The latest news from the agricultural sector
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
2022-08-09
‘Who would have thought that cinema could reach this far?’: Lessons from implementing community-based edutainment in rural Senegal
A show set in a maternal health clinic offers perspectives on women's health. Read more
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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
2022-08-05
USDA Publishes Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule
Comment Period Open for 60 Days from Publication Read more
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
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
2022 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report: Repurpose agricultural subsidies to make healthy diets affordable, reduce rising hunger
Impacts from COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts including the Russia-Ukraine war continue to push more people into food insecurity. 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