The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-09-01
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Victoria Livestock & Poultry Market LLC
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Victoria Livestock & Poultry Market LLC of Newark, N.J., (Victoria) on July 15, 2022, for alleged violations of the... Read more
2022-09-01
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case Against Lewiston Livestock Market Inc.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Lewiston Livestock Market Inc. of Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston), on July 28, 2022, for alleged violations of the... Read more
2022-09-01
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Florida
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Florida under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-09-01
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Circle C Land, Cattle & Equine LLC, dba Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange, and Jeremy Cox
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Circle C Land, Cattle & Equine, LLC, doing business as Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange (Circle C), and Jeremy Cox... Read more
2022-09-01
Most NI farmers to receive direct payments early
Edwin Poots says 23,208 farmers will get the annual payments six weeks early because of Brexit. Read more
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2022-09-01
Backpacker who became an accidental outback cook
UK woman Ellie Daborn cooks for 41 people on an Australian property that's 400km from any shop. Read more
2022-09-01
Could solar panels provide farms with shade and added revenue?
Large-scale solar installations are becoming popular in agriculture - but getting the right mix of crop and solar is hard. Read more
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2022-09-01
Cheese, sausage, and salt from the Balearic Islands
Euronews travels to Majorca and Minorca to discover some of the specialities found on this Mediterranean archipelago where, over time, many different cultures have made their mark on the local... Read more
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2022-09-01
USDA Extends Flexibility that’s Helping Manufacturers, States get Formula to WIC Families
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending a key funding flexibility in the WIC program that has allowed state agencies and their infant formula manufacturers to work together to provide more... Read more
2022-08-31
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Hawaii
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Hawaii under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative... Read more
2022-08-31
USDA Announces $21.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Further Strengthen Meat and Poultry Supply Chains; Build New and Better Markets through Investments and Technical Assistance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced an additional $21.9 million of funding is being awarded to 111 grant projects through the Meat and... Read more
2022-08-31
USDA Announces Delay of Germplasm Deposit Requirement for Asexually Reproduced Varieties Protected by the USDA Plant Variety Protection Office
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the delay of the germplasm deposit requirement for asexually reproduced varieties protected by the Plant Variety Protection Office. Due to... Read more