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