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The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and promotes fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.
The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) of 1916 (P.L. 64-190), as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.), authorizes the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration to establish official marketing standards (not health and safety standards) for grains and oilseeds, and requires that exported grains and oilseeds be officially weighed and inspected.
Established in 1939 by Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace (later Vice President) through the merging and consolidation of various United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) bureaus and programs, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) was tasked with facilitating fair and efficient marketing of American agricultural products, including food, fiber, and specialty crops both ...
The FSIS's parent organization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln. [14] Harvey W. Wiley, M.D, who was appointed to the position of chief chemist at the USDA in 1883 devoted his career to the struggle against foodborne illnesses, by among other things campaigning for the Pure Food and Drug Act. [15]
Grain damage is any degradation in the quality of grain. In the current grain trade , this damage can affect price, feed quality, food product quality, and susceptibility to pest contamination. Between the field and the end use, grain may go through any number of handling operations which can each contribute to grain damage.
Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) Kansas Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Program [11] Maryland Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures Program [12] National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mass and Force Group [13] New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Bureau of Weights and ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General (USDA OIG) is one of the Inspector General offices created by the Inspector General Act of 1978. [1] The Inspector General for the Department of Agriculture is charged with investigating and auditing department programs to combat waste, fraud, and abuse. [1]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... "AAR Scale Handbook (2011)" USDA, AMS, Grain Inspection Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA ...