U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has scheduled a series of web seminars to help produce growers and other producers sign up for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Led by grapes, avocados and berries, U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables rose 6% from May 2019 through April, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture trade statistics.
Organic products from Taiwan and the U.S. can now be sold as organic in either market through a new agreement that establishes the equivalency of organic standards.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Department of Agriculture has established a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in a resident area in Zapata, Texas.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions against CKF Produce Corp. for Perishable Agricultural Act violations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on a company in Florida and one in Texas for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and other groups have invested nearly $47 million in research over the past six years through the Huanglongbing Multiagency Coordination Group.
U.S. retail grocery prices increased 0.8% in May and are running nearly 5% above a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against LoneStar Produce Express LLC, alleging the company violated the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act.
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement became effective July 1, but it brings no sweeping changes to North American produce companies who have operated with the NAFTA for more than two decades.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $512 million for fresh produce purchases through renewed contracts to companies packing and distributing in the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.
Giving farmers and farmers markets the ability to fulfill SNAP purchases online is one recommendation presented by a group of Ohio farm organizations in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
Effective July 30, assessment rates for onions handled under the South Texas onion marketing order will decrease from 6.5 cents to five cents per 50-pound unit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving $12.1 million in Farm to School grants — the most awarded since the annual program began in 2013.
Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House to prohibit imports of fresh citrus from China.
Federal and state government programs keep encouraging the local agricultural economy, especially since COVID-19 pandemic shut-downs disrupted the market.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative’s Office has named five members to the U.S. Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables.
Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers, has been appointed to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on Coram Deo Farms Inc., Tubac, Ariz., pulling its Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act license.
(UPDATED, July 16) Getting children under the age of two to consume a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables is critical to establish life-long habits.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended the deadline for applying for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program funds, and added dozens of herbs and specialties as eligible crops.
Democrats on a House Agriculture subcommittee have notified Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue of what they see as inadequacies of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program in serving specialty crop producers.
Coastal Sunbelt Produce was in the room where it all started.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now allowing companies in the newest round of contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to pack commodity-specific boxes, including produce-only boxes.
Fresh produce industry associations have joined other agricultural groups in asking the USDA to extend the deadline for producers to receive direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Federal agencies must work together to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among all Americans, according to a Produce Marketing Association-led industry task force.
Potato acreage will be lower this year but by how much?
The USDA is now allowing companies in the newest round of contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to pack commodity-specific boxes, allowing companies to pack produce-only boxes.
Tanimura & Antle, Salinas, Calif., established the HarvestSelect box program for retail outlets to give convenient and fast options to consumers who want to reduce time spent in stores during the pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has barred Trinity Fresh Distribution from operating in the produce industry, with almost $4 million in unpaid shipments.