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USDA discloses deal to preserve US dairy exports to EU

08/16/21 4:00 PM By Bill Tomson

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is acknowledging that it has a deal that satisfies the European Union’s demands for new import requirements on U.S. dairy.

US averts shutdown of dairy exports to Europe

08/11/21 2:38 PM By Bill Tomson

The U.S. has found a way to avert the collapse of dairy exports to the European Union while still agreeing to European demands for new health certification requirements, according to industry officials.

AMS looks to increase transparency in cattle markets with two new market reports

08/05/21 2:51 PM By Noah Wicks

The Agriculture Department announced today that, in an effort to promote transparency and competitive markets, it will be releasing two new USDA Market News reports providing additional insight into cattle trades.

US scrambles to save organic ag trade relationship with Mexico

04/07/21 5:45 AM By Bill Tomson

New regulations in Mexico threaten to disrupt more than $100 million in organic food trade with the U.S., and the Biden administration has less than three months to address the situation before the requirements take effect.

Hemp industry hoping for regulatory delay

09/09/20 9:52 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

The hemp sector is hopeful a recent USDA request for comment on multiple pending hemp regulations means the department will suspend the requirements before they become effective at the end of next month.

AMS places sanctions on three Western US businesses

07/29/20 9:15 AM By Noah Wicks

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced Monday that it is placing sanctions on three produce businesses for “failing to meet their contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the PACA (Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act).”

USDA recommends beef market changes, but leaves unanswered questions about probe

07/22/20 3:28 PM By Spencer Chase

The Agriculture Department makes a series of recommendations to Congress for addressing price volatility in cattle markets, but the industry was left in the dark about the results of an investigation into alleged price manipulation by beef processors.

USDA urges producers to begin work on coronavirus aid applications

05/14/20 1:51 PM By Spencer Chase

A $16 billion program to offer direct payments to producers is not yet ready for signup, but the Department of Agriculture is urging producers to begin several steps of the application process ahead of time.

Ambitious 'truck-to-trunk' Food Box plan aims to redirect US farm surplus

05/06/20 6:51 AM By Philip Brasher

Stung by scenes of farmers dumping milk and plowing under crops, the Trump administration is launching a never-before-tried plan to use the nation’s commercial food distributors to buy fresh produce, dairy products and meat and give them away to needy families across the country.

USDA announces additional $470M in commodity purchases

05/04/20 4:02 PM By Bill Tomson

The USDA announced Monday that it will be spending an additional $470 million this year to purchase a wide variety of ag products, sparking cheers from farm groups and lawmakers.

Meet the Farm Hand: Don Parrish, American Farm Bureau Federation

Don Parrish was a point man for agriculture during the Waters of the U.S. debate. In this interview, Parrish walks us through the highlights of his career prior to his recent retirement and how he became dedicated to water issues in Washington.

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