AMS FOIA Log 

Requested between 10/01/2020 and 09/30/2021 

Request ID Received Date Requester Name Request Description 

2021-AMS-00001-F 10/1/2020 Flahive, Paul Requesting access to communications between Gregorio Palomino or representatives or interested parties for the company CRE8AD8 and the USDA 

between May 28 and Oct 1 including but not limited to all text messages, emails, copies of voicemails, transcripts from conversations, etc. Among 

these I would like a request to complete communications related to a) the company's contract not being renewed and b) communications surrounding 

earlier FOIA requests for CRE8AD8 documents, proposals, and communications. (Date Range for Record Search: From 06/01/2020 To 10/01/2020) 

2021-AMS-00002-F 10/2/2020 Fu, Jessica A copy of the response to FOIA Request 2020-AMS-00251-F. A document that includes both the recipient information listed in the above FOIA 

Request as well as the distributor associated with each shipment. 

2021-AMS-00003-F 10/5/2020 Coffey, Debbie The last USDA US to Mexico Weekly Livestock Export Summary issued at the end of the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. b) The last USDA Texas to 

Mexico Daily Livestock Exports issued for the years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. c) The last USDA New Mexico to Mexico Livestock Exports issued for the 

years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. d) The last USDA Arizona to Mexico Livestock Exports issued for the years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. e) The last USDA 

California to Mexico Livestock Exports issued for the years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. If these records are not available, WHFF requests any records that 

discuss or describe the summary data contained within these records for the end of each of the years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. 

WHFF also requests the USDA US to Mexico Weekly Livestock Export Summary issued the week before, or for the week including, July 18, 2020 (or, if 

this record is not available, WHFF requests any records that discuss or describe the summary data contained within this record). (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 12/1/2016 To 1/10/2020) 

2021-AMS-00004-F 10/23/2020 Thompson, Peter A copy of any/all correspondence with Congressman Markwayne Mullin/his staff and the response to the correspondence from this 

department/agency's staff. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2013 To 10/05/2020) 

2021-AMS-00005-F 10/5/2020 Hill, John A copy of the provider agreement to electronically file and maintain grain warehouse receipts and U.S. Warehouse Act documents between the AMS 

and eGrain, Inc. 

2021-AMS-00006-F 10/5/2020 Cresswell, James All documentation related to (b)(6) application to become a certified organic farmer. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2011 To 10/05/2020) 

2021-AMS-00007-F 10/7/2020 Edwards, Gene A spreadsheet that list all Elevators in Kansas, separated by county, the name of the owner, location by city or town and licensed capacity. 

2021-AMS-00008-F 10/9/2020 Fang, Lee All email communications from January 1, 2019 to the present, sent or received by individuals employed by the following checkoff programs: a. 

American Egg Board b. American Lamb Board c. Cattleman’s Beef Promotion and Research Board d. National Dairy Promotion and Research Board e. 

National Pork Board with the following individuals or organizations: a. Rick Berman or anyone with a @bermanco.com email address. b. Assistant 

Sheriff Jim Naugle or using a Sonoma County Sheriff email address @sonomasheriff.org c. John Sancenito d. Anyone associated with LULAC or using a 

@LULAC.org email address c. Anyone associated with the Meat Institute or using a @meatinstitute.org email address d. Anyone associated with ALEC 

or using an @alec.org email address e. Anyone associated with the Center for Consumer Freedom or using a @consumerfreedom.com email address. 

(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2019 To 10/9/2020) 

2021-AMS-00009-F 10/9/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for the Schmitz/ADM Grain Elevators at the following locations: #1 251 N Main Street Sanborn, MN #2 211 Haynes Street 

Currie/Dovray, MN (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 10/9/2020) 

2021-AMS-00010-F 10/13/2020 Wiese, Chris Bin charts and warehouse diagrams for Bunge North America in McGregor Iowa and consolidated Grain and Barge Company in Clayton Iowa. 

2021-AMS-00011-F 10/13/2020 Klapper, Bonnie All communications from May 1, 2015 to the present, referencing Wayne Hsiung, Crystal Heath, Leighton Woodhouse, Glenn Greenwald, Lee Fang, or 

The Intercept, made by any individual associated with, employed by, related to or working for in any capacity of the following checkoff programs: a. 

American Egg Board; b. American Lamb Board; c. Cattleman’s Beef Promotion and Research Board; d. National Dairy Promotion and Research Board; 

and e. National Pork Board 2. All invoices and retainer agreements, including drafts and final versions sent the National Pork Board and Weber 

Shandwick from May 1, 2015 to the present. (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/1/2015 To 10/13/2020) 

2021-AMS-00012-F 10/13/2020 Dellett, Jessica Bin Charts and Diagrams and the Total Licensed Capacity of the grain elevator facilities that are currently federally licensed for Rush County. 

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2021-AMS-00013-F 10/13/2020 Flahive, Paul 1) Any documents provided to congressional committees related to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program or subcommittees including but not 

limited to House Agriculture subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight (chaired by Rep Fudge) and the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. 2) 

all written and electronic communications between USDA and the White house, or Office of Management and Budget related to Farmers To Families 

Food Box Program. 3) A list of all nonprofits working with contractors under the Farmers to Families Food Box Program and please distinguish 

between which contractors worked with which nonprofit. 4) All internal communications from USDA related to Farmers to Families Food Box 

Program. (Date Range for Record Search: From 05/01/2020 To 10/12/2020)(Date Range for Record Search: From 05/01/2020 To 10/12/2020) 

2021-AMS-00014-F 10/13/2020 Cascada, Laura 1) All USDA Process Verified Program audit failures and associated records, and 2) All PVP audit results for the One Health Certified program. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2017 To 10/13/2020) 

2021-AMS-00015-F 10/14/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for all Bunge Grain Elevators located in the United States. 

2021-AMS-00016-F 10/14/2020 Fu, Jessica All communications sent by AMS officials regarding Farmers to Families Food Box Program regarding the program's third round of distribution. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 9/1/2020 To 10/13/2020) 

2021-AMS-00017-F 10/8/2020 Ayele, Michael (No specific AMS records sought.) 

2021-AMS-00018-F 10/19/2020 Fassett, Mary Jean All licensing documents in the Department’s possession in connection with the initial determinations that (b)(6) was responsibly connected to Imperial 

Frozen Foods Op. Co. LLC. This request encompasses all documents submitted by or on behalf of Imperial Frozen Foods Op. Co. LLC or any other party 

in connection with the granting and renewal of the PACA license of Imperial Frozen Foods Op. Co. LLC, including but not limited to any list of officers 

and directors of Imperial Frozen Foods Op. Co. LLC. 

2021-AMS-00019-F 10/21/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for the Scoular Grain Elevators that sold to Consolidated Grain & Barge in 2018. 

2021-AMS-00020-F 10/21/2020 May, Katherine 1. All documents released in response to any FOIA request dated January 1, 2015 or later that requested documents relating to: a. any investigation by 

the USDA of any fed cattle or beef markets; b. any investigation by the USDA of the procurement or slaughter of fed cattle, the processing of fed 

cattle, or sale of processed beef products by any of the following companies: Tyson Foods, Inc.; Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.; JBS S.A.; JBS USA Food 

Company; Swift Beef Company; JBS Packerland, Inc.; Cargill, Incorporated; Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation; or National Beef Packing Company; and 

c. any other documents in the files of USDA, whether or not related to a USDA investigation, relating to the procurement or slaughter of fed cattle, the 

processing of fed cattle or sale of processed beef products by any of the following companies: Tyson Foods, Inc.; Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.; JBS S.A.; JBS 

USA Food Company; Swift Beef Company; JBS Packerland, Inc.; Cargill, Incorporated; Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation; or National Beef Packing 

Company; d. documents relating to the Holcomb Fire, including any effects that fire had on any fed cattle or beef markets; and e. documents relating 

to the COVID-19 pandemic, including any effects that pandemic has had on any fed cattle or beef markets. 2. All documents submitted to the USDA on 

after January 1, 2015 by or on behalf of Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (“R-CALF USA”) relating to: a. alleged 

anticompetitive conduct by one or more of the following companies with respect to fed cattle or beef: Tyson Foods, Inc.; Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.; JBS 

S.A.; JBS USA Food Company; Swift Beef Company; JBS Packerland, Inc.; Cargill, Incorporated; Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation; or National Beef 

Packing Company; b. alleged manipulation of, or control of prices in: i. any cash market for the purchase of fed cattle; ii. any cattle futures market; or 

iii. any beef market (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2015 To 10/21/2020) 

2021-AMS-00021-F 10/21/2020 Bunge, Jacob All National Organic Program records from 2018 to present that contain any of the following names and terms: “Pradera Natural SA”, “Pradera 

Natural”, “Pradera Natural S.A.”, “La Tranquera Verde SA”, “La Tranquera Verde”, “La Tranquera Verde S.A.” 

2021-AMS-00022-F 10/22/2020 Caramante, Julie Requesting the GIPSA livestock dealers application and bond amount for Justin Nalls, Kaufman, TX. 

2021-AMS-00023-F 10/22/2020 Kramedjian, Christopher Monthly cotton consumption and inventory values as published in the AMS Cotton Consumption and Inventory Report. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 08/01/2009 To 10/22/2020) 

2021-AMS-00024-F 10/22/2020 Mulholland, Colin A copy of the file relating to: Little Mexico Wholesale Inc., operating out of Bronx, N.Y.

in favor of a Texas seller. 

 operating out of Bronx, N.Y., for failing to pay a $53,630 award 

2021-AMS-00025-F 10/26/2020 King, Wes Spreadsheet with FY20 Farmers Market Promotion Program, Local Food Promotion Program, Regional Food System Partnerships awardees listing. 

(Date Range for Record Search: From 10/1/2019 To 9/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00026-F 10/27/2020 Krause, Katrina Bin charts and diagrams for the grain elevator in Horace, ND. 

2021-AMS-00027-F 10/28/2020 Bird, Shannon Bin charts for all the federally licensed facilities in Adams County. 

2021-AMS-00028-F 10/29/2020 Riva, Jim Information on the operating budget and fees charged by the QAD ASB. The total income and all cost to operate the Audit Services Branch for the 

past year and the amount of money currently in the QAD trust fund. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/29/2019 To 10/29/2020) 

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2021-AMS-00029-F 10/30/2020 Reynolds, Sam 1) The USDA's after-action/effectiveness report about the blockchain pilot conducted with IBM between Aug 2019-June 2020, 2) Copies of memos 

prepared for the USDA Secretary or Deputy Secretary about the effectiveness of the blockchain pilot conducted with IBM between 2019-June 2020, 3) 

Copies of emails sent between USDA staff and IBM regarding the completion of the pilot (June 2020 - October 2020). (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 8/1/2019 To 10/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00030-F 10/30/2020 Fu, Jessica Invoice information related to USDA's Farmers to Families Food Box program: vendor name, recipient name, asn number, food box type, delivery 

date, delivery quantity, foodbox value delivered, receipt status, foodbox ship-to region, foodbox ship-top county name, foodbox ship-to city, foodbox 

ship-to state, foodbox ship to zip. (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/15/2020 To 10/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00031-F 11/3/2020 Reed, Chris American Lamprecht Transport Inc. vs. Yodelay Yogurt licensing and grants awarded. 

2021-AMS-00032-F 11/3/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for the following: CHS Creston LLC/ZFS (Zeeland Farm Service) Creston LLC, 1310 E. Howard St., Creston, IA 50801, Union 

County. 

2021-AMS-00033-F 11/18/2020 Whited, Charles Any documents for a cargo of US No. 2 or Better Yellow Soybeans in Bulk at the Cargill Grain Elevator, Westwego, Louisiana, on or about 2 November 

2020 for China loaded by the vessel M/V “CAPE RACE." (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/1/2020 To 11/3/2020) 

2021-AMS-00034-F 11/18/2020 Ayele, Michael (No specific AMS records sought.) 

2021-AMS-00035-F 11/12/2020 McCall, Joanna From the Round 3 Farmers to Families Food Box awards, copies of contracts and any other releasable information regarding: 1. Green Top Foods, 2. 

Baptist on a Mission, 3. DiMare Fresh Food Farms, and 4. Costa Fruit & Produce. From the Round 4 awards, copies of contracts and any other 

releasable information regarding 1. Whitson's Food Service, 2. The RK Group, 3. Delune Corp. and 4. Vincent Farms. From the Round 1 and 2 awards, 

contracts and any other releasable information regarding: 1. Abbey Group, 2. Premier Catering, 3. Tasty Brands, 4. Banner Catering, 5. Cre8ad8 and 6. 

GA Food Services. (Date Range for Record Search: From 7/1/2020 To 10/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00036-F 11/5/2020 Orsborn, Tom Updated versions of the two spreadsheets produced for FOIA request 2020-AMS-00284-F. (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/15/2020 To 

6/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00037-F 11/5/2020 DeGraves, Jenny Wok Land Company, LLC v. Midwest Blueberry Holding, LLC, Subpoena Case No. HL 20-085500-SP. Any and all records of annual yield from WOK Land 

Company. LLC (aka Heritage Farms) located in West Olive, Michigan as a result of blueberry assessments. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

1/1/2010 To 12/31/2014) 

2021-AMS-00038-F 11/6/2020 Plumhoff, Michael A copy of the public comment submitted by Keith Taylor concerning hemp as well as information about who is reading the public comments. 

Information about a meeting between Congressman Brad Sherman and a USDA representative, including who participated and the outcome of the 

meeting. 

2021-AMS-00039-F 11/19/2020 Whited, Charles Any documents for a cargo of Yellow Corn in Bulk at the ADM Grain Elevator, Destrehan, Louisiana, on or about 9 November 2020 for El Salvador and 

Guatemala loaded by the vessel M/V “CLIFTON BAY." (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/9/2020 To 11/10/2020) 

2021-AMS-00040-F 11/12/2020 Avila, Jaie Any applications and other documentation submitted to AMS/USDA by CRE8AD8 or its owner Greg Palomino when applying to be a Farmers to 

Families contractor earlier this year. We are also requesting any forms, scoring or vetting documents or correspondence relating to the evaluating and 

selection of CRE8AD8 as a contractor. 

2021-AMS-00041-F 11/12/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for Hoffman Coop Grain Association to Pro-Ag Farmers Coop, 10924 140th Street, Hoffman, MN 56339, Grant County. 

2021-AMS-00042-F 11/12/2020 Archer, Patrick 2014-2017 peanut/aflatoxin crop data and 2018 crop data or 2019 crop data, if available. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2014 To 

12/31/2019) 

2021-AMS-00043-F 11/12/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for the following (3) barge loaders owned and operated by CBG at the locations below: Savanna, IL, Caruthersville, MO and 

Cottonwood Point, MO. 

2021-AMS-00044-F 11/13/2020 Wahi, Nikhil How much cheese, milk and other dairy products were distributed through rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Farmers to Families Food Box program and 

copies of the awarded contracts that would show the quantity of dairy products included in the dairy and combination boxes. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 05/01/2020 To 11/06/2020) 

2021-AMS-00045-F 11/16/2020 Crescini, Steve Number of AMS DEU Certificates created in FY20 and the number of AMS DEU Certificates that were issued and unused in FY20 (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 10/01/2019 To 09/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00046-F 11/16/2020 Pop, Irina All payments made to ANNACHRIS FREIGHT BROKERS INC, for AMS Cotton and Tobacco Program with sample hauling services for the Macon Route 2 

in relation to contract RFP AG-4740-S-17-0038 Macon Route 2 from February 1, 2020 to present. (Date Range for Record Search: From 2/1/2020 To 

11/16/2020) 

2021-AMS-00047-F 11/16/2020 Mantica, Theresa We request records associated with proposals filed to the United Soybean Board from the following entities: EPaint Company, NetMinder, LLC and 

SmartPaint, Inc. In addition, we are requesting records that indicate whether the aforementioned entities received funding from the United Soybean 

Board for the proposals each entity had submitted. 

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2021-AMS-00048-F 11/17/2020 Thompson, Debbie “Bin Charts and Diagrams” and the “Total Licensed Capacity” of each facility with in Atchison County Elevator facilities that are licensed by the USDA. I 

believe these to be the Atchison County Elevator facilities that are licensed by the USDA:: Bartlett Grain Company L.P.; Bunge North America Inc.; and 

Cargill Incorporated. 

2021-AMS-00049-F 11/17/2020 Orsborn, Tom A report for invoice information of the Farmers to Families Food Box program in an excel format for every distribution so far: vendor name, recipient 

name, ASN number, food box type, delivery date, delivery quantity, food box value delivered, receipt status, food box ship-to region, food box ship-to 

county name, food box ship-to city, food box ship-to state, food box ship-to zip. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 11/17/2020) 

2021-AMS-00050-F 11/18/2020 Sommerfeldt, Chris All records and communications relating to USDA-administered purchases of agricultural products from non-U.S.-owned businesses, including, but not 

limited to, JBS USA, Pilgrim’s Pride and Smithfield Foods between Feb. 1, 2017 and today. This includes purchases administered by the Agricultural 

Marketing Service for trade mitigation purposes. I am also requesting copies of all paperwork, including contract documents, associated with the 

Purchase Commodity Awards related to these Solicitations. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/20/2017 To 11/18/2020) 

2021-AMS-00051-F 11/18/2020 LEWIS, SCOTT Copies of all third-party bids submitted by respondents regarding the Solicitations for Frozen Ground Bison. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

01/01/2018 To 11/18/2020) 

2021-AMS-00052-F 11/23/2020 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for the following: Cargill Malt Facility, 704 S 15th St., Sheboygan, WI 53081, Sheboygan, County. 

2021-AMS-00053-F 11/24/2020 Kleve, Christina Could I please get bin charts and diagrams for the following: Cargill Feed Mill, 2500 Wilco Blvd., Wilson, NC 27893, Wilson County 

2021-AMS-00054-F 11/25/2020 Bartlett, Marty Farmers to Families' Food Box Program information for the Phase 1 awardees: • Total amount of boxes each contractor was awarded & completed. • 

Total amount of dollars each contractor was awarded & completed. • Total amount of pounds each contractor was awarded & completed. • Award 

letter and Proof of deliveries from each awardee. (Date Range for Record Search: From 04/03/2020 To 10/01/2020) 

2021-AMS-00055-F 11/30/2020 Ravnitzky, Michael Training videos and technical or marketing related videos at the Agricultural Marketing Service video libraries or video materials collections. I request 

a copy of the listing, catalogue, inventory, or similar index of films/videos at the Agricultural Marketing Service 

2021-AMS-00056-F 12/3/2020 Gretsas, George 1) A copy of the contract between USDA and Mac Edwards Produce & Company, Inc. For Round 4 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. 2) A 

copy of the proposal submitted by Mac Edwards Produce & Company, Inc. to the USDA For Round 4 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. 

2021-AMS-00057-F 12/3/2020 Van Dyke, Bob [Bin charts and diagrams for] Hull Feed and Produce, Hull, IA. 

2021-AMS-00058-F 12/9/2020 Rothman, Segal Request records for Uncashed/Unclaimed checks, Stale Dated and Outstanding checks greater than $500 payable to vendors. Please only include 

checks that are over 5 months old. 

2021-AMS-00059-F 12/10/2020 Salem, Ahmed A current List of all USDA/AMS Quality Assessment Division Livestock and Poultry Program Employees in North Carolina, since May 2018, include 

names, position, titles, grade level and date of hire. Certificate of eligible for the GS-1980-9, Agricultural Commodity Grader (Poultry) (Assistant to the 

Federal-State Supervisor) position, for the AMS Livestock and Poultry Program, as advertised under Vacancy Announcement Number: DE-I0754922-20-

LP; opened 03/24/2020 closed 03/30/2020 (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/1/2018 To 12/1/2020) 

2021-AMS-00060-F 12/11/2020 Swaim, Jolyda I would like to get a copy of the records in an initial response to FOIA request 2020-AMS-00187-F. 

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2021-AMS-00061-F 12/14/2020 Klapper, Bonnie 1. Any and all inspection reports, reports of investigation, veterinary reports, reports of animal cruelty, reports of health code violations, laboratory 

reports, emails, good commercial practices letters (including noncompliance letters), Memoranda of Interview, notices of intended enforcement, 

notices of suspension, all records of antibiotic resistant bacteria, noncompliance records, notices of intended enforcement and notices of suspension, 

and any response by you to any of the above and/or action taken by you to address any complaint involving or related to the following locations from 

January 1, 2015 to the present; and 2. All communications between you and any of the locations listed below including, without limitation, emails, 

encrypted and unencrypted chats, texts, notes of meetings and/or telephone or other oral communications and recordings of any communications 

from January 1, 2015 to the present involving or related to the following locations from January 1, 2015 to the present: Locations a. MB Consultant’s 

Ltd., 5190 Main Street, South Fallsburg, New York 12779, doing business as: Murray’s Chicken; Sullivan Poultry, Inc., Murray’s Pride; Master Purveyors; 

Real Halal; Unique Country; Zabeeha; As-Salaam Poultry; Unique Country; Ambassador Brand; DeBragga; and Maplecrest, Est.# P18414; and b. 

Watkins Poultry Merchants of New York, 140 Alabama Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11207. 3. Any and all inspection reports, reports of investigation, 

veterinary reports, reports of animal cruelty, reports of health code violations, laboratory reports, emails, encrypted chats, texts, good commercial 

practices letters (including noncompliance letters), Memoranda of Interview, notices of intended enforcement, notices of suspension, all records of 

antibiotic resistant bacteria, noncompliance records, notices of intended enforcement and notices of suspension, and any response by you to any of 

the above and action taken by you to address any complaint involving or related to related to the closure of Murray’s Chicken in South Fallsburg, New 

York in July 2010. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2015 To 12/14/2020) 

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12/18/2020 

12/18/2020 

12/21/2020 

12/22/2020 

12/22/2020 

Citrin, Elizabeth 

Kastel, Mark 

Mosendz, Polly 

Pittman, Harrison 

Luschei, Laurie 

Pop, Irina 

Pinzon Jimenez, Natalia 

We request copies of the videotaped footage taken of (b)(6) farm and/or equipment on the farms taken during the investigation relating to (b)(6). We 

are also seeking the total billing, costs, expenses, and salaries paid (e.g., per diem) for the investigation conducted by the USDA. 

Names and background information on all individuals who applied for one of the five vacancies open on the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) 

and noticed in the Federal Register by USDA in 2020. We will limit our request to their applications. 

I request access to all previously released documents related to [the] Tyson [corporation] from 2008 to today’s date (September 30, 2020). (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2008 To 9/30/2020) 

Request for a Report that was submitted to the Office of Budget, Policy, and Analysis on May 3, 1995, described in detail in prefatory comments to a 

AMS Final Rule issued on November 29, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 61197). 

All documents, such as general account information, detailing the types of expenses and the respective dollar amounts of such expenses for category 

entitled “Sustainability” found on page 8 of the 2019 Hass Avocado Board Annual Report. Requesting a copy of HAB’s accounting procedure, policy, or 

methodology for allocating HAB’s staff salaries to program costs. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2019 To 12/31/2019) 

I'm writing to make a public records request for the following: 1) An electronic copy of the contract resulting from Solicitation 12474020R0003 

(Sample Hauling Services – Macon Route 1A) due 07/07/2020. 2) An electronic copy of the contract resulting from Solicitation 12474020R0004 (Sample 

Hauling Services – Macon Route 1B) due 07/08/2020 

Email addresses for all California producers with GAP and GHP certification. 

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2021-AMS-00069-F 12/22/2020 Dunford, Oliver Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, I am requesting information concerning the Christmas Tree Promotion Board (CTPB), 

which was established under the authority of the Christmas Tree Promotion, Research and Information Order, 7 C.F.R., Part 1214. In particular, I 

request: 

1.All monthly financial reports or other similar accounting documents detailing, from 2015 to the present, CTPB’s income from all sources, including

user fees, assessments, donations, taxes, debt, or government transfers. See Christmas Tree Promotion Board Policy and Procedure Book (Apr. 11, 

2019), p. 14. 

2.All monthly financial reports or other similar accounting documents detailing, from 2015 to the present, all of CTPB’s expenditures. See Christmas

Tree Promotion Board Policy and Procedure Book (Apr. 11, 2019), p. 14. 

3.All documents reflecting Congressional appropriations or other legal authorizations for the CTPB’s expenditures.

4.All non-confidential communications between or among any CTPB board member, staff member, any government official, and any member of the

public concerning the content of the CTPB’s Christmas Tree promotions, including but not limited to the promotional campaigns found on the CTPB 

website, such as https://www.christmastreepromotionboard.org/promotion/ and https://www.ctpbresourcecenter.com. 

(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2015 To 12/23/2020) 

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12/23/2020 

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12/28/2020 

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12/28/2020 

1/19/2021 

12/30/2020 

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12/30/2020 

12/30/2020 

1/4/2021 

Luschei, Laurie 

Gorevitz, Adam 

Machado, Michael 

Ayele, Michael 

Ayele, Michael 

Ayele, Michael 

Ayele, Michael 

Ferguson, Ellyn 

Pearson, Michael 

Copur, Keri 

LaVie, Kevin 

Fu, Jessica 

1. All communications between the Hass Avocado Board and Professor Paul Spagnuolo of the University of Guelph; 2. All communications between Dr. 

Nicki Ford and Professor Paul Spagnuolo regarding his research and publication on Avocado-derived polyols for use as novel co-surfactants in low 

energy self-emulsifying micro emulsions Sci Rep 10, 5566 (2020): 3. All communications between the Hass Avocado Board and PETA regarding the use, 

torture, or killing of laboratory mice or other laboratory animals in HAB funded, sponsored, supported, endorsed, and cited avocado biomedical 

research either in the United States or in foreign countries. (Date Range for Record Search: From 12/23/2017 To 12/23/2020) 

The hemp licenses by the state for hemp farms. List of Manufacturers, distributors, and co-packers for hemp. List of shops by the state who are able to 

sell wholesale hemp. 

Information about the Walnut Board, including detail backups/worksheets materials to the Walnut Board and Walnut Commission budgets, contracts 

and expenditures with all Lobbyists, all reports made by lobbyists to the Board and Commission, and budgets for lobbyists. All meeting agenda and 

minutes of the Issue Management Committee. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/1/2014 To 9/30/2020) 

(No specific AMS records sought.) 

(No specific AMS records sought.) 

(No specific AMS records sought.) 

(No specific AMS records sought.) 

I request the following: All Agricultural Marketing Service briefing materials prepared in 2020 for the incoming administration under the Presidential 

Transition Act, including organizational charts, succession plans, PowerPoint presentations, secretarial orders about succession planning and any final 

records prepared to brief officials representing the incoming administration. 

Subpoena In re Pork Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 18-cv-01776-JRT-HB REQUEST NO. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2008 To 

7/20/2019) 

Press Release Release No. 0470.20 and information related to the “Make every bite count” campaign. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

07/01/2015 To 12/30/2020) 

USDA FGIS inspection file for the M/V BBG FANGCHENG which contained a total of 66,196.172 Metric Tons (145,936,080 pounds) of U.S. No. 2 or 

better yellow soybeans in bulk that were loaded at the Bunge North America elevator in Destrehan, Louisiana. The vessel sailed from the Mississippi 

River on/about October 6, 2020 for ports in China. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/6/2020 To 12/30/2020) 

Report [on the Farmers to Families Food Box] for the fourth round: vendor name, recipient name, asn number, food box type, delivery date, delivery 

quantity, foodbox value delivered, receipt status, foodbox ship-to region, foodbox ship-top county name, foodbox shipto city, foodbox ship-to state, 

foodbox ship to zip. I also understand that USDA has conducted audits of contractor performance for the program. I'd like to request a copy of all 

records related to the findings of these audits through the duration of the program beginning in May through December 31. 

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2021-AMS-00082-F 1/5/2021 Walljasper, Christopher Request the following data for all Farmer to Families Food Box deliveries for the period of May 1 to December 31, 2020 : Vendor name Date invoice 

received Food box type Delivery Quantity FoodBox Value Delivered Receipt Status FoodBox Ship-to County Name FoodBox Ship-to City FoodBox Shipto State FoodBox Ship-to Zip. (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00083-F 1/5/2021 (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) I am writing to request detailed Findings, data collected by the USDA or other agencies as well as any reports in connection with a complaint I filed 

with the USDA Office of Inspector General Hotline in 2020. Please include all internal emails relating to my request, investigative notes, meeting notes 

and any and all information in response to my complaint. 

2021-AMS-00084-F 1/5/2021 Kleve, Christina Bin charts and diagrams for Pacific Ethanol/Liberty Basin Grain Facility 1310 E. Howard St., 2600 Washington Ave., Burley, ID 83318, Cassia County. 

2021-AMS-00085-F 1/6/2021 Karoliszyn, Henrick USDA FGIS inspection file for M/V FORTUNE SUNNY, a total of 72,090,008 Metric Tons (158,931,262,446 pounds) of U.S. No. 1 or better yellow 

soybeans in bulk were loaded at the Zen-Noh Grain Terminal in Convent, Louisiana. The vessel sailed from the Mississippi River on/about October 3, 

2020 for ports in Indonesia. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/3/2020 To 1/6/2021) 

2021-AMS-00086-F 1/6/2021 Brandt, Lynnell Export Form Certificates for Canadian FV-205/205-1, FV-E205, FV-207/207-1, FV-E207 and at least all SC-205/205-1 Export Form Certificates certifying 

products [Pink Lady® Brand apples, Cripps Pink variety apples, Barnsby Pink variety apples, Lady in Red variety apples, Ruby Pink variety apples and 

Maslin Pink variety apples] exported to Canadian destinations and shipments of apples to other destinations around the world. (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 7/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00087-F 1/7/2021 Fox, Laura Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552, the Humane Society of the United States ("HSUS") requests any and all records 

that relate to Smithfield Foods, Inc. 's Process Verified Program ("PVP") claim. This request includes, but is not limited to, program documents, 

procedures, and audit reports relating to Smithfield Foods, Inc. 's PVP claim for PVP Certificate No. PV9100BDA. 

2021-AMS-00088-F 1/7/2021 Mantica, Theresa Records associated with proposals filed with the United Soybean Board from 1. ePaint Company; 2. Netminder, LLC; 3. Smartpaint, Inc.; 4. Atom 

Efficient Innovation, LLC; 5. Miles Alex Walsh; 6. Steven Fisher; and 7. James D. Leonard. In addition, we request records which indicate if the 

aforementioned entities received funding or any grants from the United Soybean Board (and/or the Department of Agriculture). We make this request 

for any records from May 2013 to present. (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/1/2013 To 1/7/2021) 

2021-AMS-00089-F 1/11/2021 Bergamini, Elaine We would like to request our score card under the Freedom of Information Act associated with the RFP for Utah Department of Agriculture and Food 

for Laboratory Information Management System for their Lab, Event Number DB21-25 was submitted by our organization. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 11/05/2020 To 11/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00090-F 1/11/2021 Fu, Jessica A copy of records that pertain to the Farmers to Families Food Box program that include mention of the following types of cheese: Blue, Brick, Colby, 

Edam, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Gruyere, Monterey, Muenster, Parmesan, Provolone, or Romano cheese. I'd also like to include in my request records that 

pertain to the program that mention the following terms: - "dairy market" - "dairy prices" - "milk futures." (Date Range for Record Search: From 

5/15/2020 To 1/11/2021) 

2021-AMS-00091-F 1/11/2021 Minn, Juliana Information about hemp producers and hemp testing labs that have been federally licensed by the USDA as of 1/11/21. Specific information I'm 

looking for is: 1. Business/Company Information, including: tradename & dba, phone number, and email address; 2. Denied Applications; 3. License 

Address; 4. License ID; 5. License Start Date; and, 6. Status of License. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/11/2021 To 1/11/2021) 

2021-AMS-00092-F 1/12/2021 Barnachea, Kyle The contract performed by Daylight Foods, Inc., 2000007304/4100021668/COMBINATION BOX (Date Range for Record Search: From 09/16/2020 To 

10/30/2020) 

2021-AMS-00093-F 1/14/2021 Cheng, Frances One copy of the lists and/or directories of any and all of the agricultural commodity growers and/or producers from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 

2020, who pay assessment fees to any and all of the following: Hass Avocado Board, U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, The Mushroom Council, 

National Mango Board, National Watermelon Promotion Board, United Sorghum Checkoff Program, United Soybean Board. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 1/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00094-F 1/14/2021 Monroe, June Copies of records relating to Sun Valley Farms, LLC’s PACA license no. 20190958. We are requesting copies of any and all documents, including copies 

of all applications, all licenses issued, work notes, all e-mail correspondence exchanged between any USDA personnel and the applicant regarding the 

above-referenced PACA license application and termination. [Sun Valley Farms, LLC, terminated PACA license no. 20190958 Sun Valley Farms, LLC v. 

Western Veg Produce, Inc., PACA File No. W-R-2018-149, Appeal: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Case No. 20-cv-01665-AWIJLT.] 

2021-AMS-00095-F 1/19/2021 Wiese, Chris Bin charts and warehouse diagrams for Key Coop located at 3300 E 28th St in Newton, IA. 

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2021-AMS-00096-F 1/19/2021 Fay, John Copies of the following documents, or documents containing the following information, be provided to me pursuant to the requirements of the 

Freedom of Information Act: 1. All documents related or referring to the attendance onboard, or an inspection of, the MV BBG FANGCHENG at Bunge 

North America, Destrehan, LA, on about October 3 to 6, 2020, by or on behalf of, any USDA and/or FGIS personnel or their agents, representatives, or 

contractors; and 2. All documents related or referring to the inspection, sampling, testing, analysis, and/or grading of a cargo of 66,196.172 MT of U.S. 

yellow soybeans loaded aboard the MV BBG FANGCHENG at Bunge North America, Destrehan, LA, on about October 3 to 6, 2020, by or on behalf of, 

any USDA and/or FGIS personnel or their agents, representatives, or contractors; and 3. All documents related or referring to the attendance of USDA 

and/or FGIS personnel or their agents, representatives, or contractors, during the loading of a cargo of 66,196.172 MT of U.S. yellow soybeans aboard 

the MV BBG FANGCHENG at Bunge North America, Destrehan, LA, on about October 3 to 6, 2020; and 4. All physical samples of the cargo of soybeans 

that was loaded aboard the MV BBG FANGCHENG at Bunge North America, Destrehan, LA, on about October 3 to 6, 2020. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 10/3/2020 To 10/6/2020) 

2021-AMS-00097-F 1/27/2021 Heal, Alexandra USDA communications with lobbyists acting on Smithfield Foods's behalf, between January 1, 2019 and the present day on trade with China. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2019 To 1/22/2021) 

2021-AMS-00098-F 1/25/2021 Mercado, Melody I request that an electric copy of the following documents, or documents containing the following information be provided to me: • 

Information/documents that show how many USDA Farmers to Families food boxes were delivered to Iowa during the first four rounds of the 

program. • Information/documents detailing a breakdown of which organizations in Iowa received USDA Farmers to Families food boxes and how 

many they received for the first four rounds of the federal program. • Information/documents detailing which organizations in Iowa will be receiving 

USDA Farmers to Families food boxes for round 5, along with how many they will be receiving. 

2021-AMS-00099-F 1/26/2021 Sorenson, Melanie Requesting Name, full address, county, email and phone numbers of licensed hemp farmers in Mississippi 2018-2020. (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 1/1/2018 To 1/26/2021) 

2021-AMS-00100-F 1/28/2021 Dorman, Mandy A copy of all full time employees’ first, middle (if available) and last names, including their job title/position, their campus/office location, date of hire 

and email address. 

2021-AMS-00101-F 1/28/2021 Mehra, Liesha A copy of the following documents: List of Credit Card Coordinators and Procurement Officers for all Commodity purchases including PPE Products. 

2021-AMS-00102-F 1/28/2021 Philpott, Tom • Any and all email correspendence between then-US Dairy Council CEO Tom Vilsack and Caleb Harper, Principal Research Scientist at the 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Director of the Open Agriculture (OpenAg) Initiative at the MIT Media Lab. Time period: Vilsack’s 

entire tenure at USDC: Jan 2017 to the end. • Same request for Thomas P. Gallagher, CEO of Dairy Management, National Dairy Council, Chief 

Executive Officer Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. All correspondence with Harper, same time frame. • Ditto Krysta Harden, who joined DMI in April 

2019 and now holds the CEO position at US Dairy Council.(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 1/28/2021) 

2021-AMS-00103-F 1/29/2021 Thomas, Greg Details of USDA's grant awarded to Wholesome Harvest Co-op in Frostburg, MD through the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) Grant from FY18. 

2021-AMS-00104-F 1/29/2021 Link-Oberstar, Kathryn More detailed information on the Farmers to Families Food Program in San Diego County. Ask: Zip code level data for where Farmers to Families Food 

Boxes were distributed in San Diego County. Number of trucks and/or boxes delivered to each distribution site (either through invoices or some other 

means). We are interested in all rounds of the program, but especially in Rounds 3 and 4. 

2021-AMS-00105-F 1/29/2021 McClurg, Joël The following USDA data: • USDA ‘Farmers to Families Food Box’ program in Colorado: what # of boxes, type of boxes, and estimated dollar value was 

distributed in Colorado (by county, if available. If not please provide the recipient address); which distributors provided these boxes including their 

operating addresses and the total amount of funding received; which farms did these distributors purchase from including names, addresses, and the 

amount of food purchased (in pounds, dollars, and type of food) • USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) 'Direct Payments' program in 

Colorado: the number of requests received, the dollar amount requested, the number of awards, and the dollar amount awarded for each in Colorado 

(by county, if available. If not please provide the recipient address), broken down by commodity type (Dairy, Livestock, Non-Specialty, and Specialty) 

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2021-AMS-00106-F 1/29/2021 Clay, M. Please provide copies (or make available for copying) the following items in connection with the awards to The Abbey Group, G&A Foods and Gorilla 

Group, Inc.: i. all proposals submitted by vendors in conjunction with the Solicitation; ii. all pricing pages, attachments, exhibits or additional 

documents submitted by any vendor relating to the Solicitation; iii. any and all scoring sheet or criteria evaluation related to the Solicitation; iv. any 

and all memoranda and/or minutes from any evaluation and review meetings created in conjunction with the Solicitation; v. any internal or external 

correspondence or documentation relating to the Solicitation or that was created or received by any individual employed by or working on behalf of 

the USDA and vi. the current contract entered into by each of the parties detailed above. 

2021-AMS-00107-F 2/2/2021 Wiese, Chris Bin charts and warehouse diagrams for section H and XT1 for Key Coop at their Hwy 14 Location in Newton, IA. 

2021-AMS-00108-F 2/3/2021 Finkel, Idalyn Any documents in your file(s) that relate to the grain cargo loaded onboard the M/V LANKA JAYA. The vessel loaded a cargo of U.S. No.1 Yellow Corn 

and U.S. No. 2 or better Yellow Corn at the Zen-Noh Grain Elevator, Convent, Louisiana, on / about October 6-7, 2019.(Date Range for Record Search: 

From 10/6/2019 To 2/3/2021) 

2021-AMS-00109-F 2/3/2021 Esquivel, Katy Any and all documents in any manner related to the inspection certificates for each inspection [that] was applied for by Tom Lange Company 

International, Inc., d/b/a Seven Seas Fruit in the latter portion of 2018. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2018 To 2/4/2021) 

2021-AMS-00110-F 2/3/2021 Walljasper, Christopher I respectfully request a copy of every invoice submitted to the USDA as a part of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Additionally, I request 

spreadsheet with the following data, for all Farmer to Families Food Box deliveries, for the period of May 1 to December 31, 2020: Vendor name Date 

invoice received Food box type Number of boxes delivered Invoice amount FoodBox ship-to location FoodBox Ship-to County Name FoodBox Ship-to 

City FoodBox Ship-to State FoodBox Ship-to Zip (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00111-F 2/4/2021 Ball, Brian The Formal Complaint for P.A.C.A. No 20-J-0158, before the Secretary of Agriculture. 

2021-AMS-00112-F 2/8/2021 Ramgopal, Kit I request a copy of the following records: Complaint-level summary data for all complaints to GIPSA (as an independent agency AND in its subsequent 

reorganized form under the Agricultural Marketing Service) or complaints regarding the Packers and Stockyards Act from broiler chicken growers 

(NAICS code 112320 and 112390). The dates of the search are from 2010-present.(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2010 To 2/8/2021) 

2021-AMS-00113-F 2/8/2021 Hartley, Amber Bin diagrams of all licensed bins located in Kingman County. 

2021-AMS-00114-F 2/8/2021 Ruiz, Roberto Kindly request historical data (from 2007 onward) of the report named "Current Cotton Flow Summary by Region" available in the following AMS link: 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/warehouse/commodity-credit-corporation-storageagreements (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2007 To 

2/8/2021) 

2021-AMS-00115-F 2/9/2021 Foley, Ryan I’m a news reporter based in Iowa who covers politics and crime, among other subjects. I am looking into a Packers and Stockyards enforcement case 

against Lynch Livestock that ended with a consent decision in which the company paid a $15,000 settlement. 

https://oalj.oha.usda.gov/sites/default/files/171011_CD%20-%2018-0002%20-%20Lynch%20Livestock_Redacted.pdf This is to request a copy of the 

full investigative case file regarding that matter. This is also to request all correspondence between USDA leadership and US Sen. Joni Ernst and 

between USDA and US Sen. Charles Grassley regarding that matter. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2016 To 01/01/2018) 

2021-AMS-00116-F 2/10/2021 Myers, Suzanne All bin charts and site plans for all federal licensed grain facilities located in Saline County, Kansas. (Date Range for Record Search: From 2/10/2021 To 

2/10/2021) 

2021-AMS-00117-F 2/11/2021 Strayer, Pam I would like to receive a list of all of the U.S. wines certified under either the "Organic Wine" category or the "Made with Organic Grapes" standard. 

This request is for U.S. wines only. The USDA NOP and its certifiers (CCOF, etc.) are responsible for approving certified wine certification. (This data is 

currently unavailable on the Organic Integrity Database.) A list of all of the wines that have been certified from 2017-2021 is requested. (Date Range 

for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 12/31/2021) 

2021-AMS-00118-F 2/12/2021 Penzer, Matt Records comprising a recently entered purchase agreement and related agency decision memorandum for trademarks associated with the “Pork. The 

Other White Meat” brand.1 This should include the following: • Records comprising the operative purchase agreement for any or all of the 

trademarks, including attachments or exhibits. • Records comprising the agency’s decision to authorize the above-referenced purchase agreement 

(i.e., memo or memos approving the purchase and explaining the agency’s reasons for its decision). 

2021-AMS-00119-F 3/8/2021 McCall, Joanna Information regarding the bid named “USDA Agriculture Marketing Program.” The contract was awarded in September 2019. Please provide 

completed RFI responses from the winning vendor along with all other vendors who responded, score sheets and committee recommendations; and 

the final executed contract(s)/SOW including pricing, exhibits, attachments, and addendums. Please exclude all Tyler Technologies documents from 

FOIA request. 

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2021-AMS-00120-F 2/18/2021 Barnachea, Kyle I request that a copy of the following record be provided to me: Award ID: 123J1419C2535 Contractor: Del Mar Food Products Corp. Awarding Agency: 

Department of Agriculture August 12, 2019 - June 29, 2020. (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/12/2019 To 06/29/2020) 

2021-AMS-00121-F 2/22/2021 Flaugher, Kaylie One copy of any and all documents from January 1, 2018 to the present that relate to the audit and/or evaluation of the following programs with 

respect to their funding, conducting, and/or commissioning of animal experiments: Hass Avocado Board, U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, Mushroom 

Council, National Mango Board, National Watermelon Promotion Board, United Sorghum Checkoff Program, United Soybean Board. (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 1/1/2018 To 2/22/2021) 

2021-AMS-00122-F 2/23/2021 Pop, Irina All payments made to ANNACHRIS FREIGHT BROKERS INC. for AMS Cotton and Tobacco Program with sample hauling services for the Macon Route 2 

in relation to contract RFP AG-4740-S-17-0038 Macon Route 2 from November 17, 2020 to present. (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/17/2020 

To 2/23/2021) 

2021-AMS-00123-F 2/24/2021 Hunter, Dan Complete “Midterm Audit” that the National Organic Program conducted of the Texas Department of Agriculture's organic program. (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00124-F 2/24/2021 Winebarger, Lisa The following records relating to AMS’s Process Verified Program (“PVP”): 1. Any information or records relating to consumer interest in or demand 

for production claims for meat and poultry products, or regarding consumer 1 perception or understanding of existing PVP production claims; 2. 

Information provided by Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation to substantiate their approved claims, “Raised by by independent farmers,” and 

“Producers are trained in animal handling practices”; 3. Information provided by JBS USA, LLC to substantiate their approved claims, “Raised on Family 

Farms,” and “100% Socially Raised”; 4. Information provided by Perdue Foods LLC to substantiate their approved claim, “Poultry Care 1”; 5. Any policy, 

memoranda, or guidance document regarding the approval of animal raising claims for PVP when a requesting company is using adherence to animal 

raising standards published by industry groups such as the National Chicken Council or the National Turkey Federation, or corporate standards largely 

based on and equivalent to such industry standards, to substantiate such claims; 6. Any records or information relating to the rescission or removal of 

“humanely raised” as a PVP approved claim for Perdue Farms, Inc.; and, 7. A list of any denied animal raising claims and related denial rationale. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 2/24/2021) 

2021-AMS-00125-F 2/24/2021 Quick, Matt Bin charts and site plans for all federal licensed or state licensed grain facilities located in Bourbon County, Kansas. 

2021-AMS-00126-F 2/25/2021 Keathley, Kandi "BIN CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS" & "TOTAL LICENSED CAPACITY" reports for all of the grain elevator facilities located in Ness County. 

2021-AMS-00127-F 2/26/2021 Garcia, Alexis Copies of the following documents: 1. Any and all documents regarding investigations of C.H. Robinson, CHR Worldwide, and/or its subsidiary 

Robinson Fresh by the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”) Division from 1 January 

2019 through 31 January 2021. 2. Any and all documents regarding investigations of C.H. Robinson, CHR Worldwide, and/or its subsidiary Robinson 

Fresh by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Agency (“AMSA”) from 1 January 2019 through 31 January 2021. 3. Any and all documents regarding 

complaints filed against C.H. Robinson, CHR Worldwide, and/or its subsidiary Robinson Fresh, from 1 January 2019 through 31 January 2021. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2019 To 01/31/2021) 

2021-AMS-00128-F 2/26/2021 Rosenberg, Nathan I would like the total number of USDA EEOC complaints each fiscal year from 2001 to the present. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/1/2000 To 

9/30/2013) 

2021-AMS-00129-F 3/1/2021 Cole, Jason (1) All documents that discuss organic certificate holders selected for enforcement actions by the National Organic Program (NOP) including, but not 

limited to, records which describe the nature of the violations in question, and/or fines levied or other forms of penalties. (2) All submitted complaints 

of regulatory violations received by the NOP that did not result in an investigation, including the closing correspondence from the NOP stating why the 

investigation was not warranted. The period for each of these items is from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 1/1/2020 To 12/31/2020)(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00130-F 3/2/2021 Diskey, Reed AMS’ FOIA logs from 2020. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00131-F 3/15/2021 Byrne Baber, Gail Please forward a list of all the USDA hemp licensees and their contact information. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/31/2020 To 3/2/2021) 

2021-AMS-00132-F 3/4/2021 Bonstein, Kaizer Licensees names, phone numbers and email addresses please, for registered hemp farms in the state of Hawaii. 

2021-AMS-00133-F 3/4/2021 Yundt, Tori Any and all documents, from January 1, 2003 to present, concerning the development of organic standards for wild seafood. Such documents may 

include, but are not limited to, scientific studies, research reports, meeting notes or transcripts, internal communications, and communications with 

stakeholders. See https://www.ams.usda.gov/event/wild-caught-fish-virtual-town-hall. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2003 To 

03/04/2021) 

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2021-AMS-00134-F 3/5/2021 Stokes, John Can you provide some information to the State of South Carolina Warehouse Division? If possible, we are looking to find out if HBR Investments, 

Rickenbaker Gin Or Burchell Rickenbaker is the holder or sub holder of any outstanding cotton receipts? If so, the State of SC ask that the US 

Warehouse Act of the USDA provide all available information concerning those receipts including but not limited to warehouse location, loan info, 

pledged as collateral. 

2021-AMS-00135-F 3/8/2021 Daro, Ishmael Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: Research, reports, assessments, presentations, and other 

documents related to Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as Delta-8-THC or Delta 8. Please include documents dating from December 1, 2018 

until the day processing of this request begins. (Date Range for Record Search: From 12/1/2018 To 3/8/2021) 

2021-AMS-00136-F 3/10/2021 Hohenstein, Joli We would like to receive the MS, HI and NH hemp grower licensee lists for 2020-21 please. 

2021-AMS-00137-F 3/9/2021 Feucht, Will Grain locations in midwestern states: company, city, county, and aggregate capacity, and street addresses. 

2021-AMS-00138-F 6/5/2020 Amey, Scott The names of the recipients of funds distributed pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127) and the Coronavirus 

Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law 116-136) in support of agricultural producers—including, but not limited to producers of 

crops, producers that supply local food systems including farmers markets, restaurants, and schools, livestock producers, and dairy producers—and 

the dollar amount of the funds awarded to each recipient, from March 1, 2020 to the present. 

2021-AMS-00139-F 3/11/2021 Kleinschmidt, Timothy 1. All documents related to any certifying organic entity that certifies operations in Texas, including certification documents and audits since January 1, 

2015. 2. All documents related to suspension of any state department of agriculture, or state agency, that has surrendered its organics program or had 

its organics program suspended since January 1, 2015. 3. Any communications and findings regarding the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) midterm audit conducted in November of 2020 and the settlement agreement within USDA and externally. 4. All USDA policies existing as of January 1, 

2015 related to organic certification programs, and all additional policies related to organic certification programs developed since such date. 5. All 

documents related to investigations or reviews by USDA of any organic program administered by TDA that existed as of January 1, 2015, or thereafter. 

6. All communications between TDA and USDA regarding TDA’s organics program since certification of the program. 7. All communications internal to 

USDA since January 1, 2015 that mention TDA’s organics program. 8. All USDA policies developed since January 1, 2015 regarding re-certification of 

TDA’s organics program. 9. The names of all USDA employees that whose job descriptions relate to state organic certification programs employed by 

USDA after January 1, 2015. 10. All communications since January 1, 2015 between Jennifer Tucker and any certifying entities that have been 

suspended, voluntarily surrendered their organics program, entered into organic program related settlement agreements, or similar actions.(Date 

Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2015 To 3/11/2021) 

2021-AMS-00140-F 3/11/2021 Sorvino, Chloe Pursuant to my rights under the federal Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, I ask to obtain a copy of the following, which I understand to be 

held by your agency, the USDA, specifically within FSIS [AMS]. -communications from 2012 to 2017 in regards to the repeal of the COOL or ongoing 

enforcement (As directed by the United States Congress through Public Law 114-113, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is issuing a final rule that amends the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) 

regulations by removing the requirements for muscle cuts of beef and pork, and ground beef and pork.) between representatives of JBS S.A., JBS USA, 

or J&F (also known as J&F Investimentos S. A.) (Source for reference: https://www.ams.usda.gov/press-release/usda-amends-country-origin-labelingrequirementsfinal-rule-repeals-beef-and-pork ) (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2012 To 12/31/2017) 

2021-AMS-00141-F 3/15/2021 Palmer, Brian This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I request: — all documents and communications pertaining to any awards made to the 

Enrichmond Foundation, including the FY 2012 Farmers Market Promotion Program award; —all reporting by that entity to your agency on its use of 

award funds as well as any reviews or audits that your agency conducted on the entity’s expenditures or performance. My date range is January 1, 

2011 to March 14, 2021. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2011 To 3/14/2021) 

2021-AMS-00142-F 3/16/2021 Plumhoff, Michael Sworn affidavit from william richmond to the claims that (b)(6) did threaten him as (b)(6) did contact him. ALL KDA Harvest reporting numbers from 

KRB Kings Royal Biotech as a discrepancy of #6841bales to #318 bales is in question. 

2021-AMS-00143-F 3/16/2021 Walljasper, Christopher This is a request under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. As a part of the work I am doing reporting on the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box 

Program, I am requesting additional information related the program. I respectfully request copies of the applications/bids and contracts for the 

following vendors that participated in the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program: McFarling Foods Stanley Marvel Gold Star Foods Gourmet 

Gorilla, inc. E.K.K. Investments, LLC. 

2021-AMS-00144-F 2/16/2021 Briesacher, Christina Subpoena re Pork Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 18-cv-1776. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2007 To 3/17/2021) 

2021-AMS-00145-F 3/19/2021 Robison, Brian Subpoena in Pork Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 18-cv-01776-JRT-HB (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2002 To 3/19/2021) 

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2021-AMS-00146-F 3/22/2021 Goldman, Robert Please send me documents concerning the amounts that Southern Sun owes to (1) Ampacadora y Processadora Huamani, S.A.C., (2) Agrofruta, S.A., 

(3) Agr. Y. Com. Sur Norte Ltda, and (4) Fresh Land Chile, S.A. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/01/2017 To 03/10/2021) 

2021-AMS-00147-F 3/22/2021 Farmer, Joan Under the FOIA, 5 USC 552, I am requesting an electronic copy of the following documents: 1. 2020 Federal Employment Viewpoint Survey 4th Level 

Agency Comparison Report for USDA/Agricultural Marketing Service 2. 2020 Federal Employment Viewpoint Survey 5th Level Subagency Comparison 

Report for USDA/Fair Trade Practices Program 3. 2020 Federal Employment Viewpoint Survey 5th Level Subagency Comparison Report for 

USDA/Federal Grain Inspection Program. 

2021-AMS-00148-F 3/22/2021 Machado, Michael All spreadsheets, contracts, and other documents that were apart of preparing the preliminary budgets that were presented at the February Executive 

Committee Meeting [for the California Walnut Board]. (Date Range for Record Search: From 2/1/2021 To 2/28/2021) 

2021-AMS-00149-F 1/21/2021 Begley, Catherine All documents relating to the USDA's investigation of Thomson International Inc.’s voluntary recall of red, yellow, white, and sweet onion because of 

possible Salmonella Newport contamination from May 1, 2020 to the present.. (Date Range for Record Search: From 05/01/2020 To 01/07/2021) 

2021-AMS-00150-F 3/25/2021 Bennett, Pierce Reaching out to make a FOIA request on behalf of the Livestock Marketing Association. We are seeking Packers and Stockyards Division data in regard 

to the average volumes of sheep and lambs being sold at auction markets in the United States. Specifically, we are looking for: • How many livestock 

auction markets sell sheep and goats in the U.S.? • Of the markets that sell sheep and goats, what are their annual volume amounts of sheep and 

goats, for example: o Market 1 – sells X amount of sheep and goats annually Market 2 – sells Y amount of sheep and goats annually If individual 

market data isn’t available, we would like the data on how many different volume categories of sheep and lambs are sold at auctions, and what those 

average volumes are. For example, the type of information we would be looking for is: • X percentage of auction markets that sell sheep and goats sell 

Y amounts of sheep and lambs annually. 

2021-AMS-00151-F 3/26/2021 Ayele, Michael (No specific AMS records sought.) 

2021-AMS-00152-F 3/29/2021 Lanier, Tracy FOIA request is for Packers & Stockyards Division's investigative file 334379. 

2021-AMS-00153-F 3/30/2021 Ford, Chris I am requesting the following records held by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) related to Pence Vineyards & Winery (also known 

as Pence Ranch, Pence Ranch Vineyards, and Quantum Wines, LLC) located at 1909 West Highway 246 in Buellton, California: . Records related to any 

organic certifications applied for or obtained by the business including certification applications submitted, inspection reports, and certificates issued. 

. Records of any complaints filed in connection with the organic status of the business, including complaint information, records produced in the 

investigation of the complaints, and records of any disciplinary or enforcement actions taken in connection with the complaints. 

2021-AMS-00154-F 3/30/2021 Zwicker, Adam Any and all documents known to the USDA AMS FGIS regarding the loading of the vessel M/V TUNDRA on or about December 4, 2020 at Toledo, Ohio. 

(Date Range for Record Search: From 11/01/2020 To 02/01/2021) 

2021-AMS-00155-F 3/31/2021 Hartman, Keith This request for information is made in connection with the above-captioned matter [Re: M/V PACIFIC BULKER; Loading of 30,500 MT of Wheat at 

ADM Galveston; Destination Guayaquil, Ecuador; on or about 26 February 2021. Please provide us with a copy of all USDA, AMS, FGIS releasable 

documents relevant to the vessel's recent loading of wheat. Specifically, please also include all USDA Grading Reports for the cargo of all wheat loaded 

on the vessel, said to be incorporated within 5 bills of lading. The vessel's local agent was Southport Agencies, Inc. 

2021-AMS-00156-F 4/5/2021 Karoliszyn, Henrick Complete copy of the USDA FGIS inspection file for a shipment by the M/V Sagittarius. A total of 17,000.245 Metric Tons (37,478,740 pounds) of U.S. 

No. 1 Hard Amber Durum in bulk were loaded into the Port of Galveston, TX on or around February 13, 2021, bound for the port of Bari and Ortona, 

IT. We request that the responsive documents include all load port inspection and Grade reports, including but not limited to: 1. USDA Official Export 

Certificates, 2. Certificates of Origin issued by the FGIS, 3. USDA FGIS Inspection Log, 4. Any and all logs and quality certificates showing oil and 

moisture content, quality, weights, etc. (including but not limited to Motomco/Dickey John measurements), 5. Any other records or certificates of 

weight and quality. 

2021-AMS-00157-F 4/6/2021 Schramm, Robert Names and corresponding addresses of all individual growers, farmers and processors eligible to vote on the current federal pistachio marketing order 

in an MS Excel format. 

2021-AMS-00158-F 4/8/2021 Sonstegard, Peter List of producers contacted by market reports to produce the Est. Layer Flock Size and the number of chickens that each producer contacted has to 

calculate. (Date Range for Record Search: From 04/05/2021 To 04/05/2021) 

2021-AMS-00159-F 4/8/2021 (b)(6) I would like any emails to or from (b)(6), (b)(6), (b)(6), (b)(6) with the subject or body containing (b)(6) or similar derivatives. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 12/01/2019 To 04/08/2021) 

2021-AMS-00160-F 4/8/2021 (b)(6) I would like any text messages to the government phones of, to or from, (b)(6), (b)(6), (b)(6), (b)(6) containing (b)(6) or similar derivatives. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 12/01/2019 To 04/08/2021) 

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2021-AMS-00161-F 4/8/2021 Krause, Katrina Could I please get bin charts and diagrams for the Mercer Landmark facility located at: 14260 OH-613, Paulding, OH 45879. 

2021-AMS-00162-F 4/12/2021 Bodon, Sabrina Correspondence regarding USDA Hemp Producer License: USDA_15_0009 [Modification received 04/12/21:] "License application for USDA Hemp 

Producer License: USDA_15_0009" 

2021-AMS-00163-F 4/12/2021 Curran, Patrick All records reflecting any payments, subsidies, allowances, exceptions, or other monetary support programs from the United States Department of 

Agriculture (“USDA”) to or for dairy producers due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Any and all communications or records sent by USDA to Congressional 

members or staff concerning the process of adopting the current Class I pricing formula found at Section 1403 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 

2018. 

2021-AMS-00164-F 4/15/2021 Steenstra, Eric A summary of the report data provided by hemp licensees to the Farm Service Agency (FSA) for the 2020 growing season including the number of 

hemp growers licensed, by state and/or county, the number of acres licensed, the number of acres planted, the number of acres harvested and the 

number of acres deemed “hot” or non-compliant. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 12/31/2020) 

2021-AMS-00165-F 4/16/2021 Sheeley, Megan I’d like to request bin charts and diagrams for the grain elevator located at 117 Clay Street, Rosamond, IL.

Grain until recently, when Christian County Farmers Supply Company took over operations. 

 It was previously operated by Route 16 

2021-AMS-00166-F 4/29/2021 Hailey, Rhett I’d like to get a list of all licensed hemp growers in MS. 

2021-AMS-00167-F 4/22/2021 Wykoff, Lorien ...looking for the most recent list of registered hemp growers in Hawaii, Mississippi and South Carolina to contact about their 2021 planting. 

2021-AMS-00168-F 4/22/2021 Leonard, Bri I would like to formally put in a public records request to obtain your states list of registered hemp growers. 

2021-AMS-00169-F 4/14/2021 McEvers, Trent I am working on a project that encompasses making comparisons off beef quality and yield grading characteristics by region for the last 10 fiscal years. 

I have attached an example of the national report that is made public but am interested in receiving similar information for all regions of the United 

States. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/1/2010 To 5/3/2021) 

2021-AMS-00170-F 5/3/2021 Minn, Juliana Hemp producers and hemp testing labs that have been federally licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture, as of today: 5/3/2021.

looking for: 1. Business/Company Information, including: tradename & dba, phone number, and email address; 2. Denied Applications; 3. License 

Address; 4. License ID Number; 5. License Start Date; 6. Status of License (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 5/3/2021) 

 I'm 

2021-AMS-00171-F 5/4/2021 Lopez, Angela I am asking for all licensing documentation, including complaints, if applicable, associated to "Monarca Family Farms LLC." 

2021-AMS-00172-F 5/5/2021 Poetz, Troy Any and all records and documents created, received or stored by the USDA related to the contamination and adulteration of flax seed imported and 

purchased by (b)(7)(D) and sold to its customers, leading to a recall which occurred on or about January 2020. 

2021-AMS-00173-F 5/6/2021 Lavigne, Paula Organic certification records and inspection records pertaining to Dependable Asset Group, LLC, NOP ID 8431901756, certified by Nature’s 

International Certification Services. 

2021-AMS-00174-F 5/17/2021 Diskey, Reed I am requesting the video recording of the Food Purchase Program Listening Session held on March 22, 2021. and written comments submitted to the 

agency regarding the AMS COVID stimulus. (Date Range for Record Search: From 3/1/2021 To 4/30/2021) 

2021-AMS-00175-F 5/5/2021 Sedillo, Carlos All complaints made to the USDA against Napoli Coffee, LLC located at 3035 Menaul Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 12/1/2020 To 3/19/2021) 

2021-AMS-00176-F 5/10/2021 Gunn, John I represent (b)(6)in the above (b)(6) ongoing investigation. I request a copy of the investigation file compiled by USDA. 

2021-AMS-00177-F 5/5/2021 Poetz, Troy Any and all records and documents created, received or stored by the USDA related to the recall of any food product or ingredient manufactured, 

imported, processed, sold or distributed by Terra Ingredients, 730 2nd Ave S UNIT 700, Minneapolis, MN 55402, formerly known as AgMotion 

Specialty Grains. 

2021-AMS-00178-F 5/12/2021 Link-Oberstar, Kathryn Zip code level data for where Farmers to Families Food Boxes were distributed in San Diego County during round 5.

delivered to each site, and when they were delivered. 

 The number of trucks and boxes 

2021-AMS-00179-F 5/17/2021 Brown, Elly USDA Regional Food System Partnership FY2020 awarded grantees application packages.

05/14/2021) 

 (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2019 To 

2021-AMS-00180-F 5/17/2021 Cerqueda, Ricardo 1) November 2018: Any and all records, related to a complaint lodged with the United States Department of Agriculture concerning raw sugarcane 

originating from a Colombian mill called (b)(7)(D) and matters relating to the nature in which the sugar was cultivated. 2) February 2020: Any and all 

records, related to a complaint against the importation of 5,000 tons of organic sugar from a mill in Argentina named (b)(7)(D) aboard the vessel 

(b)(7)(D). In addition, any and all records related to (b)(7)(D) a sugar producer located in Argentina. 3) 16 May 2020: Any and all records, related to a 

complaint about organic sugar being transported from Brazil to the United States Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls aboard the vessel (b)(7)(D) and that said 

cargo did not conform with declared USDA specifications on polarity. (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/1/2018 To 5/17/2021) 

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Request ID Received Date Requester Name Request Description 

2021-AMS-00181-F 5/18/2021 Buller, Justin This FOIA is a follow up to a prior FOIA with the number FOIA Request 2020-AMS-00273-F. I am seeking the prices for organic alfalfa and the 

published prices would satisfy our request - Market News price reporting data for organic alfalfa hay from 2000 through 2020. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 1/1/2000 To 12/31/2020) 

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Yan, Ni 

Sparks, Christon 

Becker, Joy 

van de Werken, Donald 

Hardbarger, Carol 

Rogers, Luanne 

Becker, Joy 

Lewandrowski, Lorraine 

Gurr, Chelsea 

Becker, Joy 

Gordon, Ryan 

We'd like to request solicitations & awards data of the commodity procurement program. We are interested in two type of foods: beef and diary 

products, purchased from 01/01/2015 to present. In summary we're requesting the relevant information stored in WBSCM that USDA used to 

determine final bid allocation. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2015 To 05/19/2021) 

I would like to request the proposal documents, excluding their pricing, for the following solicitation: Solicitation # - 12-1NTS-21-R-0005; Company -

Cotecna Inspection Inc. 

I am writing to see if I could obtain bin charts for a facility in Madera, CA. The facility address is 31470 Avenue 12, Madera, CA 93638. It was 

previously owned by Alto Ingredients f/k/a Pacific Ethanol, and is now owned by Seaboard Energy. 

All records by county and state for the past 5 years: 1. All Information regarding changes to the AMS Specialty crop inspection audit and advanced 

payment policy changes for years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. 2. All information regarding small Minority Farmers, Women and Veterans involved in 

Farm safety audit program. 3. The AMS Specialty Crop inspection budget expenses and income for the program as well as policy changes. Request to 

see this information by year, by state by county, by city by farmers markets? 4. Information regarding using In Pay.com is not a very timely or efficient 

method of transferring money between inner agencies. How much time (by days) goes by before it shows up on AMS his records as paid? (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2017 To 5/28/2021) 

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I request that a copy of documents related to the awarding of purchases resulting from offers 

received in response to solicitation 12-3J14-21-B-0189 (WBSCM number 2000007589) be provided to me. 

Please consider this email as a Freedom of Information Request for copies of all documents relating to the PACA license issued to Red Wagon Groves, 

Inc., PACA license #20210778, issued on May 11, 2021, including, but not limited to, a copy of the entire PACA application, including all relative 

information relating to the corporate entity, and filings, as authorized under existing law. 

Aggregated eight requests for bin charts at the following locations: 1. A facility in Stockton, CA. (3028 Navy Dr., Stockton CA 95206) 2. A facility in 

Madera, CA (1043 Road P, Hugoton, KS) 3. A facility in Madera, CA (376 Owens Road, Fulton, NY 13069) 4. Two facilities in South Dakota. The facility 

addresses are: 694 W Park Ave, Huron, SD 57350 and 38469 133rd St., Aberdeen, SD 57401 5. A facility in Estill, SC (519 3rd St W., Estill, SC 29918) 6. A 

facility in North Haverhill, NH (35 Business Park Rd., Grafton, NH 03774). 7. A facility in New Albany, MS (823 Hwy 15, New Albany, MS 38652). 8. A 

facility in Alpena, MI (412 Ford Ave, Alpena MI 49707). 

This is a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law for the following information: 1) Minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors of 

Dairy Management, Inc. for the past ten years, inclusive of 2021. 2) Copies of any contracts or terms and conditions of employment of Caleb Harper by 

Dairy Management, Inc. and/or any of its affiliated not-for-profit corporations. 3) Copies of communications between Caleb Harper and USDA for the 

past three years. 4) Copies of the meetings of the Board of Directors of Youth Improved, Inc. for the past ten years. (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 1/1/2019 To 6/28/2021) 

[Modified Request Description Received 06/28/21:] 3 years of board of directors meeting minutes for 1) Dairy Management Inc. and 2) Youth 

Improved, Inc.. 

Data on grain warehousing for the Kansas State Freight and Rail Plan. We are looking for information on the warehouses that have been granted 

licenses through the USDA. - Warehouse Name - Business Entity - Address, City, County, State, ZIP (Latitude/Longitude) - We are prioritizing data for 

the years 2019 – 2020. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2019 To 12/31/2020) 

I am writing to see if I could obtain bin charts for five facilities. The facilities are: 1652 Old Wawawai Rd, Pullman, WA; 99163 690 S. Broadway Ave, 

Othello, WA; 99344 181 Steptoe St., Colfax, WA 99111; 733 E Front Street, Shelby, MT 1204 26th St.; Fort Benton, MT 59442. They were previously 

owned by Hinrichs Trading Company and are now owned by Ardent Mills. 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) was appropriated with $159,095,000 under Public Law 116-6. (“2019 appropriation funds”). I am trying to 

determine (1) the amount of 2019 appropriation funds utilized in the following programs administered by AMS, Processor Funded Milk Promotion 

Act/ Fluid Milk Promotion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.A. §§ 6401 to 6417.); Federal Milk Marketing Orders (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); Dairy Promotion Program (7 

U.S.C.A. §§ 4501 to 4514.); Egg Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act (7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2701 to 2718); Sheep Promotion, Research, and 

Information Act (7 U.S.C.A. §§ 7101 to 7111.); Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C.A. §§ 4801 to 4819.); Beef 

Promotion and Research Act (7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2901 to 2911.); Livestock and Poultry Program (7 C.F.R. § 54.1 et seq.), as well as (2) how AMS used the 

funds for each program. 

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2021-AMS-00193-F 6/4/2021 Lewandrowski, Lorraine This is a FOIA request for: 1) A copy of the Memorandum of Agreement between the National Dairy Council, The National Football League and the 

USDA and, Dept. of Education and Health and Human Services signed during 2010 or 2011. I believe the official signing was on Feb. 4, 2011. 2) A copy 

of all correspondence between the National Football League and the USDA concerning the creation of GenYouth or Youth Improved, Inc. for the 

period 2009 to 2011. 

2021-AMS-00194-F 6/8/2021 Carian, Blaine Every “Federal-State Inspection Certificate” issued for imported table grapes from Mexico during the 2020 calendar year.

USDA Marketing Order 925 as April 10 to July 10 of each year. 

 This time frame is defined in 

2021-AMS-00195-F 6/9/2021 Paige, Alexis Copy of the federally funded application/proposal submitted by the following agencies: 1. Auburn University [Planning Grant] Improving Food Hub 

Viability in Alabama funded in 2019 under the (AMS) FLPP Grant. Award Amount: $130,657 2. Tufts University, Boston, MA [Planning Grant] funded in 

2020 under the (AMS) FLPP Grant Award Amount: $626,232 3. Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission [Planning Grant] funded in 2019 

under the (AMS) FLPP Grant Project Type: Planning Award Amount: $135,295. 

2021-AMS-00196-FP 6/14/2021 (b)(6) My entire family applied for Global Entry in 2019, which I obtained. Last year, my Global Entry was revoked. I have appealed a few times, but have 

been told that the revocation was sustained because of an agriculture violation. Could you perhaps send me any information related to this violation? 

2021-AMS-00197-F 6/14/2021 Becker, Joy Could I please get a copy of the bin charts and diagrams for the following locations: Sublette, KS, Kismet, KS, Hugoton, KS. These were Hansen 

Mueller locations until sold earlier this year. 

2021-AMS-00198-F 6/24/2021 Rainey, Clint (1) Records by the Dairy Checkoff Program, including documents that mention any of the following persons: - (b)(6), (b)(6). (2) Records by the Dairy 

Checkoff Program that mention any of the following businesses or organizations: - Prairie's Edge Dairy Farms , Fair Oaks Farms, Lake States Dairy 

Center - Fairlife - Good Mood , Newtrient LLC - Select Milk Producers - Select Services LLC - Continental Dairy Products Inc. - Quality Milk Sales - CS 

Facilities LLC - TBNL Dairy Farms, Southwest Cheese Company - Keystone Dairy Holdings - AMP Americas - Renewable Dairy Fuels - Generate Fair Oaks 

Upgrader - Windy Oaks Biofuel - Cow Power Bio-Energy Cooperative Inc. - Driftwood B&S - Membrane System Specialists - TC Jacoby, - North American 

Milk Products - FG Holdings - MGH LLC - Mysue LLC - Michael & Sue McCloskey Farms - 4Market LLC - La Finca LLC - Margot McCloskey Foundation -

Siesta Workout LLC - Mtr-Schertz 1518 Management Company - Driftwood B&S - Tropical Agriculture Renewable Energy - Small Town Dreams LLC The 

relevant time period is from 1/1/1995 to the current date. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2020 To 6/14/2021) [Modification Received 

06/24/21:] Can we use the original request's same search parameters, but limit it to, say, the past year and a half? From 1/1/2020 until now? 

2021-AMS-00199-F 6/18/2021 Luthern, Melanie • Records of all federal contracts, federal funds, and federal compensation given to Seaboard Foods LLC through the commodity purchase program, 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), or Agricultural Research Service (ARS) from January 1, 2008 to present. • Any and all applications submitted by 

Seaboard Foods LLC to the USDA AMS or ARS from January 1, 2008 to present. • Any and all permits issued or denied to Seaboard Foods LLC, and 

copies of issued permits from AMS or ARS from January 1, 2008 to present. • From January 1, 2008 to present copies of all contracts between USDA 

AMS or ARS and Seaboard Foods LLC, including but not limited to the following contracts: AG6538P160077, 123J1419C1443, 123J1419C2792, 

123J1419C1442, AG6538P160077, 123J1419C1444, 123J1420C0093. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2008 To 06/17/2021) 

2021-AMS-00200-F 6/18/2021 Luthern, Melanie • Communications within USDA AMS and/ or between USDA AMS and any other agency and/or third parties about Seaboard Foods LLC • 

Communications within USDA ARS and/ or between USDA ARS and any other agency and/or third parties about Seaboard Foods LLC • 

Communications between USDA AMS and Seaboard Foods LLC • Communications between USDA ARS and Seaboard Foods LLC • Complaints 

submitted to USDA AMS or ARS about Seaboard Foods LLC • Records of USDA AMS or ARS actions taken regarding Seaboard Foods LLC, such as 

enforcement actions, investigations, or warnings. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2012 To 06/17/2021) 

2021-AMS-00201-F 6/21/2021 Llanes, Alfonso Agricultural trade data information, such as the type that IHS and Statista provide online by subscription. 

[Modification received 06/21/21:] We were requested by ocean freight services to develop an interactive grain export elevator database with weekly 

movements which should include size, material, storage capacity, geo-location, water front ocean, waterfront river, water front lake water draft, 

docking space, ship loading capacity per hour rail spur availability and any other of your licensing requirements, including origin/destination of a load 

type. Also, capacity and type of grain handling such dry, meal and container locations reported by ocean carriers. 

2021-AMS-00202-F 6/21/2021 Massouh, John Under the Freedom of Information Act, we are requesting copies of the following documents for Docket No. D-19-0003: • Complaint; • Understanding 

Regarding Consent Decision; • All records pertaining to the accounting for livestock, including purchase prices, numbers, weights, prices of the 

carcasses of each grade, explanation of any condemnations, and all final accounting records; • Any and all correspondence with any sellers of 

livestock; • All documents relating to complaints by the livestock sellers relating to Docket No. D-19-0003; • All documents related to the investigation 

or JBS USA Food Company relating to Docket No. D- I 9-0003. 

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2021-AMS-00203-F 6/23/2021 Hitt, Amanda The Government Accountability Project is writing to request, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, all case files, emails, 

correspondence and reports regarding any and all GIPSA/AMS regulatory reviews and investigations of Perdue Farms Inc Breeder and Live Production 

located in Dillon, South Carolina since January 2008 until April 15, 2021. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2008 To 4/15/2021) 

2021-AMS-00204-F 

2021-AMS-00205-F 

2021-AMS-00206-F 

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Brandt, Lynnell 

Meyers, Matt 

Krause, Katrina 

Nevans, Mary Frances 

Pop, Irina 

Fuchs, Erik 

Yan, Ni 

Bassi, Susan 

Adam, Sarah 

Sheeley, Megan 

Tricerri, Hilary 

Pink Lady America, LLC. is making a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain copies of all USDA Export Form Certificates, including at least all FV205/205-1, FV-E205, FV-207/207-1, FV-E207 and at least all SC-205/205-1 Export Form Certificates certifying products exported to Canadian 

destinations and shipments of apples to other destinations around the world, which involve, identify, or describe the export of Pink Lady® Brand 

apples, or Cripps Pink variety apples, Barnsby Pink variety apples, Lady in Red variety apples, Ruby Pink variety apples or Maslin Pink variety apples, 

from the United States to any other country between January 1st, 2021 through May 31st, 2021. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2021 To 

5/31/2021) 

Looking for farm payments made for entire country in this timeframe. Also looking for codes so can tell what payments were made for what farm 

program. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2020 To 06/24/2021) 

Could I please have bin charts and diagrams for Central Ohio Farmers Coop at the following address? It was previously owned by Michael Tyler 

Properties LLC. If there are bin charts available for the previous owner I would like a copy of those if none are available for Central Ohio Farmers 

Coop. 19325 Zolman Road Fredericktown, OH 43019 

Originating Federal Agency/Agencies: USDA-WS and / or USFWS Document Type Being Requested: • Contracts and/or Depredation Permits issued to 

state and/or local public agencies in the State of Colorado (including the City and County of Denver) which permit includes depredation of Canada 

Geese. Time Frame: Issued for the years 2021 and 2022 (2 years). 2021 and 2022 Depredation permits for Canada geese. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 1/1/2021 To 6/30/2021) 

1) All payments made to ANNACHRIS FREIGHT BROKERS INC, for Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Cotton and Tobacco Program with sample 

hauling services for the Macon Route 2 in relation to contract RFP AG-4740-S-17-0038 Macon Route 2 from February 6, 2021 to present. 2) A 

confirmation of the start and end dates of the contract (including all renewal options). (Date Range for Record Search: From 2/6/2021 To 6/29/2021) 

I would like to request information for all the current USDA registered Hemp Growers and Producers. As well as information on all of the FOIA officers 

to obtain information on all the tribal groups with non-USDA hemp programs. 

We'd like to request for the "qualified bidders list" for food procurement auctions. The file is available here (https://www.ams.usda.gov/sellingfood/becoming-approved) in the "Additional Resources" section. We are especially interested in the "Size" attribute of the bidders. Those public files 

didn't say which time horizon the size applies to. We learnt that bidders self-report when they change size, so we want to have historical records of 

their size change including the time. If that is not available, we could also use historical lists of qualified bidders' sizes at different years/month for as 

far back as possible. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2015 To 07/04/2021) 

Pursuant to FOIA, I am seeking records related to several seed and fresh lettuce farming operations in the Salinas Valley, California and Yuma Arizona. 

I have narrowed this initial request where I am seeking any and all records held by the federal government related to a farming operation and salad 

processing and distribution business known as Tanimura & Antle , T&A. I am requesting: All records related to food safety reporting, labeling, and 

distribution of T & A products for the time period of 2000- 2021. All records related to grants, including applications and awards to and from Salinas 

Valley's Tanimura & Antle business and associated businesses for the time period of 2000- 2021.(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2000 To 

7/6/2021) 

Any records, written or electronic or otherwise, relating to The Alphas Company, Inc. (also known as The Alphas Company of New York) and/or Peter 

Alphas, from the time period 2009 through the present date, including but not limited to the licensing information, complaints, orders, sanctions, and 

any other document relating to a monetary obligation owed by The Alphas Company or Peter Alphas. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2009 

To 7/13/2021) 

I’d like to request bin charts and diagrams for the grain elevator located at 4600 South Loop, West Memphis, AR owned by Cargill. I’d like to request 

bin charts and diagrams for the grain elevator operated by CGB at 1400 Mhoon Landing Parkway, Tunica, MS 

Request for copies of the awarded applications for the USDA AMS 2019 Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives grant program for: 1) The University of 

Tennessee; 2) Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets; and 3) University of Wisconsin. I wanted to see if I could also get a list of all applicants 

from that same funding round. 

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2021-AMS-00215-F 7/13/2021 Salisbury, Christopher Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am requesting all records in the possession of USDA, including but not limited to records maintained by AMS 

and the Secretary’s Office, of all communications submitted to USDA from non-USDA parties related to the Wheat Flour Foods Promotion, Research, 

and Information Order. I am requesting all such records from September 1, 2020 through the date of this request. (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 1/1/2020 To 7/14/2021) 

2021-AMS-00216-F 

2021-AMS-00217-F 

2021-AMS-00218-F 

2021-AMS-00219-F 

2021-AMS-00220-F 

2021-AMS-00221-F 

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Nunes, Megan 

Krause, Katrina 

Pop, Irina 

Becker, Joy 

Minn, Juliana 

LaVie, Kevin 

Ravnitzky, Michael 

Rogers, Luanne 

Foley, Ryan 

Ravnitzky, Michael 

I am looking for California almond incoming receipt quality data performed by CDFA Shipping Point Inspection Services Division (SPI). Covering almond 

incoming inspection periods August 01, 2010-July 30, 2021. I am interested in the following CA almond quality data: doubles, chip, and scratch, gum, 

shrivel, brown spot and discolored, decay, rancidity, insect injury, and damage by mold. Preference would be to have almond quality data aggregated 

by county (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/01/2010 To 07/14/2021) 

Bin charts and diagrams for Farmers Storage, Inc. located in Essex, MO [and] for Lawrence Land Holdings, LLC located in Marston, MO. 

I am requesting the information below (items 1 through ) for the contracts resulting from Solicitation 12474020R0003 (Sample Hauling Services – 

Macon Route 1A) due 07/07/2020 and Solicitation 12474020R0004 (Sample Hauling Services – Macon Route 1B) due 07/08/2020: 1) All payments 

made 2) Employee wage reporting 3) Performance reports 4) Reporting on subcontractors per FAR 52.203-6 5) Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales 6) 

Time/date of awarded vendors' bid submissions (both solicitations) 7) Awarded vendors' technical approach document, including equipment list and 

insurance (both solicitations) For the contract resulting from Solicitation 12474020R0004, I am also requesting a confirmation of the legal name of the 

awarded vendor. 

Bin charts and diagrams for the Cargill elevator at Muscatine, IA located at 700 Oregon Street, Muscatine, IA. 

I am requesting an opportunity to obtain information about hemp producers and hemp testing labs that have been federally licensed by the United 

States Department of Agriculture, as of 7/23/2021. Specific information I am looking for is: 1. Business/Company Information, including: tradename & 

dba, phone number, and email address 2. Denied Applications 3. License Address 4. License ID Number 5. License Start Date 6. Status of License. 

We are acting on behalf of the M/V AEOLIAN FORTUNE interests and kindly request, Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. §552), a 

complete copy of the USDA FGIS inspection file for the yellow corn shipment noted above. A shipment of 71,400 MT of yellow corn in bulk was loaded 

into holds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the vessel at the Zen-Noh grain elevator in Convent, Louisiana. The vessel sailed from the Mississippi River on/about 

May 19-20, 2021. We request that the responsive documents include all load port inspection and Grade reports and all fumigation records (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 5/19/2021 To 7/23/2021) 

A copy of each State or Tribal Hemp production plan approved by AMS. AMS approved some 65 plans authorizing States and Tribes to assume 

regulatory responsibility for hemp production within their jurisdiction. I also request a copy of each denial letter sent to a State or Tribe denying 

approval of a Hemp production plan. 

Copies of all documents relating to the PACA license issued to United Farm Group, LLC, PACA license #20200586, issued on 2020-03-19, including, but 

not limited to, a copy of the entire PACA application, including all relative information relating to the corporate entity, and filings, as authorized under 

existing law. In addition, please also provide all documents in your files, including, but not limited to, any claims or proceedings, renewal requests, and 

correspondence between the USDA and United Farm Group, LLC, relating to its PACA license, renewals, or any other claim or information within the 

UDSA’s file. 

I'm a news reporter looking into the July 13, 2021 consent order reached with Lynch Livestock of Waucoma, Iowa for violations of the Packers and 

Stockyards Act. This is to request all documents related to the USDA's investigation of these violations and the consent order. I am trying to learn 

more about what triggered the investigation, what it found, the corrective action taken by the company and the restitution. The consent decision 

references a document called the "Understanding regarding consent decision" and I’d like a copy of that document as well. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 01/01/2021 To 07/28/2021) 

I request a copy of each briefing, white paper, memo and overview relating to the Kentucky 31 variety of tall fescue grass seed. (I am more interested 

in records about the problem itself then about upgraded testing methods.) You may limit this request to records from 2018 to the present. 

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2021-AMS-00226-F 7/30/2021 Dehart, Michael We represent Master Seatrade S.A. the owner of the M/V MASTER, which loaded a cargo of yellow corn from Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (“Zen-Noh”) 

in Convent, LA. on/about April 25, 2021. We hereby request any and all FGIS and USDA records, documentation, reports and correspondence relating 

to the loading, sampling, testing and grading of this cargo of yellow corn. We do not know whether there was any re-testing and re-grading of the 

loading file samples of the yellow corn, either as a result of a Field Office quality assurance inspection of file samples or as a result of a review by the 

Board of Appeals and Review in Kansas City. However, if there was any re-testing then we hereby request any and all FGIS and USDA records, 

documentation, reports and correspondence relating to the re-testing and re-grading. Finally, if there has been any communication between the 

suppliers of the yellow corn, Zen-Noh or any other party, and the FGIS International Monitoring Program, or any other office of the FGIS, we hereby 

request copies of any such correspondence and a copy of the full contents of any FGIS file opened with respect to any correspondence or inquiry from 

the suppliers of the yellow corn, or any other party. We have also made a request today to Mr. Byron Reilly and Ms. Jennifer Weiland of the FGIS that 

the reference samples taken at the port of loading be preserved and not be discarded after 90 days, as is customary. We also make a request for BAR 

to re-assess the FGIS samples, including a separate count for mouldy kernels. (Date Range for Record Search: From 4/25/2021 To 7/30/2021) 

2021-AMS-00227-F 8/2/2021 Ravnitzky, Michael Records identifying the status and timeline for completion of the project to transition to a digital version of the Maple Syrup Producers Manual (Maple 

Manual) prepared by Michigan State University in coordination with AMS. 

2021-AMS-00228-F 8/2/2021 Ravnitzky, Michael A copy of each listing of independent evaluations of the research and promotion commodity boards. 

2021-AMS-00229-F 8/2/2021 Ravnitzky, Michael A copy of the meeting minutes for meetings of the Mango Promotion Board (by whatever exact name it goes) for the years 2017 to present. 

2021-AMS-00230-F 8/2/2021 Ravnitzky, Michael A copy of the meeting minutes from meetings of the Popcorn Promotion Board during the years 2017 to the present. 

2021-AMS-00231-F 8/3/2021 Gehr, Zoe I would like to request the Bin Chart for the following ADM Co Grain Warehouse, located in Copeland, KS. License #: 03-09670. 

2021-AMS-00232-F 8/5/2021 Bullard, Bill Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America (R-CALF 

USA) requests access to the following records: The names, e-mail addresses, and mailing addresses of all persons contained in the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board’s (USDACBB’s) electronic database(s) that contains contact information for i) persons 

who pay the beef checkoff program assessment, or who are likely to have paid that assessment, ii) persons whose contact information was 

electronically captured on the Web-based platform maintained by the USDACBB to solicit questions (located at https://www.beefboard.org/contact/), 

and iii) all persons subscribed to or who receive the USDACBB’s The Drive newsletter, The Drive: Enewsletter, and/or The Drive: LIVE!. In its beef 

checkoff program Authorization Request for FY 21, the USDACBB states that The Drive printed newsletter alone includes more than 83,000 

subscribers. See https://www.beefboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2150-PC-CBB.pdf, p. 6. The time period of this request is the current 

database(s) maintained by the USDACBB. 

2021-AMS-00233-F 8/9/2021 Borck, Liba The State Auditor of Israel is preparing an agricultural report which will include information on our egg industry. Our reports often include 

comparative information from other countries. In a July report produced by the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service (Analytics Division) there is a 

reference on page 3 to the U.S. Table Egg Layer Flock Estimates by system. The table refers to the combined statistical information for Caged flocks of 

battery and enriched systems at 69.5%. We were interested in knowing the breakdown of this number for the battery and enriched systems 

separately. 

2021-AMS-00234-F 8/10/2021 Walsh, Tarryn Please be advised that our firm represents the owners of the M/V BLACK PEARL with respect to its loading a cargo of yellow corn at the Darrow, 

Louisiana terminal of Bunge North America, Inc. (“Bunge”), Mississippi River, on 12 October 2020. While berthed at Bunge, the vessel loaded 70,200 

MT of yellow corn, with the shipment destined for the discharge port of Dammam Seaport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We understand that in 

conjunction with the loading of the subject cargo of yellow corn aboard the M/V BLACK PEARL on 12 October 2020, USDA FGIS personnel performed 

official origin barge grades in accordance with the U.S. Grain Standards Act for grading and testing. As owners’ representatives and as an interested 

party, and pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, we request that the USDA provide the undersigned a copy of all official origin barge grade 

certificates as well as its complete file for the vessel and its cargo loaded at Bunge on 12 October 2020, including all cargo logs, inspection reports, 

cargo certificates and loading logs, as well as any sample analysis and other documents obtained or created by the USDA. Additionally, we request 

that the USDA hold and preserve, for possible future reanalysis, any and all samples of the M/V BLACK PEARL’s yellow corn cargo taken by the USDA. 

Please confirm receipt of this correspondence and confirm that the USDA has preserved all samples of the yellow corn cargo loaded onto the M/V 

BLACK PEARL at Bunge on 12 October 2020, as well as all associated certificates, loading logs, and documents collected and maintained by the USDA 

for that cargo. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/12/2020 To 8/10/2021) 

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2021-AMS-00235-F 8/12/2021 Wiese, Chris Bin Charts and Warehouse Diagrams for Clark Grain in Johnson Village, NE. 

2021-AMS-00236-F 8/13/2021 McGowan, Candis Request for copies of all documents your office has regarding your investigation involving (b)(6), (b)(7)(C), Koch Foods, or any other entity. 

2021-AMS-00237-F 8/13/2021 Troehler, Steve The California Raisin Industry Statistics for the Marketing Year 2020-2021. In the past this was released to us in the Marketing Policy Report issued 

each crop year. 

2021-AMS-00238-F 8/16/2021 Bezirium, Jennifer This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I request that a copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following 

information] be provided to me: All licenses provided by the USDA hemp program. The information that I am requesting is the following: • business 

name • DBA (If available) • license type • contact name • premises Address • licenses number & issue & expiration dates • contact email • phone 

number • website 

2021-AMS-00239-F 8/16/2021 Vang, Teng We would like to have the 2021 California HRW grading data for this year’s crop once harvested is all done. We do not need any region specific 

identifying information from you. I am only interested the dates from May 1st to August 15th (end of harvest). You can get back to me when all the 

harvest and grading has been done. Could you please send us a similar version for 2020 Harvest. (Date Range for Record Search: From 5/1/2021 To 

8/15/2021) 

2021-AMS-00240-F 8/16/2021 Kok, Frans The total number of growers brought into compliance with the Christmas Tree Promotion Board for the payment of assessments; we do not request 

the location, name, address, or any other data associated with individual growers. 

2021-AMS-00241-F 8/17/2021 Castaneda, Jessica I would like to obtain a list of all active farms or agriculture related businesses that you have for all states. I would like contact information such as 

name of business, address, phone, email, and crops grown. 

2021-AMS-00242-F 8/17/2021 Castaneda, Jessica I would like to get a list of all current approved HEMP growers or producers involved in current U.S. Domestic Hemp Production. I would like to have 

that include name, phone number, and address of each of these 

2021-AMS-00243-F 8/17/2021 Besnyl, Glenn I am requesting information on the above referenced licensee [Buy Right Produce LLC, License No. 20160573] from the USDA under the Freedom of 

Information Act. Please provide my office with a certified copy of the original P ACA license application, all renewals and/or 

reinstatements/terminations, and the most recent PACA license print out listing the licensee and license details for the licensee listed above, who has 

or had a PACA license with the USDA. The certified copies of the requested documentation are needed as evidence in a civil action involving Buy Right 

Produce LLC. 

2021-AMS-00244-F 8/19/2021 Snyder, Christopher Subpoena In Re 271st District Court of, Jack County, TX: Cause No. 21-05-057 (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2019 To 8/19/2021) 

2021-AMS-00245-F 8/23/2021 Krause, Katrina Bin charts and diagrams for Central States Enterprises, LLC, locations are New Haven & Montpelier, IN [and] Laotto, IN. 

2021-AMS-00246-F 8/25/2021 Bailey, Scott I am requesting any information you have on past yearly audits of the Marquise Auction Group, LLC conducted by USDA. Are horse auctions subject 

to yearly audits by the USDA ? Has Marquise ever been audited by the USDA ? If so what if any audits have you done for the Marquise Auction Group, 

LLC? They have had auctions in Scottsdale Arizona from 2017-2020 - 4 years. The company is however registered in Michigan. 

2021-AMS-00247-F 9/8/2021 Brown, Amie I would like to request information on all farms registered to grow hemp from 2018 to present, please. In addition, whatever ownership information is 

available and what the stated use of the hemp is for, etc. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2018 To 8/26/2021) 

2021-AMS-00248-F 8/26/2021 Gregory, Debbie M34-2229959-4 need pictures of Snails that went on AG hold 8/13/2021 EAN 329231. Please provide pictures to supply to the importer for insurance 

and strategic planning to ensure this does not happen in future. (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/10/2021 To 08/26/2021) 

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2021-AMS-00249-F 8/26/2021 Finley, Grace Earlier in the spring, I was in communication with USAID about acquiring shipment-level data on USAID food aid shipments. They were kind enough to 

supply me with an excel (see attached) with aid shipments between 1997 and 2011 (though 2011 seems incomplete). For my research, I need to 

extend the data set to at least 2015. Below describes the aspects I am looking for: • USAID/USDA food aid shipments from 1997 through at least 2015 

and later years if possible • An extension of the attached excel which includes the following: of Data at the shipment level of Data that include at least 

SO number, commodity code, material description, material package, program funding, agency, recipient country, load port, destination port, 

bulk/packaged flag, net pounds, released year, released month, units, metric tonnes, booked rate, total freight costs, commercial price per pound, 

total commercial costs, domestic inland rate, foreign inland rate • Metadata describing the column titles in the attached excel. Additionally, if 

possible, I would like to know the delivery points (final destinations). If possible, for each shipment, I would like to know: • The delivery points for 

each shipment • Either dollar value, units, or metric tonnage/net pounds to be sent to each delivery point. I just need all of the delivery points for 

1997 to 2015+, a measure of the food aid sent to each delivery point, and a code that will allow me to connect each delivery point with the shipment 

that brought the food aid to the delivery point. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/1997 To 12/31/2015) 

2021-AMS-00250-F 8/26/2021 Elias, William I represent clients who are seeking recovery from Gene S. Walker, Jr., individually and d/b/a Vaquillas Trading Company, LTD, Vaquillas Trading 

Company, LTD, (b)(6), individually and d/b/a Buffalo Corp., and Buffalo Corp. for cattle sold, received and failure to pay. My clients have informed me 

that they provided pertinent documentation to the USDA, in reference to their claim against either Gene S. Walker, Jr., individually and d/b/a 

Vaquillas Trading Company, LTD, Vaquillas Trading Company, LTD, (b)(6), individually and d/b/a Buffalo Corp., and/or Buffalo Corp. Would it be 

possible for the USDA to send me copies of the documentation provided? 

2021-AMS-00251-F 8/27/2021 Chekroun, Sara I hereby request that you provide me with a copy of the following records, which are held by your agency: 1. All documents containing recommended, 

lawfully required, or suggested price ranges for live pigs set to be slaughtered for food purposes. 2. All documents containing information regarding 

average market prices for live pigs set to be slaughtered for food purposes. 3. All documents containing information regarding average prices paid for 

live pigs set to be slaughtered for food purposes. 4. All documents containing information regarding trade regulations, laws, rules, statutes for the sale 

and or pricing of live pigs set to be slaughtered for food purposes. 

2021-AMS-00252-F 9/9/2021 Honore, Natalie Pursuant to applicable state freedom of information laws, the undersigned hereby requests the most recent compensation information for the Top 5 

Leadership Roles for Almond Board of California, Hass Avocado Board, Potato Promotion Board, National Watermelon Board and National Pork Board: 

1. Copy of employment agreement and amendments 2. Documentation of current compensation and benefits arrangements, including salary, bonus, 

retirement, health care and other benefits and perquisites. 

2021-AMS-00253-F 8/31/2021 McHaney, Makayla Grand Canyon Dairy shall mean and refer to Grand Canyon Dairy located at 2179 CR 308, Dublin, TX 76446. Miranda Dairy shall mean and refer to 

Miranda Dairy located at 695 Waddington Road, Ferndale, California 95536. 1. Any and all documents or records of whatever kind for any transactions 

of whatever kind related to bovine animals with Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim Miranda, Dorice Miranda, Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, 

principals, or representatives, for the years 2011 through 2019. 2. Any and all microbiology lab test results for all bovine animals performed on behalf 

of Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim Miranda, Dorice Miranda, Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, principals, or representatives, for the years 

2011 through 2019. 3. Any and all bulk tank sample analysis test results for all bovine animals performed on behalf of Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda 

Dairy, Tim Miranda, Dorice Miranda, Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, principals, or representatives, for the years 2011 through 2019. 4. Any and all 

individual cow milk sample test results performed for all bovine animals performed on behalf of Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim Miranda, 

Dorice Miranda, Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, principals, or representatives, for the years 2011 through 2019. 5. Any and all documents or records 

of whatever kind for any tests, testing, or testing results performed for bovine animals on behalf of Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim Miranda, 

Dorice Miranda, Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, principals, or representatives, for the years 2011 through 2019. 6. Any and all somatic cell count 

results or other test results for milk produced by the Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim Miranda, Dorice Miranda, Jean Taylor Bybee, their 

agents, principals, or representatives for the years 2011 through 2019. 7. Any and all documents or records for any testing and/or test results for 

Methicillin-Resistant Staph Confirmation (Culture) on any and all bovine animals performed on behalf of Grand Canyon Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim 

Miranda, Dorice Miranda, or Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, principals, or representatives, for the years 2011 through 2019. 8. Any and all 

documents, records, reports, or analysis of all autopsies or necropsies performed or conducted on any and all animals on behalf of Grand Canyon 

Dairy, Miranda Dairy, Tim Miranda, Dorice Miranda, or Jean Taylor Bybee, their agents, principals, or representatives, for the years 2011 through 2019. 

(Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2011 To 12/31/2019) 

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2021-AMS-00254-F 9/14/2021 Robinson, Arielle Notice ID AG-4740-S-17-0034 Contract Award Number: AG-4740-C-17-0018, Requester is seeking a copy of the RFP response, including a copy of the 

winning proposal and any pricing information (Date Range for Record Search: From 7/15/2017 To 8/15/2017) 

2021-AMS-00255-F 9/22/2021 Poetz, Troy Any and all records and documents, including investigative notes, audit reports, audit results, non-compliance notes, non-compliance reports, midterm assessment reports, corrective action reports, memorandums, letters, correspondence, test results, emails, citations, inspection reports, or any 

other type of written or electronic document created, received or stored by the USDA related to the company known as Food Safety SA (Physical 

Address: Av. Pedro Goyena No. 1695, C1406GWF- Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires (CABA) 1406, Buenos Aires, Argentina) regarding the following 

audits, as well as any other audits that have taken place since 2001: NP6073LCA (2016) NP1262ZZA (2011). (Date Range for Record Search: From 

1/1/2001 To 9/22/2021) 

2021-AMS-00256-F 9/24/2021 Goins, Janie Solstice Apartments, 2121 North Jones Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89108 PIN: 138-24-201-001, Municipality: Clark County What Soils Site Class does the 

property fall under? 1. Site Class A 2. Site Class B 3. Site Class C 4. Site Class D 5. Site Class E (Date Range for Record Search: From 09/02/2019 To 

09/24/2021) 

2021-AMS-00257-F 9/27/2021 Wiese, Chris Bin Charts and Warehouse Diagrams for Innovative Ag Services located in the town of Elma, IA. 

2021-AMS-00258-F 9/27/2021 Becker, Joy Bin charts and diagrams for the Heartland facility at Lariat, TX, located at 770 Co DD, Farwell, TX. 

2021-AMS-00259-F 9/27/2021 Karoliszyn, Henrick We are acting on behalf of the owners of the M/V ATHINOULA and kindly request, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act ( 5 U.S.C. § 552), a 

complete copy of the USDA FGIS inspection file for the above noted shipment (attached are details for your reference). A total of 71400.000 Metric 

Tons of corn in bulk was loaded into the vessel at ADM Reserve during two time intervals, August 25-27, 2021, and on or about September 24-26, 2021 

bound for the port of Nansha, China. We request that the responsive documents include all load port inspection and Grade reports, including but not 

limited to: 1. USDA Official Export Certificates, 2. Certificates of Origin issued by the FGIS, 3. USDA FGIS Inspection Log, 4. Any and all logs and quality 

certificates showing oil and moisture content, quality, weights, etc. (including but not limited to Motomco/Dickey John measurements), 5. Any other 

records or certificates of weight and quality. (Date Range for Record Search: From 8/27/2021 To 9/27/2021) 

2021-AMS-00260-F 9/29/2021 Cardoza, Dwayne Request #1: The purpose of this letter is to formally request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that the USDA provide the MRL Report that 

was presented by the Raisin Administrative Committee to the Japanese Dried Fruit Association for the 2020-2021 crop year. This report was discussed 

at the Raisin Administrative Committee Meeting on August 18, 2021 and reference to the report is included in the Minutes. Request #2: The purpose 

of this letter is to formally request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that the USDA share information pertaining to California dried grape 

industry inter-handler transfers for the crop year 2020-2021 (August 1, 2020-July 31, 2021). A previous request for the crop year August 1, 2019-July 

31, 2020, had been submitted and provided for our Association's CEO Kalem Barserian. (Date Range for Record Search: From 8/1/2020 To 8/18/2021) 

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