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U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, announced that the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Rostin Behnam to serve as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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House Advances Legislation to Provide Certainty and Increase Transparency in Cattle Markets
The House of Representatives passed a pair of bills to provide certainty and transparency in cattle markets—H.R. 5609, the Cattle Contract Library Act introduced by Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Republican Leader Dusty Johnson, and H.R. 5290, a one-year extension for the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Act introduced by Chairman David Scott.
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Chairman David Scott, Rep. Antonio Delgado Congratulate Rostin Behnam on Confirmation as Chair of CFTC
Chairman David Scott of Georgia and Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Chair Antonio Delgado released the following statement congratulating Rostin Behnam on his confirmation as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Colorado, Florida, New York and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
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Chairman David Scott, Rep. Antonio Delgado Congratulate Rostin Behnam on Confirmation as Chair of CFTC
News Release: WASHINGTON - Chairman David Scott of Georgia and Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Subcommittee Chair Antonio Delgado released the following statement congratulating Rostin Behnam on his confirmation as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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USDA Invests $5.2 Billion to Build and Improve Critical Rural Infrastructure in 46 States and Puerto Rico
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $5.2 billion to build and improve critical rural infrastructure in 46 states and Puerto Rico (PDF, 279 KB). The investments reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to Building...
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USDA Files Action Against Ayar Produce NY Inc. in New York for Alleged PACA Violations
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Ayar Produce NY Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from NewYork, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 14 produce sellers in the amount of $720,226 from February 2020 through September 2020.
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USDA Cites Ringer & Son Brokerage Co. Inc. in Colorado for PACA Violations
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Ringer & Son Brokerage Co. Inc. (Ringer), Brighton, Colo., 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.
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Notice published on Dec. 16 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Proposed rule published by Agriculture Department on Dec. 16
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Agriculture Department publishes notice on Dec. 16
The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
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Export Sales to India
Release: Private exporters reported sales of 20,000 metric tons of soybean oil for delivery to India during the 2021/2022 marketing year.
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USDA Provides Additional Pandemic Assistance to Hog Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new program to assist hog producers who sold hogs through a negotiated sale during the period in which these producers faced the greatest reduction in market prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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USDA funds more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to ‘ensure nutrition security here at home and overseas‘
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has recently awarded more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations with fiscal year 2022 funding to help grow commercial export markets.
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‘Build back better than we were before’: USDA to fund purchases of domestic local foods
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $400 million through the newly-created Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) to fund emergency food assistance provided by local producers.
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USDA Cites Rain Forest Produce Inc. in California for PACA Violations
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Rain Forest Produce Inc. (Rain Forest), 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.
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USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Florida, Minnesota and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
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USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California from Operating in the Produce Industry
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions...
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A New Way to Predict Grazing Cattle Weight Gain on Rangelands From Satellite Imagery
News Release: WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2021 - USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) developed a unique approach to using satellite imagery to predict cattle weight gain on rangelands. By fusing multiple images over a period of time, scientists were able to monitor how forage quality changes over space and time in rangelands within the shortgrass steppe, and how this relates to the weight gain of free-ranging cattle throughout the summer grazing season.
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'USDA is providing direct relief': Up to $800 million made available to support biofuel producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made up to $800 million in economic relief available to biofuel producers in order to restore and improve renewable fuel markets affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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