USDA Announces Designations to Provide Official Services Under the U.S. Grain Standards Act

Date
August 27, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the following agencies are designated to provide official services at non-export port locations in specified geographic areas under delegated authority of the United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA):

Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee: Ohio Valley Grain Inspection

Illinois and Iowa: Keokuk Grain Inspection Service

Information on the specified geographic areas can be found in the Federal Register notice published on August 27, 2025. For more information, contact Kendra Kline at FGISQACD@usda.gov.