™ served at the annual Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry held Feb. 7 in Indianapolis. Further, according to the Star-Press, Gov. Daniels "told (Purdue) President (France) Cordova ... that now there was no excuse ever to have a fishless fish fry again."

Under sponsorship of the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA), Bell Aquaculture helped bring fish back to the menu at Purdue University's Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry this year. The announcement was made earlier this month by Michael Miller, Bell Aquaculture President & COO, who said fish - specifically Indiana raised Bell Perch™ - was being reintroduced to the event's menu this year, in addition to pork.

Link to the PR Web newswire

Link to the Muncie Star-Press article

From the Muncie Star-Press: Local fish a hit at Purdue fish fry

Diners call Delaware County fish fillets 'small, uniform, tasty and tender.'

By SETH SLABAUGH • seths@muncie.gannett.com • February 14, 2009

MUNCIE -- Farm-raised yellow perch from Delaware County were a hit with Gov. Mitch Daniels at the recent Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry.

"Absolutely delicious," the governor said. "I told (Purdue) President (France) Cordova ... that now there was no excuse ever to have a fishless fish fry again."

Link to the Muncie Star-Press article

Link to Purdue Ag Fish Fry Coverage on MSNBC Digital

Link to Purdue Ag Fish Fry Coverage on the Channel 13/WTHR.com

From the Muncie Star-Press: Bell hopes to expand market for perch filets

The ''aquaculture'' company is kicking off production with Purdue's fish fry and with a handful of local restaurants.

By KEITH ROYSDONkroysdon@muncie.gannett.com

MUNCIE -- Bell Aquaculture's ambitious plan to raise and market yellow perch to restaurants throughout this part of the Midwest was due to kick off this weekend as the Albany- and Redkey-based business supplied filets for the Purdue University Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry.

Michael Miller, president and chief operating officer of Bell Aquaculture, said the next step -- supplying perch filets to three Delaware County restaurants -- is only the first of many in the long march to his ultimate goal of selling 8.5 million pounds of fish per year by 2015.

Link to the Muncie Star-Press news article

Fish - Specifically Bell Aquaculture’s Bell Perch™ - Is Back On The Menu At Purdue’s Ag Alumni Fish Fry Feb. 7

Under sponsorship of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, Bell Aquaculture is helping bring fish back to the menu at Purdue University's Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry this Saturday, Feb. 7. Fish – specifically Indiana raised Bell Perch™ – is being reintroduced to the event’s menu this year at the 11:30 a.m. luncheon in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis.The guest speaker for this year’s event is NBC's Andrea Mitchell, who will give guests an inside look at the national political scene from the perspective of a broadcast news veteran.

Link to the PR Web newswire

Bell Aquaculture Completes Corporate Headquarters and Processing Facilities in Redkey, IN

Bell Aquaculture, owner and operator of the nation’s largest yellow perch (Perca flavescens) farm, has completed build out of its corporate headquarters and processing facilities in Redkey, Indiana. Darien (Illinois)-based Wight & Company, began work on the 28,000-square-foot Redkey construction project in July, four months after Bell Aquaculture announced its launch in March.

The announcement is made by Michael Miller, Bell Aquaculture President & COO, who says construction was completed on schedule in Redkey; the complex is about five miles from the fish farm production facilities in Albany.

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Inside INdiana Business

Denver-Based SDR Ventures Retained to Initiate $15 Million Equity Raise for Bell Aquaculture

Bell Aquaculture, owner and operator of the nation’s largest yellow perch (Perca flavescens) farm, has retained SDR Ventures, Inc., a Denver-based investment bank, to raise $15 million of equity capital. The announcement is made by Michael Miller, Bell Aquaculture President & COO, who says this equity raise is the first step in scaling the yellow perch farm from a current annual production level of 208,000 pounds of fillets per year to 8.5 million pounds of fillets per year by 2015.

“Rarely do you see a young company with the focus, commitment and vision exhibited by Bell Aquaculture,” Chris Bouck, SDR Ventures founder, says. “Through significant capital investment and partnerships with the leading minds in the industry, Bell Aquaculture has perfected the model for a profitable, large-scale indoor water-recirculating aquaculture farm. We look forward to securing the capital, and more importantly, linking Bell Aquaculture with a financial partner, or partners, that share the Company’s vision and commitment.”

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Global Trend of Farmed Fish Consumption Overtaking Wild-Raised Plays Out Domestically With Launch of Bell Aquaculture

This year for the first time, according to a recent Wall Street Journal/Europe article, humans will eat more farmed fish than wild fish. The announcement is made by Michael Miller, Bell Aquaculture President & COO, who says the WSJ referenced a report now being prepared by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and featured a cod farm in Norway. The same trend is playing out in the U.S./Great Lakes Region for yellow perch, as detailed in Food Engineering magazine, with Bell Aquaculture's launch this year of the nation's largest yellow perch farm. Plus, the same holds true for farmed salmon in the UK, according to The Times Online. Details of each article follows.

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