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IFPA is proud to announce the appointment of its members -- Amanda Felder, organic integrity and environmental compliance manager at Taylor Farm , and Andrea Hatziyannis, category strategy manager at Sprouts Farmers Market -- to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Organic Standards Board (NOSB). 

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the regulations governing the inspection and certification of fresh fruits, vegetables and other products to more equitably and accurately assess fees based on actual volume inspected.

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) has been awarded $1.5 million from the second round of the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture’s (USDA) Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP).

The eradication success was the result of a multiyear effort to find and eradicate the hornets, which began in 2019.

This latest investment brings total Regional Agricultural Promotion Program funding to $600 million in 2024.

USDA has imposed sanctions on four 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).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two 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).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on CFG Produce Inc., Lantana, Texas, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA and VIP Marketing Inc. entered into a Consent Decision and Order wherein VIP Marketing Inc. agreed to pay the unpaid produce sellers listed in Appendix A to the Complaint and to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $40,000.

IFPA held the Climate Smart Field Day this month as a part of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant, bringing together experts, grant participants and more dedicated to advancing climate-smart practices across the industry.