NASDA will also conduct trade missions to Thailand, Indonesia and Kenya in 2023.

The Biden-Harris Administration is investing $9.6 million across the country and taking several other steps to help farmers, ranchers, processors and rural businesses diversify the nation’s meat supply.

The proposed changes outline several key enhancements to ensure USDA grading is delivered with the highest levels of consistency and accuracy.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed that ACLE had custodial account shortages because it failed to reimburse the custodial account timely for receivables.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed that Lowell failed to have its scale tested in the first half of 2022.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed that between May 2018 and Jan. 2019, Florida Wagyu and Jackman operated as a packer without maintaining adequate bond coverage and failed to pay for livestock purchases in a timely manner.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revealed Ashton Hall failed to timely pay for 13 livestock purchases from February 2020 through April 2020. Payments were up to 185 days late. Hall also issued five non-sufficient funds (NSF) checks.

Through these and other efforts, USDA is working to implement a risk-based, comprehensive, integrated disease monitoring and surveillance system domestically and enhance collaborations with national, regional and global One Health partners to build additional capacity for zoonotic disease surveillance and prevention.

The investment intends to support the scale-up of sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States.

The 15th affected farm is a backyard flock in Knox County.