News & Announcements

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Press Releases

07-15-2025Termination of Regional Food Business Centers Programs

01-16-2025USDA Announces Grant Funding to Support the Production and Marketing of Bison and Bison Products

12-12-2024USDA Highlights Investment of $119 Million in Business Builder Grants for Small and Mid-Sized Farm and Food Businesses

12-06-2024USDA and the Southwest Regional Food Business Center Make Available $4 Million for Small and Mid-Sized Food and Farm Businesses

11-12-2024USDA Issues Final Decision on Amendments to all Eleven Federal Milk Marketing Orders

11-07-2024USDA Releases 2023 Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary

10-31-2024USDA Announces $33.5 Million in Grant Awards to Expand Local and Regional Food Systems

10-28-2024USDA Launches $15 Million Program to Promote Organic Dairy Products in Schools and Youth Programs

10-23-2024USDA Under Secretary Moffitt Highlights Investments in Organic Agriculture

10-23-2024USDA and the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center Will Make Available $6.75 Million to Food and Farm Businesses through Business Builder Subaward Program

Notices to Trade

07-15-2025USDA to Host Educational Event at USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Center

07-11-2025USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center

07-11-2025USDA Seeks Nominees for the American Egg Board

07-11-2025USDA Seeks Nominees for the American Lamb Board

07-10-2025USDA Seeks Nominees for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board

07-10-2025USDA Seeks Nominees for the United Soybean Board

07-10-2025USDA Seeks Nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board

07-07-2025AMS Announces Updates to Geographic Areas for Official Grain Inspection Services

06-13-2025USDA Revises Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages of Native Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year

06-03-2025USDA Sets Dates for Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Research and Promotion Program Continuance Referendum and Announces Moratorium on Collection of Assessments

PACA Enforcement Actions

07-03-2025Aggrigator Inc. Satisfies Terms of Consent Decision and Order Involving Alleged PACA Violations

06-16-2025USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry

06-16-2025USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Michigan, Texas, and Nebraska. from Operating in the Produce Industry

06-02-2025USDA Files Action Against Jaspo Inc. in Wash. for Alleged PACA Violations

06-02-2025USDA Files Action Against International Fresh Produce LLC in Texas for Alleged PACA Violations

05-20-2025USDA Files Action Against Texas Produce Company Inc. in Texas for Alleged PACA Violations

05-16-2025USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Calif., Iowa, N.Y. and Utah from Operating in the Produce Industry

04-28-2025USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California, Ohio and Virginia From Operating in the Produce Industry

04-28-2025USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and Texas From Operating in the Produce Industry

04-23-2025USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and Florida from Operating in the Produce Industry

PSD Enforcement Actions

06-24-2025USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Camelot Cattle Company LLC dba 101 Livestock Auction and John Knight

06-24-2025USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Heartland Exotic Bird and Animal Auction LLC and Justin Hamilton

06-16-2025USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Glen A. Burkholder

05-30-2025USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with JBS USA Food Company

05-30-2025USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp.

05-22-2025USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Thomas Lee Tracy dba Twisted T. Livestock LLC

05-22-2025USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Two Brother Farms LLC and Joel Wingard

05-22-2025USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Crum Livestock LLC and Connor Crum

05-14-2025USDA Issues a Packers and Stockyards Complaint against Farmers Regional Livestock Market of Glasgow LLC and Jonathan Anderson

05-06-2025USDA Settles a Packers and Stockyards Case with Vernon Inman II