U.S. Department of Agriculture
The council, which supports the marketing and promotion of highbush blueberries, added nine members and 10 alternate members.
In 2025, overall food prices are anticipated to rise at a slower pace than the historical average rate of growth.
Now that the election results are in, the parlor game of who President-elect Donald Trump will tap to serve on his Cabinet has returned, and there’s a host of possibilities.
An analysis will be available for review and comment by the public until Feb 28.
The new fee structure takes into account modern shipping methods and transitions to a per-pound-based fee schedule.
The new members, which include representatives from Sprouts Farmers Market and Taylor Farms, will serve five-year terms.
The Farm Service Agency has added funding after specialty crop production was left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.
Companies in Texas, Arizona, New York and California have been restricted from operating in the produce industry.
Two produce businesses have been sanctioned for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers and failure to pay reparation awards.
Table grape production is projected to rise as California makes a full recovery from last year’s damage from Hurricane Hilary.
Alliance co-chairs have responded to specialty crops being left out of a final year-end economic assistance package negotiated by congressional leaders.
Sanctions include barring the business and its principal operators from engaging in Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act-licensed business without approval.
The additional funding will help specialty crop growers expand agricultural exports to Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and South and Southeast Asia.
As the Trump administration prepares to return to the White House, these appointments signal a continuation of its previous agricultural policies and priorities, with experienced individuals who have both legal expertise and connections to the farming community.
USDA says VIP Marketing Inc. agreed to pay produce sellers listed in a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint and to pay a civil penalty.
Eight member seats are open for terms that will begin in 2026.
Researchers used a dietary intake survey from January 2005 to March 2020 and learned that about 40% of all adults consumed below 25% of the recommended fruits.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services, is scheduled to appear in front of the Senate twice this week for confirmation hearings.