The most recent press release, "USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Hawaii," was submitted on Aug. 31.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service published 19 press releases the month before, marking a 31.6 percent increase for the current month.
The Agricultural Marketing Service is concerned with five commodities: dairy, fruits and vegetables, liverstock, poulty, and cotton and tobacco.
The Service has recommended updating the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances to allow certain synthetic substances in the cultivation of organic products.
Press releases by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service in August
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Hawaii | 08/31/2022 |
| USDA Announces $21.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Further Strengthen Meat and Poultry Supply Chains; Build New and Better Markets through Investments and Technical Assistance | 08/31/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Wisconsin | 08/30/2022 |
| USDA Awards More Than $11.2 Million in Funding to Strengthen Markets for U.S. Agricultural Products | 08/30/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Maryland | 08/29/2022 |
| USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Georgia, Minnesota and New York from Operating in the Produce Industry | 08/26/2022 |
| USDA Announces $72.9 Million in Grants Awarded to Bolster the Competitiveness of the U.S. Specialty Crops Industry | 08/25/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation | 08/24/2022 |
| USDA Issues a Complaint Against Jackman Florida Wagyu Beef LLC and Justin Ashley Jackman for Alleged Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act | 08/23/2022 |
| USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Minnesota | 08/23/2022 |
| USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Sean Hartung, dba S & T Cattle | 08/23/2022 |
| USDA Cites Farm Fresh Packers LLC in Florida for PACA Violations | 08/23/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Kentucky | 08/17/2022 |
| USDA Cites J & J Distributing Company in Minnesota for PACA Violations | 08/15/2022 |
| USDA Cites Ayar Produce NY Inc. in New York for PACA Violations | 08/15/2022 |
| USDA Cites R & S Export & Import Inc. in Florida for PACA Violations | 08/15/2022 |
| USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Mohamed Mesallem and Islamic Meat and Poultry, Inc. | 08/15/2022 |
| USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Fairview Sale Barn Inc. | 08/15/2022 |
| USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case against Farmwald Livestock | 08/15/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Vermont | 08/10/2022 |
| USDA Publishes Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards Proposed Rule | 08/05/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Nevada | 08/04/2022 |
| USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty Programming with Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe | 08/03/2022 |
| USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Connecticut and California From Operating in the Produce Industry | 08/01/2022 |
| USDA Announces Its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement with Kansas | 08/01/2022 |
