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USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA).
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USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Dan Colbert for Packers and Stockyards Act Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a complaint against Dan Colbert (Colbert) of Oklahoma, on March 6, 2023, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
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USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Minnesota 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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USDA Launches Interagency Working Group on Competition and Intellectual Property in Seeds
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the launch of an Interagency Working Group on Competition and Intellectual Property in Seeds and Other Agricultural Inputs as an immediate action following the recommendations of its recently published report “More and Better Choices for Farmers:
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USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Oregon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Oregon for more than $2 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
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USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Forest County Potawatomi Community
USDA Takes Steps to Support Food Sovereignty with the Forest County Potawatomi Community