The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-02
USDA Announces Plant Variety Protection Board Appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 14 members to serve on the Plant Variety Protection Board. The newly appointed members will serve two-year terms. Terms run... Read more
2022-08-02
Oregon State University Berry Authority Bernadine Strik Presents the 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture
"Increased Organic Production of Berry Crops—an Example of Impactful Research, Extension, and Teaching at a Land Grant Institution" is the title of Bernadine C. Strik's 2022 ARS B.Y. Morrison... Read more
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2022-08-01
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Connecticut and California From Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more
2022-08-01
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Kansas
Today, during a visit to the Harvesters Community Food Bank in Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt announced... Read more
2022-07-28
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Virginia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Virginia under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-07-28
USDA Updates Harmonized GAP Plus+ Audit Standard and Checklist
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is updating the
USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Plus+ audit standard and checklist. This update... Read more
2022-07-27
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with California
The announcement is part of a $400 million American Rescue Plan program to improve food security and strengthen agricultural supply chains Read more
2022-07-27
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for the Purchase of Dried Fruit (Section 32)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Dried Fruit for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of... Read more
2022-07-26
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Pennsylvania under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-07-26
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New Jersey Produce Business
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Miami Growers Inc. satisfied a $6,960 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce... Read more
2022-07-26
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Table Grapes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh Table Grapes for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the... Read more
2022-07-25
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Delaware
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Delaware under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more