By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Lurie Brothers LLC violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) by failing to pay a reparation award in the amount of $26,163 in December 2019. As a result, USDA imposed sanctions on the business, including requiring that all principals may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) can now quickly sanction and, when necessary, remove retailers from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for engaging in fraudulent activity. This comes as a result of a cooperative agreement with USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG).
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on RRD Produce Co. (RRD), Los Angeles, Calif., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
Release: Because federal government agencies will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, the scheduled Export Sales Report for the week ending December 17 will be published on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 8:30 a.m. EST.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report, The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture, prepared in close partnership with the Department of Transportation (DOT). The report was researched and written by DOT’s Volpe National Transportation Systems Center through a cooperative agreement overseen by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and its Transportation Services Division.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Knoxville Livestock Auction Center Inc. (Knoxville) of Mascot, Tenn., on Dec. 1, 2020, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Knoxville waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $2,000.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 17, 2020
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Halal Farms USA Inc. (Halal Farms) of Shannon, Ill., on Dec. 8, 2020, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Halal Farms waived its rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $600.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the past year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today highlighted the department’s investments in 2020 that are building prosperity and strengthening the nation’s rural businesses and communities.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating the agency’s many successful efforts over the past year.“This has been a year like no other," said USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach. “Even ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA farm programs helped farmers and ranchers weather a tough 2020, one marked with a pandemic and multiple natural disasters. USDA’s farm program agencies - the Farm Service Agency (FSA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and Farm Production and...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Washington - Despite the challenges 2020 brought, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) continued to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pursuit of global trade opportunities for American agriculture, successfully delivering on Secretary Sonny Perdue’s charge to “Do Right and Feed Everyone.".
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Washington - Throughout 2020, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) delivered critical services and timely resources to agricultural producers.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: Washington - USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) helped farmers, livestock producers and foresters weather a tough 2020, marked with a pandemic and natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, FSA continued to deliver farm programs to producers through phone and online tools, using social distancing...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations Subcommittee Chair Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio reacted Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) appeal of a federal district court ruling striking down the Trump Administration’s rule to strip Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits away from able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).
By USDA Newswire | Dec 16, 2020
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposes to expand the production areas in Australia authorized to import fresh citrus fruit into the United States and revise the conditions under which citrus from Australia may be imported.Currently, APHIS allows ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 15, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2020) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) today announced they are accepting applications to the 2021 Lincoln Leaders Program, which includes fellowship opportunities to connect USDA resources with faculty and staff at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 1994 Tribal Colleges, and Universities, and 1890 Land-Grant Universities.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 15, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 16, 2020 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today applauded the accomplishments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over the past year.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2020) – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a joint final rule with eight other Agencies—the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 14, 2020
News Release: Dr. Seth Meyer Picked as New Chief Economist (Washington, D.C., Dec. 14, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Economist, Robert Johansson, will be leaving USDA to become Associate Director of Economics and Policy Analysis for the American Sugar Alliance at the end of January. Additionally, the Secretary announced Dr. Seth Meyer will return to USDA to be the new Chief Economist.
