This week, at a meeting of the White House Competition Council, President Biden will announce two new efforts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support fair and competitive meat and poultry markets.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service has created a Cattle Contracts Library Pilot Program to increase market transparency for cattle producers.
USDA to triple commitment with initial $2.8 billion investment piloting new revenue streams for America's climate-smart farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners, with additional projects forthcoming.
USDA issues Packers and Stockyards complaint against Wright Livestock Inc. and Rodney J. Wright for violations, as well as Tri-County Livestock Exchange Inc. and Larry Congleton.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) negotiated an administrative Consent Decision and Order with Abdelkader Fedhal a/k/a Abdelkader Fedal a/k/a Ali Fedal (Fedhal) and Westminster Meat Packing Inc. of Westminster, VT, on Aug. 29, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a non-commercial backyard flock (poultry) in Obion County, Tennessee.