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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of walnuts grown in California voted to amend their federal marketing.

These programs are administered by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS), a program area within the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) and the Agricultural Marketing Act (AMA) regulations require that official personnel promptly report any violations of existing statutes, policies, procedures, or instructions. They shall report incidences that include:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Strawberry Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce.

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Agricultural Marketing Specialists manage, research, analyze, regulate, and perform other specialized work involved with the marketing of one or more agricultural commodities or products. Agricultural marketing includes the full lifecycle of a commodity, from growing and harvesting, grading, packaging, transportation, preparation for use, storage, shifting and sharing risks, change in ownership, pricing and exchange, wholesaling and retailing.