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Here are the latest news releases
from the Agricultural Marketing Service.
October 2004
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October 19, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Nominees for
National Mango Promotion Board
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October 19, 2004 -- North Carolina Firm Posts $1
Million Bond to Obtain PACA License
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October 18, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
Dal-Don Produce Co. Inc., Clermont, Florida
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October 18, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
Produce Diversified Services Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota
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October 15, 2004 -- USDA Proposes Procedures For
Lamb Referendum
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October 15, 2004 -- Peanut Industry Votes to
Continue Its Research and Promotion Program
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October 14, 2004 -- Idaho Firm Pays $1,925 to
Settle Seed Case
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October 14, 2004 -- USDA Delays Hearing on Proposed
Amendments to the Central Federal Milk Marketing Order
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October 13, 2004 -- USDA Approves Mushroom Program
Assessment Increase
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October 12, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 15
New Plant Varieties
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October 12, 2004 -- Veneman Announces Purchase of 20 Million Pounds of
Sweet Potatoes for USDA Food Programs
- October 7, 2004 -- USDA Files Complaint Against
Platinum Frozen Foods Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois
- October 6, 2004 -- USDA Cites Fielders Choice
Produce Investors LLC., Phoenix, Arizona
- October 5, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Eight Produce Businesses
- October 5, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on
Proposed Changes to United States Standards for Grades of Kale
- October 4, 2004 --Grants Protection to 14 New
Plant Varieties
- October 4, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on
Proposed Amendments to Washington State Sweet Cherry Marketing Order
- October 1, 2004 -- USDA Cites Louis Produce
Corporation, New Orleans, Louisiana
- October 1, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 13
New Plant Varieties
- October 1, 2004 -- Mango Promotion, Research,
and Information Order Takes Effect
September 2004
- September 30, 2004 -- USDA Issues Regulatory Action
on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for Fish and Shellfish.
- September 30, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to
10 New Plant Varieties
- September 30, 2004 --
USDA Sets Hearing
on Proposed Amendments to the Appalachian,
Florida, and Southeast Federal Milk Marketing Orders
- September 27, 2004 -- Complaint Filed Against
Idaho Onion Handler Nathan Jones and King Crown Organic Farm
- September 24,
2004 -- Veneman Appoints Members to National Honey Nominations Committee
- September 24, 2004 -- USDA Cites Queen City
Marketing Services Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
- September 23, 2004 -- USDA Updates Regulations
for Inspection of Eggs
- September 23, 2004 -- USDA Announces Final
Decision to Amend all Federal Milk Orders
- September 23, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
A & B Produce Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- September 23, 2004 -- USDA Cites Fresh
Solutions Inc., Norcross, Georgia
- September 22, 2004 -- USDA Sets Hearing on
Proposed Amendments to Central Milk Marketing Order
- September 22, 2004 -- USDA Cites G & B Produce
Company Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida
- September 22, 2004 -- USDA Files Complaint
Against Frances F. Remus, Doing Business as Get It From The Girls, and
Also, Doing Business as Shima Produce, West Sacramento, California
- September 20, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
Do Ripe Farms Inc., Locust Grove, Georgia
- September 20, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to
Nine New Plant Varieties
- September 17,
2004 -- Veneman Announces Plant Variety Protection Board Appointments
- September 17, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to
12 New Plant Varieties
- September 16, 2004 -- National Organic
Standards Board to Meet October 12-14
- September 16, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to
12 New Plant Varieties
- September 15, 2004 -- USDA Grants
Protection to 13 New Plant Varieties
- September 14, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to
11 New Plant Varieties
- September 13, 2004 -- USDA Grants Plant
Protection to Seven New Plant Varieties
- September 8,
2004 -- Veneman Names Members and Alternates to the
National Tobacco Advisory Committee
- September 7, 2004 -- Coale Named Deputy
Administrator of USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Dairy Programs
- September 3, 2004 -- Four Firms Post Bonds
Totaling $160,000 To Obtain PACA Licenses
- September 1, 2004 -- USDA Amends Livestock
Mandatory Reporting Regulations
August 2004
- August 31, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to
Nine New Plant Varieties
- August 31, 2004
-- Veneman Announces Soybean Board Appointments
- August 25, 2004
-- Veneman Announces 6.6 Million Pounds of Walnuts to be Purchased for
USDA Food Programs
- August 25, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Two Produce Businesses
- August 25, 2004 -- AMS Mails Peanut Order
Referendum Ballots
- August 24, 2004 -- Georgia Firm Pays $10,150 to
Settle Seed Case
- August 23, 2004
-- Veneman Appoints Members to the Peanut Standards Board
- August 18, 2004
-- Veneman Announces Lamb Promotion Board Appointments
- August 10, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Eight Produce Businesses
- August 5, 2004 -- Burley Tobacco Advisory
Committee to Meet September 16
- August 4, 2004 -- Funds to Defray Costs of
Organic Certification are Available to Producers in 15 States
- August 2, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Three Produce Businesses
July 2004
- July 30, 2004 -- Complaint Filed Against Two
California Date Handlers
- July 27, 2004 --
Veneman Announces Grants for Agricultural Marketing Projects
- July 27, 2004 -- Oregon Firm Pays $2,125 to
Settle Seed Case
- July 27, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 15 New
Plant Varieties
- July 26, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 16 New
Plant Varieties
- July 23, 2004 -- AMS Delays Effective Date For
California Pistachio Quality Requirements
- July 23, 2004 -- AMS Sets New Referendum Dates
For Peanut Program
- July 23, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 15 New
Plant Varieties
- July 22, 2004 --
Veneman Announces 76.4 Million Pounds of Canned Fruit To Be Purchased
For USDA Food Programs
- July 22, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 12 New
Plant Varieties
- July 20, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments to Revise
Canned Pears Grade Standard
- July 20, 2004 -- Oregon Firm Pays $5,775 to
Settle Seed Case
- July 20, 2004 -- USDA Files Action
Against Jody D. Desomma, Doing Business as Impact Brokerage and/or
Impact Brokerage Corporation and Impact Corporation, Nesconset, New York
- July 19, 2004 -- USDA Cites American
Produce Inc., Winchester, Virginia
- July 16, 2004 --
Veneman Announces 34 Million Pounds of Raisins To Be Purchased for USDA
Food Programs
- July 16, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Two Produce Businesses
- July 15, 2004 -- Strebin Farms Pays Civil Penalty
for Violating Marketing Order
- July 13, 2004 -- USDA Announces Results of
Soybean Request for Referendum
- July 12, 2004 -- USDA Delays Hearing on Proposed
Amendments to Upper Midwest Milk Order
- July 12, 2004 --
Veneman Announces Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board Appointments
- July 12, 2004 -- Texas Firm Pays $1,250 to Settle
Seed Case
- July 9, 2004 --
USDA Announces 39 Million Pounds of Peach and Pineapple Products to be
Purchased for USDA Food Programs
- July 7, 2004-- USDA Grants Protection to 13 New
Plant Varieties
- July 7, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on Petition
to Develop U.S. Standard for Grades of Canned Refried Beans
- July 6, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 13 New
Plant Varieties
- July 2, 2004 -- USDA Nullifies Referendum for the
Peanut Promotion and Research Program
June 2004
- June 28, 2004-- USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed
Changes to U.S. Standards for Grades of Cucumbers
- June 25, 2004-- USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed
Changes to U.S. Standards for Grades of Persian Limes
- June 25, 2004--
Agricultural Marketing Service Staff Honored
at Annual USDA Awards Ceremony
- June 24, 2004 -- New York Firm Posts $25,000 Cash
Surety to Employ PACA Violator
- June 23, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Action Against
10 Produce Businesses
- June 23, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
Tuscany Farms Inc., Doing Business as Genovas, Anaheim California
- June 23, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against Joe
Genova & Associates Inc., Anaheim, California
- June 22, 2004 -- USDA Sets Hearing on Proposed
Amendments to Upper Midwest Milk Order
- June 22, 2004 -- USDA Amends Pacific Northwest
Milk Order
- June 22, 2004 -- USDA Announces Opening Dates
for Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Areas
- June 21, 2004-- USDA Amends Mideast Milk Order
- June 21, 2004 -- John F. Copes Co. Inc., Settles
Administrative Action and Posts $750,000 Bond to Obtain PACA License
- June 21, 2004 -- USDA Cites Gary L. Comella,
Doing Business as Southwest Produce, Yuma, Arizona
- June 21, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
Potatoes & Vegetables Express, Doing Business as Potato Express and
Potatoes & Vegetables Express, North Las Vegas, Nevada
- June 18, 2004 --
Veneman Appoints Members and Alternates to the National Honey Board
- June 14, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed
Changes to U.S. Standards for Grades of Sweet Peppers
- June 9, 2004 -- USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry
Advisory Committee to Meet July 13-14
- June 8, 2004 --
Veneman Announces National Pork Board Members
- June 8, 2004 --
Veneman Names Members and Alternates to American Egg Board
- June 8, 2004 -- USDA Proposes Revised Shell Egg
Grading Regulations
- June 7, 2004-- USDA Issues Final Rule
Establishing Rules and Regulations for the Lamb Promotion, Research, and
Information Program
- June 7, 2004-- USDA Grants Protection to 23 New
Plant Varieties
- June 3, 2004-- USDA Extends Comment Period on
Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order for Cranberries
- June 3, 2004--USDA Denies PACA License to
Tomatoes N Chiles R US Inc., Los Angeles, California
May 2004
- May 28, 2004 --Veneman
Announces Purchase Of Up To 14.5 Million Pounds Of Frozen And Canned
Apricots
- May 25, 2004 -- USDA Extends Comment Period on
Proposal to Exempt 100 Percent Organic Producers From Research and
Promotion Assessments
- May 25, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to Three
New Plant Varieties
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May 24, 2004 --
Statement
by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding the Decision by the U.S.
Supreme Court to Review the Beef Checkoff Program
- May 20, 2004 --
USDA to Purchase up to $15 million of Pink Salmon Products for Feeding
Programs
- May 20, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 10 New
Plant Varieties
- May 20, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against Bayside
Produce Inc., Salinas, California
- May 20, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 18 New
Plant Varieties
- May 20, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against Terry
Thomas Farms Inc., Birmingham, Alabama
- May 19, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions Against
Six Produce Businesses
- May 12, 2004 -- AMS Mails Peanut Order Referendum
Ballots
- May 11, 2004 -- Correction to Press News Release
AMS-030-2003 USDA Reports PACA Action Against Kaweah Citrus Association
LLC, Lemon Cove, California
- May 10, 2004 -- Egg Handler Pays Civil Penalty
for Alleged Violations of Egg Products Inspection Act
April 2004
- April 30, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Nominees for
National Dairy Board
- April 30, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Four Produce Businesses
- April 29, 2004 -- USDA Sets Dates For Peanut
Program Referendum
- April 29, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Nine Produce Businesses
- April 27, 2004 -- USDA Announces Fees For
Classing 2004 Cotton Crop
- April 27, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed
Amendments to Marketing Order for Cranberries
- April 27, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Action
Against Meek Farm Produce & Brokerage Inc., Plant City, Florida
- April 27, 2004 -- World Produce Marketing Corp.,
Posts $25,000 Bond to Obtain PACA License
- April 23, 2004 -- USDA Announces Interim Order to
Amend All Federal Milk Orders
- April 23, 2004 -- USDA Proposes to Exempt 100
Percent Organic Producers and Marketers from Commodity Promotion
Assessments
- April 21, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed
Changes to U.S. Standards for Grades of Watermelon
- April 20, 2004 -- USDA Announces Deadline for Egg
Producer Organizations to Request Certification
- April 20, 2004 -- Plant Variety Protection
Advisory Board to Meet May 25
- April 20, 2004 -- USDA Cites Atlanta Egg &
Produce Co. Inc., Forest Park, Georgia
- April 19, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 14
New Plant Varieties
- April 14, 2004 --
Veneman Announces National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board
Appointments
- April 13, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 12
New Plant Varieties
- April 9, 2004 -- USDA Announces Decision to Amend
Mideast Milk Marketing Order
- April 8, 2004 --
Veneman Announces Purchase of Up to 3.5 Million Pounds of Frozen
Strawberries
- April 8, 2004 -- USDA Announces Final Decision to
Amend Pacific Northwest Milk Order
- April 7, 2004 --
Members Named to National Watermelon Board
- April 6, 2004 --
Veneman Names Replacement Member to National Honey Committee
- April 6, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against R & R
Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Inc., Boca Raton, Florida
- April 5, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 17 New
Plant Varieties
- April 2, 2004 -- Morris Named Deputy
Administrator of USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Poultry Program
- April 2, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to Eight
New Plant Varieties
- April 2, 2004 -- USDA Files Complaint Against
California Raisin Handler
- April 2, 2004 -- Egg Handler Pays Civil Penalty
for Alleged Violations of Eggs Products Inspection Act
- April 2, 2004 -- California Almond Growers Vote
to Continue Federal Marketing Order
- April 1, 2004 -- National Organic Standards Board
to Meet April 28-30
March 2004
- March 29, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Diversified
Food Export Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida
- March 24, 2004 -- Hearing Set For Proposed
Amendements To Marketing Order For Winter Pears Grown In Oregon And
Washington
- March 24, 2004 -- USDA Cites Engebretson Grupe
Co. Inc., Nogales, Arizona
- March 24, 2004 -- Robert A. Roberti Jr., Doing
Business as Phoenix Fruit Co., Gilbert, Arizona, Denied a PACA License
- March 24, 2004 -- USDA Announces Recommended
Decision to Amend the Northeast Milk Marketing Order
- March 24, 2004 -- USDA Sets Date for Soybean
Request Referendum
- March 23, 2004 -- USDA Sets Procedures for
Soybean Request for Referendum
- March 17, 2004 -- USDA Launches Avocado Variety
Enforcement Program
- March 17, 2004 -- Comment Period Extended on
Proposed Changes to U.S. Standards for Greenhouse Tomatoes
- March 17, 2004 --
Veneman Names Members to the National Potato Promotion Board
- March 12, 2004 --
Veneman Announces Purchase Of Up To 6.9 Million Pounds of Asparagus
- March 11, 2004--USDA Reports PACA Actions Against
Seven Produce Businesses
- March 9, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 10
News Plant Varieties
- March 8, 2004 -- USDA Publishes Market Research
on Small Meat Processors
- March 8, 2004 -- USDA Requests Nominations to
Fill Upcoming Vacancies on National Organic Standards Board
- March 4, 2004 -- Philip Giba Farms Posts $35,000
Bond to Obtain PACA License
- March 2, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 20 New
Plant Varieties
- March 1, 2004-- California Pistachio Growers Vote
to Establish Marketing Order
- March 1, 2004 -- USDA Announces Tentative Final
Decision to Amend All Federal Milk Marketing Orders
- March 1, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against Garden Fresh Produce
Inc., North Las Vegas, Nevada
February 2004
- February 26, 2004 -- USDA Revises U.S. Standards
for Grades of Peaches, for Plums and Prunes, and for Nectarines.
- February 25, 2004 -- Processed Blackberry
Marketing Order Proponents Withdraw Request
- February 25, 2004 -- USDA Increases Fees for
Dairy Grading and Inspection
- February 24, 2004 -- Cranberry Growers and
Processors Approve Marketing Order Amendments
- February 24, 2004 -- Nominations Sought for
Peanut Standard Board
- February 23, 2004 -- USDA to Terminate the
Western Milk Marketing Order
- February 23, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Five Produce Businesses
- February 19, 2004 -- USDA
Cites
Landrum Wholesale Produce LLC, Jackson, Mississippi
- February 18, 2004
-- Veneman Announces Purchase Of Up To 3 Million Pounds of Dried Cherries
- February 18, 2004 -- USDA Pesticide Data Program
to Release 2002 Data
- February 12, 2004 -- NWF Acquisition Corp., Pays
a $65,000 Penalty to Settle PACA Action
- February 12, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against
Southern Produce Distributors Inc., Faison, North Carolina
- February 09, 2004 -- Shell Egg Handler Pays Civil
Penalty for Alleged Violations of Egg Products Inspection Act
- February 09, 2004 -- USDA Cites Wabash
Distributing Company Inc., Terre Haute, Indiana
- February 09, 2004 -- USDA Files Notice to Show
Cause Against Fresh Solutions Inc., Norcross, Georgia
January 2004
- January 30, 2004 -- Shell Egg Handler Pays for Civil Penalty for
Alleged Violations of Egg Products Inspection Act
- January 29, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Five Produce Businesses
- January 27, 2004
-- Veneman Announces Funding for Ewe Lamb Replacement/Retention Program
- January 26, 2004 -- Peanut Standards Board Will
Hold Conference Call Meeting February 11
- January 26, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on
Proposal to Amend the Soybean Request for Referendum Procedures
- January 23, 2004 -- USDA Tobacco Inspection
Advisory Committee to Meet March 2
- January 22, 2004 -- USDA Grants Protection to 18
New Plant Varieties
- January 22, 2004 -- USDA Cites Golden Gem Growers
Inc., Umatilla, Florida
- January 21, 2004
-- Veneman Appoints National Pork Producers Delegate Body
- January 21, 2004 -- CORRECTION: March 22 is
Deadline for Comments on Petition to Revise Grade Standard for Canned
Pears
- January 20, 2004 -- USDA Fruit and Vegetable
Industry Advisory Committee Will Meet February 19-20
- January 20, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Comments on
Petition to Revise Grade Standard for Canned Pears
- January 20, 2004
-- Veneman Names Members to Popcorn Promotion Board
- January 20, 2004 --
USDA Sets Hearing
on Proposed Amendments to the Appalachian and Southeast Milk Orders
- January 20, 2004 -- USDA Reports PACA Actions
Against Five Produce Businesses
- January 20, 2004 -- USDA Cites King Sol Produce
Corp., Bronx, New York
- January 15, 2004 -- USDA Seeks Nominations to
Lamb Board
- January 15, 2004
-- Veneman Announces Purchase of up to $50 Million of Orange Juice
- January 15, 2004
-- Veneman Names Alternates to Peanut Board
- January 12, 2004 -- USDA Proposes Termination of
Western Milk Marketing Order
- January 12, 2004 -- USDA Announces Interim Order
to Amend the Pacific Northwest Milk Order
- January 6, 2004 -- National Promotion Program
Approved for Mangos
- January 6, 2004 -- Proposed Marketing Order
Sought for Processed Blackberries Produced in Oregon and Washington
- January 5, 2004 -- California Almond Growers To
Vote On Marketing Order
- January 5, 2004 -- USDA Files Action Against Americas Produce
Company Inc., Pompano Beach, Florida
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