The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-15
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Mohamed Mesallem and Islamic Meat and Poultry, Inc.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Mohamed Mesallem and Islamic Meat and Poultry, Inc. (IMP) of Stockton, CA, on June 28, 2022, for alleged violations... Read more
2022-08-15
USDA Cites R & S Export & Import Inc. in Florida for PACA Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on R & S Export & Import Inc., Doral, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include... Read more
2022-08-15
Peanut Skins: More than Meets the Eye
America's fondness for peanuts accounts for
65 percent of all U.S. nut consumption. Per person, that equates to nearly 8 pounds of goobers annually. Read more
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2022-08-10
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Vermont
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Vermont under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-08-08
USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Revise Pecan Standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule to revise the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pecans in the Shell... Read more
2022-08-08
Tonnes of South African citrus fruit stranded in EU ports over dispute
South Africa has referred the matter to the World Trade Organisation. Read more
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2022-08-08
Misleading beer festival video claims to show Italian farmers' protest
The footage actually shows an organised tractor beer festival that celebrates the local agriculture industry. Read more
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2022-08-06
Ukraine has a unique seed collection that could be ‘lost forever’
Ukrainian grain ships are leaving again, but the country’s seed bank is still in danger. Here's why its diverse contents are so vital. Read more
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2022-08-05
USDA Publishes Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule
Comment Period Open for 60 Days from Publication Read more
2022-08-05
'Tragic situation': Rice paddies dry up in Italy amid record drought
The future of Italian risotto in the Po Valley is in peril as paddy fields dry up and turn salty amid a historic drought. Read more
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2022-08-04
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Nevada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nevada under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-08-03
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty Programming with Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe to purchase and distribute... Read more