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USDA announces $275MM in specialty crop grants

Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, USDA provides $175 million per year for SCRI, more than double the previous...

3 months ago 3 minute read

USDA appoints members to nine research and promotion boards

USDA announced the appointments of members to nine research and promotion boards, including avocados, watermelon, potatoes, and blueberries.

3 months ago 1 minute read

USDA announces new guidance portal

This interactive tool — a searchable, indexed database — contains guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its...

4 months ago 1 minute read

Produce industry headlines: April 8, 2026

Links today include a Kroger collusion lawsuit, another retail SNAP Doordash agreement, two stories on higher gas prices, and more.

4 months ago 2 minute read

Numerator data shows barriers to following new food pyramid

Numerator publishes new findings on the grocery shopping behaviors of U.S. households and their knowledge of the new dietary guidelines.

4 months ago 4 minute read

Producers vote to change California Raisin Marketing Order

USDA announces that producers voted to amend the federal marketing order for raisins grown in California in a January referendum.

4 months ago 2 minute read

Produce industry headlines: March 31, 2026

Links today include new Trader Joe's stores, SpartanNash upgrades, a plastic in produce survey, crop updates, and more.

4 months ago 2 minute read

Black Gold Farms plants potatoes in DC for National Agriculture Day

Black Gold Farms Chairman Gregg Halverson was part of a groundbreaking celebration for the Voice of the Farmer Garden exhibit...

4 months ago 4 minute read

USDA modifies maturity requirements for avocados grown in South Florida and imports

USDA modifies the maturity requirements for the Beta avocado variety under the federal marketing order for avocados grown in South...

4 months ago 1 minute read

USDA proposes rule to modify handling requirements for Washington sweet cherries

This action would increase the minimum size requirement of all sweet cherry varieties, except the Rainier, Royal Anne, and similar...

4 months ago 2 minute read

Texas firm posts $50,000 bond to obtain PACA license

The Houston, TX distributor was required to post the bond following its principals’ involvement in bankruptcy.

4 months ago 1 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Washington importer

USDA announces the Everett, WA, firm has satisfied a $39,004 reparation order resulting from unpaid produce transactions under the PACA.

4 months ago 2 minute read

USDA files actions against four companies for alleged PACA violations

USDA has filed administrative complaints against four companies for failing to pay a collective 54 produce sellers $3.2 million.

4 months ago 2 minute read

USDA restricts 13 PACA violators from the produce industry

USDA has imposed sanctions on 13 produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce under...

4 months ago 6 minute read

New USDA-funded IFPA initiative incentivizes regenerative farming

IFPA was awarded federal funding as part of USDA’s Advancing Markets for Producers grants, taking climate smart emphasis to competitiveness.

4 months ago 4 minute read

Produce industry headlines: March 6, 2026

Read links to Walmart's digital label push, Grocery Outlet's rough Q4, and Albertsons latest sale, plus a tariff lawsuit, farm...

5 months ago 2 minute read

Produce industry headlines: March 5, 2026

Read links to the new Kroger CEO's plans, analysis on regional retail chains, organic produce trends, USDA grocery price projections,...

5 months ago 2 minute read

USDA files PACA action against Georgia firm

The company, operating from Georgia, allegedly failed to make prompt payment to 14 produce sellers in the amount of $556,941.

5 months ago 1 minute read

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