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Court vacates 2023 Labor Department AEWR methodology rule
A federal court in Louisiana on Aug. 27 vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) Methodology rule in a move... continue reading »
Mission Produce leadership in Central and South America transitioning
A Mission Produce executive will retire from the global producer and distributor of fresh Hass avocados after 14 years of leadership. Juan Wiesner,... continue reading »
Dole plc completes sale of fresh vegetables division
Dole plc has completed a divestiture of its fresh vegetables division after canceling a 2023 sale attempt because of a U.S. Department of Justice obje... continue reading »
Public can comment on USDA reorganization until Aug. 26
A public comment period to provide feedback on the UDSA’s reorganization plan is open until Aug. 26. Stakeholders, including department employees... continue reading »
USDA awards 22 grants for produce packaging research
USDA has awarded 22 grants for produce packaging research to projects ranging from development of new materials to solutions piloted directly with fre... continue reading »
Senate committee hearing probes USDA reorganization plan
A Senate committee is questioning a newly announced USDA reorganization plan that would shift more than half of the agency’s Washington, D.C. staff ... continue reading »
New plan to include ban on farmland purchases for ‘foreign adversaries’
The USDA will no longer allow Chinese nationals or other “foreign adversaries” to purchase farmland in the U.S. as part of the National Farm Secur... continue reading »
Budget bill clears House after narrow Senate passage
A massive budget bill that contains millions of dollars of increased specialty crop funding but has drawn criticism for cuts to programs including Med... continue reading »
Del Monte Foods files for bankruptcy in US, seeks sale
Del Monte Foods has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. and is pursuing a sale. The company has entered into a restructuring ag... continue reading »
Salmonella outbreak traced to Florida cucumber grower declared over
The Food and Drug Administration has completed its investigation into a multistate salmonella outbreak traced to a Florida cucumber grower, and the Ce... continue reading »
