Despite USDA claims of safety, persistent pesticides still found in 2024 food samples

Testing in 2024 was conducted on 9,872 samples of 19 different commodities of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, nuts ...
Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch

Applications sought for specialty crop grants

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is currently accepting pre-applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop ...
Ohio Ag Net

New USDA report available for Ohio sheep producers

A new partnership with The Ohio State University Extension and the USDA Agricultural Marketing Services will provide pricing and quality reports from the Mt. Hope auction. Brianna Smith, editor of ...
AG Week

USDA and DHHS announce $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program

“Protecting and improving the health of our soil is critical not only for the future viability of farmland, but to the future success of American farmers. In order to continue to be the most ...
Drovers Cattle Network

USDA Launches Screwworm.gov

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched the new nnified New World screwworm (NWS) website, screwworm.gov. This dynamic new site centralizes NWS information available across the ...
The White House

MODIFYING THE SCOPE OF THE RECIPROCAL TARIFF WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Section 1. Background. In Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States ...
dairybusiness

DATCP and USDA Announce Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to award 11 projects ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa's federal lawmakers, Gov. Kim Reynolds ask USDA to move research projects to Ames

Iowa's all-Republican congressional delegation and Gov. Kim Reynolds are asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to move the agency's research projects to Ames as part of its ongoing ...
Reuters

How a US government shutdown would affect USDA data, nutrition programs and operations

WASHINGTON, September 30 - Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed millions of Americans could be vulnerable to ...
Food Processing

USDA/AMS Launches Food Hub Operator’s Toolkit

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has launched “Many Hats – A Food Hub Operator’s Toolkit,” a central resource to support food hub leaders. The toolkit was developed through a partnership ...
Iowa Public Radio

USDA cuts program and pulls grant funds for small farm and food businesses

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced last week that it will cut the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program, which provides grants to small and medium-sized local farm and food ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Agricultural Marketing Service (2020). Guidelines for AMS Oversight of Commodity Research and Promotion Programs. USDA.

ABSTRACT: Federal Marketing Orders’ leadership can identify, approve, and implement necessary technologies through their research programs to provide the agricultural industry with essential tools to ...