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USDA Agricultural Marketing Service awarded approximately $40.5 million for 60 grant projects through the Organic Market Development Grant program.

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a webinar on the updates to the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and GAP Plus+ audit standards.

USDA has imposed sanctions on Heyvel Produce LLC, Pharr, Texas, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

The International Fresh Produce Association along with D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), D.C. Central Kitchen, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) partnered to bring this fun, tasty, and nutritious, new breakfast recipe to D.C. students.

USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Northeast Tomato Distributors Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Superior Growers LLC, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $16,841 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has become aware of a scam involving disguised or “spoofed” email addresses.

USDA has imposed sanctions on three 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).

USDA Pesticide Data Program results show the majority of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables have residues so low, if present at all, they would meet the organic standard.

Focused on the long-term viability of the industry it represents, the California Table Grape Commission is providing USDA with input on ways to enhance competitiveness through formal comments as well as testimony provided at the CDFA state board hearing which opened the World Ag Expo yesterday in Tulare, CA.