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News Release: Wednesday, June 23, 2021 - 1:00 PM EDT.
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Rain Forest Produce Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from California, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 33 produce sellers in the amount of $1,576,260 from October 2018 through February 2020.
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News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Hill City Commission LLC. (Hill City) of Hill City, Kan., on May 13, 2021, for violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Hill City waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $2,500.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “1890 Land Grant Institutions: Investing for Agricultural Resiliency, Equity, and Global Impact.".
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint on May 4, 2021, against Barnesville Livestock LLC (Barnesville) and Darryl Watson (Watson) of Ohio, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
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The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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News Release: Since January, USDA has allocated $11B to producers and food and ag business WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary ...
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News Release: WASHINGTON, June 15, 2021 – United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal today unveiled a new grant program to help rural communities create good-paying jobs and support new business opportunities in high-growth fields.
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that COOQ Merchants & Consulting Inc., satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $11,305 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
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News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use available pandemic assistance funds to address a number...
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News Release: Washington -Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use available pandemic assistance funds to address a number of...
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with USA Beef Packing LLC (USA Beef) of Roswell, N.M., on April 29, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, USA Beef waived its rights to a hearing and was fined a civil penalty of $1,250.
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News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Jerald Hale, doing business as H&H Calf Company (Hale) of Filer, Idaho, on April 12, 2021, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Hale waived its rights to a hearing and was fined a civil penalty of $1,300.
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News Release: WASHINGTON - Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Chair Antonio Delgado delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled “Examining Opportunity for Growth and Investment in Rural America"...
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News Release: Washington - Landowners and agricultural producers currently enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) now have a wider opportunity to enroll in a 30-year contract through the Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, called CLEAR30. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding CLEAR30 - a water-quality focused option available through CRP - to be nationwide now.
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News Release: Washington - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Karama Neal today unveiled a new grant program to help rural communities create good-paying jobs and support new business opportunities in high-growth fields.
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News Release: WASHINGTON-The Republican leaders of the agriculture committees in Congress are highlighting a new study that confirms Democrats' proposed changes to taxes on inherited property will have a devastating impact on the next generation of family farmers and ranchers.
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The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.