The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-08-30
USDA Awards More Than $11.2 Million in Funding to Strengthen Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service today awarded more than $11.2 million to 22 grant projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food... Read more
2022-08-29
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Maryland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Maryland under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-08-29
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Frozen Fruit Cups
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Fruit Cups for distribution to National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance... Read more
2022-08-29
'Garden of Europe' devastated by worst ever drought
Spain's olive oil industry is in danger after being hit by chronic water shortages. Read more
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2022-08-29
Dairy innovation centre plans submitted
It will run alongside plans to create new jobs in the industry in south west Scotland and Cumbria. Read more
2022-08-29
The project trying to bring back traditional cereal crops to Europe
The ‘Re-cereal' initiative not only seeks to boost biodiversity by reintroducing traditional crops, but it is also a scientific project. Institutions as well as public and private entities are... Read more
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2022-08-26
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Georgia, Minnesota and New York from Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more
2022-08-25
USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Bolster the Competitiveness of the U.S. Specialty Crops Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has awarded a total of $72.9 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program... Read more
2022-08-25
USDA Market News Enhances Poultry Reports
Starting August 29, 2022, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will transition its poultry market reports to the
My Market News platform and implement a new report format. This is part of an... Read more
2022-08-25
Covid woodland memorial plans scaled back
The scheme to plant 60,000 trees sparked fears valuable farmland could be lost. Read more
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2022-08-25
Potatoes 'half the size of usual' amid drought
Farmer Andrew Mitchell says even rain at this point may cause his produce more harm than good. Read more
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2022-08-24
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation under the Local Food... Read more