News from January 2023
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of one producer and an expert in finance and management to each serve as members on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the National Honey Board.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is seeking nominations to fill six membership vacancies on the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe, and has issued hazard alert letters after inspections at three warehouse facilities – in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York – after finding workers exposed to ergonomic hazards.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The governments of the U.S. and Mexico signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 17, 2023, to strengthen protections for workers participating in temporary foreign worker programs.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Today, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) previewed the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule. This update to the USDA organic regulations strengthens oversight and enforcement of the production, handling, and sale of organic products.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Hawaii for more than $600,000 to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with West Virginia for more than $1.2 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Congress passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 22) in June 2022. Section 16 of the congressional mandate requires the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to produce statistics on "the total street dwell time from all causes of marine containers and chassis and the average out of service percentage of chassis."
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Bishop Paiute Tribe under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Production for both corn and soybeans declined from last year, according to the 2022 Crop Production Annual Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The average U.S. domestic air fare decreased in the third quarter of 2022 to $384, down 4.7% from the second quarter 2022 inflation-adjusted fare of $402.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
The food retail sector has experienced substantial consolidation and structural change over the last three decades.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Prior to becoming the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Administrator, I spent many years with USDA working in the child nutrition space.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Delaware to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2023
Pennsylvania to Participate in School Meals Demonstration Project Enabling Direct Certification Through Medicaid
