Federal Register Update — March 3, 2023

USDA

USDA Announces First Permanent Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

AMS

USDA Files Action Against James Corrado Inc., d/b/a Corrado Specialty Goods and Corrado’s Wine Grapes Inc. in New Jersey for Alleged PACA Violations

Twitter

@ConsumerReports

• To vote for ‘Is Our Meat Safe to Eat?,’ like this tweet on @ASME1963’s page before March 31st at midnight

@USDA_ERS

• Between 1977–2018, the share of food energy (calories) obtained from food-away-from-home rose from 18.6 to 38.2 percent. Learn more: https://ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=105955…
• Join us for a webinar on Thursday, March 9 at 1 p.m. ET. ERS Research Economist Jonathan McFadden presents findings from Precision Agriculture in the Digital Era: Recent Adoption on U.S. Farms. Register now: https://ers.usda.gov/conferences/webinar-precision-agriculture-in-the-digital-era-recent-adoption-on-u-s-farms/….

@SecVilsack

• As pandemic-era SNAP emergency allotments come to an end, @USDA is committed to doing everything we can to strengthen the underlying SNAP program and increase food and nutrition security for American families. Agriculture Secretary: How the USDA plans to protect families losing SNAP pandemic benefits | CNN