…of the National Honey Board in accordance with the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 and the Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Information Order….
Winter Vegetable Harvest Gets Early Start
Winter vegetables ran hot and cold as November rolled on, as growers and packers confronted warmer weather and a cooler market. “I need winter and fall to show up, so…
Report Highlights Scientific Research
…National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), Rural Development (RD), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Grain inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Food Safety and Inspection service (FSIS) and…
Regional Psyllid Quarantines Still a Possibility
…we break the state into areas,” CPDPP committee chairman and grower Nick Hill said. “Growers and packers can have free movement in those areas, but when they go outside of…
Ag Groups React to New GIPSA Rules
The Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration recently began working on updating its Farmer Fair Practice Rules and some Ag groups are concerned. Two new rules and one interim rule…
USCA Commends USDA on Fair Practices Rules
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) commends the recent action by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’ Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (USDA GIPSA) in submitting The Farmer Fair Practices…
USDA Moves Forward with Flawed GIPSA Rules
In a letter to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, USDA acknowledged that the agency would continue the rulemaking process on the 2010 Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) proposed…
NPPC Concerned About Rules On Livestock Contracts
…contract growers, and poultry growers and the packers, swine contractors, and live poultry dealers with whom they interact.” Issued by USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) as an…
Florida Citrus Growers Spared by Hurricane Matthew
…Andrew Meadows. “The fact that it stayed offshore helped tremendously,” Meadows said. Some Indian River growers and packers told Mutual that in addition to fruit drop, there will likely be…
Hog Outlook Turns Sour
…predictions are correct, packers should have enough capacity. Two new processing operations are scheduled to open in Iowa and Michigan in 2017, increasing slaughter capacity by another six percent. The…
USDA to Require Meat Packers to Report Online Cattle Buys
The Department of Agriculture said last week it will require meat packers to report cattle purchases made through an online auction platform. Politico reports the move is an effort to…
Livestock Sales Bill Clears Senate, Heads to White House
…It would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 to ensure that the law’s protections are extended to online or video livestock auctions. The bill would also ensure modern…
House Ag Committee Modernizes Packers and Stockyards Act
The House Ag Committee passed a bill on Wednesday that will change the Packers and Stockyards Act with regards to electronic transactions. H.R. 5883 clarifies the duties related to services…
Certified Organic Production Sales Up 13 Percent
…selling products to wholesale markets. Wholesale markets, such as buyers for supermarkets, processors, distributors, packers and cooperatives, were serving as the marketing channel of choice for U.S. organic farmers and…