U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended application deadlines for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program for farmers and ranchers in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Poblano Fresh Produce Corp. for allegedly violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Genaro Produce Inc., Miami, has been barred from operating in the produce industry for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The Chop Shop Produce LLC, San Antonio, has satisfied a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation order.
Comments submitted by the Produce Marketing Association, the United Fresh Produce Association and Western Growers support the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Strengthening Organic Enforcement Rule.
The Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture are inviting communities to apply for technical assistance to help promote local foods.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Nov. 16 with Jim Wiesemeyer, policy analyst with Pro Farmer about the November elections and what is ahead for agricultural policy in a Democratic administration
After numerous industry questions and an exchange of letters between national trade associations and the USDA, Tom Stenzel believes it is time to focus on the positives of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified five romaine lettuce varieties that are slower to brown after processing.
U.S. onion growers should be paid $5 for every 50-pound bag of onions they have had to dump or donate because of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent loss of foodservice sales.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a recording of its May 14 web seminar for growers interested in applying for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
With a price tag of $1.22 billion and hundreds of contracts, the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program is a massive endeavor to move fresh produce and other foods to needy families through food banks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against JLD Inc., doing business as North Country Wholesale.
The Justice Department is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to allow hydroponic operations to be certified organic.
The USDA now has the authority under the Defense Production Act to help prevent supply interruptions at FDA-regulated food facilities, including farms, packinghouses and fresh-cut processing facilities.
Moving about 1 million boxes a day to food banks and other charities, the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program is gaining speed and is on track to hit 44 million boxes delivered by the end of June.
Fresh carrots from South Korea have been approved for shipment to the U.S.
I was talking with an East Coast distributor the other day who mentioned that fruit buying patterns have been unusually hard to anticipate.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture web seminar for specialty crop growers on how to apply for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program is at 3 p.m. Eastern today.
Drought conditions in Mexico’s citrus regions have cut the country’s 2020 orange crop potential by nearly half, but fresh citrus shipments to the U.S. will only suffer minor reductions, according to the USDA.
House Democrats are raising concerns about the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, saying it fails to recognize the premium value of organic crops and does not fully account for the farm value of some specialty crops.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a tomato brown rugose fruit virus survey of tomato greenhouses and has restricted imports to crack down on the virus.
Great Lakes Packers Inc., Bellevue, Ohio, has hired Andrew Weingart.
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is giving consumers the chance to thank the state’s growers during the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out $53 million of the $2.1 billion allotted for specialty crops through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on businesses in Georgia, Massachusetts and Mississippi for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The USDA is offering contracts for its massive food box program to companies that were passed over in the first round of contracts for technical errors, such as a missed signature or unchecked box.
A dozen groups representing state and regional apple growers has asked the USDA to reconsider its method of determining direct payments for apple losses through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
The Coalition for Sustainable Organics, which supports organic regulations allowing hydroponic and container systems to be organic, is pleased a schedule for a lawsuit on the issue has been set.