The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-09-19
USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Arkansas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Arkansas under the Local Food Purchase Assistance... Read more
2022-09-19
Full-Circle Journey Back to Agricultural Roots
Dr. Anabel Rodriguez is an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of Texas, San Antonio. Growing up, Dr. Rodriguez lived in Rio Grande City, Texas, with... Read more
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2022-09-18
How a summer of droughts, floods and fires is hiking up food prices
Staple foods like wheat and luxury products like coffee are set to get more expensive as the planet warms. Read more
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2022-09-16
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Nevada, Texas and Virginia From Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay... Read more
2022-09-16
USDA Files Action Against Burbano Corporation d/b/a CasaBella Farms Corp. in Florida for Alleged PACA Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Burbano Corporation, doing business as CasaBella Farms Corp. (Burbano) for alleged violations of the Perishable... Read more
2022-09-16
USDA Files Action Against Island Fresh De Puerto Rico Inc. in Puerto Rico for Alleged PACA Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Island Fresh De Puerto Rico Inc. (IFPR) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act... Read more
2022-09-16
Extreme heatwaves 'are endangering quality of European delicacies'
That's according to Begoña García Bernal, a regional agriculture minister in Extremadura, where the world-famous jamón ibérico ham is produced. Read more
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2022-09-16
Find a Mentor Who’s Younger Than You
Young people are the future, and they have clarity in their convictions and passion in their advocacy that is deeply respectable. Read more
2022-09-16
Op-Ed: Humans Love Animals but Also Love Meat
New technologies created this animal welfare paradox by enabling efficient, scalable methods of slaughter. But they can also help get us out of it. Read more
2022-09-15
USDA Reaches Consent Decision with Westminster Meat Packing Inc. for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) negotiated an administrative Consent Decision and Order with Abdelkader Fedhal a/k/a Abdelkader Fedal a/k/a Ali Fedal (Fedhal) and Westminster Meat Packing... Read more
2022-09-15
USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Wright Livestock Inc. and Rodney J. Wright for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Complaint against Wright Livestock Inc. (Wright Livestock) and Rodney J. Wright (Wright) of North Platte, Neb., on Aug. 22, 2022, for alleged... Read more
2022-09-15
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of... Read more