News and reports from the Department of Agriculture.

USDA Proposes Revisions to the Procedures related to Red Meat Instrument Grading

USDA Proposes Rule to Establish Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages of Scotch and Native Spearmint Oil for the 2023-2024 Marketing Year

Hood River Juice Company Inc. in Oregon Satisfies Terms of Consent Decision and Order Involving Alleged PACA Violations

USDA Files Action Against Valvilla Produce LLC in Texas for Alleged PACA Violations

USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with New Hampshire

USDA Determines Individual Responsibly Connected to Texas Violator

USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Maryland

Reflecting on the Successes of 2022

A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R., January 9, 2023 - Today, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers across the nation.

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R., January 9, 2023 - Today, at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual convention, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several major developments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will benefit farmers, ranchers and producers across the nation.

The deadline is Feb. 10 for funding this year through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payment to expand conservation activities.

The Maryland State Department of Education will increase its purchase of local foods for school meal programs with the help of more than $2.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.

Meade County Resilient Forest Project Improves Land Quality