Specialty Crops Integrated Operating Network (SCION)
The Specialty Crops Integrated Operating Network (SCION) is a new automated business platform that modernizes the way USDA provides specialty crops inspection and audit services.
AMS Announces Upgrades to its Agricultural Transportation Open Data Visualization Platform
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today that it has upgraded its Agricultural Transportation Open Data Platform with new datasets and dashboards about the four modes—rail, truck, barge and ocean vessel—used to transport agricultural products.
USDA Announces Reopening of Pecan Marketing Order Continuance Referendum
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reopened the referendum voting period from June 29, through July 23, 2021, for pecan growers to vote on whether to continue their Federal marketing order.