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Past Year's Press Releases - Livestock and Seed Program, Commodity Procurement

Past Year’s News:

Notice To The Trade - Information on any changes, revisions, new products to purchase, amendments issued, and other areas of interest for the various red meat and fish programs. All Notice to the Trade documents are PDF files.

Press Releases – Information on releases for the purchase of products to support the various livestock and fish industries that are approved by the Secretary of Agriculture under Section 32.

December 2008

Notice To The Trade - Implementation of Revised Animal Welfare Requirements

Notice To The Trade - Federal Acquisition Regulations Amended to Include E-Verify For Federal Contractors and Proposed Amendment to Include Origin of Agriculture Products

September 2008

Press Release – Schafer Announces Purchase of Up to $5 Million of Catfish Products

Notice To The Trade - Technical Briefing on Cooked Pork Patties Purchase Program

August 2008

Notice To The Trade - Technical Briefing on the Revised Animal Welfare Requirements, August 6, 2008

Animal Welfare Requirements

Federal Register – Humane Handling and Slaughter Requirements and the Merits of a Systematic Approach to Meet Such Requirements

June 2008

Notice To The Trade - Cooked Pork Pattie Purchase Program Technical Briefing, June 11, 2008

May 2008

Press Release – Shafer Announces Purchase of Up to $2 Million of Lamb

Notice To The Trade - Animal Welfare Requirements - Draft (Document presented at May 22, 2008 Industry Conference)

Industry Meeting Power Point Presentation Handout - contains all presentations

List of Attendees to the 16th Annual Industry Meeting

Press Release – Shafer Announces Purchases of up to $50 Million in Pork Products

March 2008

Notice To The Trade - Annual Industry Meeting for Contractors and Suppliers in USDA’s Meat and Fish Purchase Program

Notice To The Trade - Supplier Audits

December 2007

Notice To The Trade - Cancellation of LS-120, Invitation 097

July 2007

Notice To The Trade - Participating Vendors in Canned Meat, Poultry, and Vegetable Programs (FSA Barter)

Last Modified Date: 02/04/2009



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