Articles Tagged with ''USDA''

Visit the NRCS website for more information on the WaterSMART Initiative and to read the Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action.

This committee advises the U.S. secretary of agriculture on matters affecting the Food Safety and Inspection Service's inspection program activities, including food safety policies that will contribute to USDA's regulatory policy development.

The secretary of agriculture appoints board members from nominations submitted by certified organizations.

International sales of U.S. farm and food products reached $196 billion in 2022. 

The USDA settled Packers & Stockyards cases with Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association, Robert Lenz, d.b.a. Lenz Livestock, SMBL Cattle Co. LLC, dba J&J Livestock, Miller Livestock Inc., M&L Farms LLC, Jallaq Farms LLC and Othman Jallaq.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed that from May 2021 through July 2021, Reel created false and misleading records in connection with its livestock selling activities.

Payment for 309 head of livestock in 19 livestock transactions from July 24, 2020, through Oct. 14, 2020, were paid up to 134 days late, and Republic failed to have its monorail scale tested in the first half of 2022.

Surveyed producers were asked to report their cattle inventories as of Jan. 1, 2023, and calf crop for the entire year of 2022 by internet, mail, telephone or in-person interview.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed Cabritos failed to timely pay for 17 livestock purchases from August 2021 through December 2021.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed that from November 2021 through December 2021, Kinderman created false and misleading records in connection with its livestock dealer activities.