News from May 2023
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Missouri
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Missouri for more than $1.2 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Geary Livestock Market LLC
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Geary Livestock LLC (Geary), on April 9, 2023, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation, Geary waived its rights to a hearing and paid a penalty of $2,000.
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on Florida Produce Business
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that WWD Fruits LLC, doing business as B Fruits, satisfied a $60,725 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Jarrod Williams LLC
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement on March 20, 2023, with Jarrod Williams LLC (Jarrod), of Pike Road Ala., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Under the terms of the stipulation agreement, Jarrod waived his rights to a hearing and paid a civil penalty of $2,375.
USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Nebraska
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Nebraska more than $1.4 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
USDA Continues to Host Listening Sessions on Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program; First in Series of New Sessions Set for Thursday, May 18, 2023
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will host a series of cattle industry listening sessions in the coming months to gather stakeholder feedback on the Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program (Pilot).
USDA Publishes Two Sets of Proposed Recommendations to Amend the California Almond Marketing Order
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced publication of two proposed rules to amend the federal marketing order for California almonds.
USDA Seeks Nominees for National Potato Promotion Board
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Potato Promotion Board to fill 60 board seats with terms that expire February 29, 2024.
USDA Proposes Reapportionment of Cattlemen’s Beef Board Membership and Technical Amendments to the Beef Promotion and Research Order
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to adjust membership on the Beef Promotion and Research Board to reflect shifts in cattle inventory levels since the last board reapportionment in 2020, as required by the rules governing the board.
USDA Seeks Nominees for Christmas Tree Promotion Board
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for six seats on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board.
Cancellation of Export Sales to China
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Private exporters reported the cancellation of sales of 327,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
USDA Faculty Exchange Program Helps Tuskegee University Expand Its International Impact
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
For 10 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Faculty Exchange Program Fellows from Africa, the Spring 2023 semester started with a journey thousands of miles from home to embark on a new and exciting academic exchange at Tuskegee University, our nation’s only historically black college or university with a fully accredited College of Veterinary Medicine.
Cancellation of Export Sales to China
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Private exporters reported the cancellation of sales of 233,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to China during the 2022/2023 marketing year.
Malaysia: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The Malaysian food manufacturing and processing industry is an important component of the country’s economic growth and has seen significant development and innovation for shelf stable products as consumer demands increase.
Canada: Canada Consults on a Regulatory Framework for Plastic Packaging
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The federal government launched public consultations on a regulatory framework to establish mandatory requirements for recycled content and labelling for plastic products, and on a technical paper that outlines the reporting requirements for the federal plastics registry.
Canada: Canada Consults on Clopyralid Proposed Maximum Residue Limits
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
On April 18, 2023, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) opened consultations on proposed maximum residue limits (MRL) for clopyralid.
Japan: MAFF Announces Dairy TRQs for JFY2023
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
On April 3, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced tariff-rate quota (TRQ) volumes for dairy products during Japanese Fiscal Year 2023 (April to March).
Malaysia: Food Processing Ingredients
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The Malaysian food manufacturing and processing industry is an important component of the country’s economic growth and has seen significant development and innovation for shelf stable products as consumer demands increase.
Canada: Canada Consults on a Regulatory Framework for Plastic Packaging
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The federal government launched public consultations on a regulatory framework to establish mandatory requirements for recycled content and labelling for plastic products, and on a technical paper that outlines the reporting requirements for the federal plastics registry.
Canada: Canada Consults on Clopyralid Proposed Maximum Residue Limits
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
On April 18, 2023, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) opened consultations on proposed maximum residue limits (MRL) for clopyralid.