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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 256,930 metric tons of soybeans received during the reporting period for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


Export Sales to Unknown Destinations

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 22,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2021/2022 marketing year.


News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of $20.2 million in the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives. DBI awarded $18.4 million to three current Initiatives at University of Tennessee, Vermont Agency for Food and Marketing and University of Wisconsin, and $1.8 million to the California State University Fresno.


USDA Issues a Default Decision Against Dwaine A. Miller for Violation of the Packers and Stockyards Act

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Decision and Order Without Hearing by Reason of Default against Dwaine A. Miller (Miller) of Millersburg, Ohio, on Aug. 31, 2021, for violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the import of fresh pummelo (Citrus maxima (Berm.) Merr.) fruit from Thailand into the continental United States.This action finalizes a proposal APHIS published in the Federal Register on March 29, ...


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is authorizing the import of fresh pummelo (Citrus maxima (Berm.) Merr.) fruit from Thailand into the continental United States.


USDA Reaches a Consent Decision Against Tommy Baxley, d.b.a. Tri State Cattle Marketing

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Tommy Baxley, doing business as Tri State Cattle Marketing (Baxley) of Alabama, on Oct. 18, 2021, for alleged violation of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it is accepting applications for the new Farm and Food Workers Relief (FFWR) grant program first announced on Sept. 7, 2021. The program will provide $665 million to fund competitive grant applications to provide relief to farmworkers and meatpacking workers who incurred pandemic-related health and safety costs.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on Nov. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Jahana Hayes Opening Statement at Hearing on Hunger Among Veterans and Servicemembers: Understanding the Problem and Evaluating Solutions

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Chair Jahana Hayes delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “Hunger Among Veterans and Servicemembers: Understanding the Problem and Evaluating Solutions".


USDA Reaches a Consent Decision Against Merlin L. Garver Inc. and Merlin Jan Garver

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision with Merlin L. Garver Inc. of Wooster, Ohio, and Merlin Jan Garver of Ohio, on Oct. 14, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


Schedule Advisory

News Release: Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 -- 10:00 AM ET.


“CONFIRMATION OF ADRIENNE WOJCIECHOWSKI“ was published in the Senate section on page S7784 on Nov. 4


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with O’Neill Livestock Inc. (O’Neill) of Neoga, Ill., on Sept. 16, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, O’Neill waived its rights to a hearing and was fined a civil penalty of $1,250.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that OM Vegetable Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $17,518 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


USDA Designates Tippecanoe County, Indiana, as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Jeffery L. Gorr, Sr. (Gorr) of Monroe, Mich., on June 21, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


House Agriculture Committee Leadership Release Resolution Congratulating National Grain and Feed Association on 125th Anniversary

News Release: (WASHINGTON) -- House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott and Ranking Member Glenn 'GT' Thompson, General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Chair Cheri Bustos, and General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee Ranking Member Austin Scott issued the following statement...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Martin D. Yoder Livestock Ltd. (Yoder Livestock) of Kidron, Ohio, on Oct. 12, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.