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USDA brings PACA sanctions on CA firm in $1MM+ case
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Old West Export Inc., BB...
Ohio firm satisfies terms of PACA consent decision
WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 – In a complaint filed on March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged...
USDA extends Round 5 food box contracts
USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box contracts have been extended through April. USDA communications director Matt Herrick said AMS told...
Tom Vilsack confirmed as Ag Secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary Feb. 23 by the vote of 92-7. Vilsack, 70, was ag...
USDA forecasts modest growth for produce
Economic forecasting is a treacherous art, and one that would seem to be doomed to failure. It can only predict...
Food box future on new Ag Secretary Vilsack’s plate
With President Biden’s Agriculture Secretary nomination Tom Vilsack expected to be confirmed Feb. 23, it’s worth looking at what we’ll...
USDA, FDA reaffirm no evidence shows transmission of COVID-19 through food or food packaging
Statement from Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Janet Woodcock M.D. Febuary 18, 2021 After...
USDA’s food box price focus
Many thought the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program would expire at the end of the year, or at...
USDA releases Round 5 Farmers to Families Food Box contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced it has approved contracts for the additional purchase of Farmers to Families Food...
USDA cites Texas fresh-cut processor for PACA violations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Bella Fresh Houston LLC BB...
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Texas company
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Azteca International Produce LLC BB #:342296 satisfied...
USDA to issue weekly report on seasonable and perishable trends
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a new data report, the U.S. Mexico Canada...
A look at the food box future
In this hyper-political era, politics seem to affect everything, and the USDA Farmers to Families food box program is no...
USDA finds individuals not connected to Washington violator
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Eloiza Nunez Ramirez, Jose A. Ramirez,...
USDA cites Wayne Bailey PACA violations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Wayne Bailey Inc. BB #:108284,...
USDA sanctions California PACA violator
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Poblano Fresh Produce Corp. BB...
USDA announces $1.5 billion for another round of food boxes
PRESS RELEASE: (Washington, D.C., January 4, 2021) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
New Dietary Guidelines earn kudos from PBH
PRESS RELEASE: December 29, 2020 – The Produce for Better Health Foundation BB #:157162 commends the U.S. Departments of Agriculture...
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