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USDA taking applications to assist with organic certification costs
WASHINGTON – Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the...
USDA updates Thrifty Food Plan, SNAP benefits
WASHINGTON, August 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan,...
USDA Food Box Lessons: Recommendations for the future
None of the issues raised by participants or others are deal breakers for future USDA-private industry programs. They provide opportunities...
USDA announces $10 Million in grant funding for the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that $10 million is available for competitive grant funding in the 2021...
USDA Food Box Lessons: The Negatives
Like any rapidly rolled out initiative, some issues emerged in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Concerns regarding cost...
USDA Food Box Lessons: The Positives
Despite some execution challenges and external criticism, the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program has been viewed positively by...
USDA Food Box Lessons: The Numbers
The Farmers to Families Food Box Program began in April 2020 with the USDA announcing the plan to exercise its...
USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Michigan business
WASHINGTON, August 1,2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that D’Amore Produce Solutions LLC BB #:299851 satisfied a...
USDA Food Box Lessons
During the early onset of the pandemic, businesses large and small were forced to close across the nation. Restaurants, schools,...
USDA celebrates National Farmers Market Week August 1-7
Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, released a proclamation celebrating National Farmers Market Week August 1-7. “I call upon the...
USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Georgia business
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Jusgo Duluth LLC, doing business as Jusgo...
USDA says individual not connected to NJ violator
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2021 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Parminder Singh is not responsibly connected to...
AMS releases solicitation for TEFAP Fresh Produce Packages
The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued solicitation 2000007948, (12-3J14-21-B-0464) for the procurement of Mixed Fresh Produce. All solicitation documents can...
USDA announces revised performance measures for AMS grant programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced updated performance measures for the Specialty Crop Block Grant...
USDA warns of fraudulent emails misusing PACA name
Date July 16, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), warns member of the produce...
USDA files action against Colorado brokerage for alleged PACA violations
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Ringer & Son...
USDA imposes sanctions on North Carolina company for PACA Violations
WASHINGTON, July, 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Southern Produce Distributors Inc. BB...
USDA restricts PACA violators in California, Nevada, New York and Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing...
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