2024 AFA Leaders Conference – Application Acceptance Event
The USDA – Agricultural Marketing Service is partnering with Agriculture Future of America (AFA) to hire recent graduates to join a diverse group of 4,000 professionals across the country who apply their knowledge and skills to create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber and specialty crops, helping ensure the quality and availability of wholesome food and a wide range of goods.
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Fresh Grapefruit, Oranges, and Mandarins
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh Grapefruit, Oranges, and Mandarins for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32.
Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle ANPR
Docket Number: AMS-FTPP-24-0013
Comments Due: December 10, 2024
Summary
Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
WASHINGTON, October 11, 2024 — The U.S.
USDA Announces Availability of New Agricultural Transportation Data
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service today announced the launch of the Fertilizer Transportation Dashboard and a Pacific Northwest Barge Rate Data Series on the Agricultural Transportation Open Data Platform (AgTransport). The enhancements help build resilience in the agrifood supply chain by providing needed visibility into transportation markets through publicly available data.