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Haines Family Farms — SAM.gov Exclusion Record

Sigourney, IA

Public SAM.gov exclusion record

According to the public SAM.gov exclusions dataset, Haines Family Farms is listed with an exclusion action from AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service). The record shows an active date of Feb 20, 2025 and a termination date of Feb 20, 2027.

Listed
Status
Special Entity
Record Type
Sigourney, IA
Location
May 25, 2026
Source File Date
AMS
Excluding Agency
Agricultural Marketing Service
Ineligible (Proceedings Completed)
Exclusion Type

Record Summary

This page summarizes a public SAM.gov exclusion record for Haines Family Farms. The record is associated with AMS (Agricultural Marketing Service), classified as Ineligible (Proceedings Completed), and listed under the Reciprocal program. The public record lists the party location as Sigourney, IA. The source data also lists the party under the name Mark Haines.

Known Public Identifiers

Unique Entity ID (SAM)PZB1AP285MK3
SAM Action Records1 related action record

At a Glance

Name
Haines Family Farms
Record Type
Special Entity
Source Classification
Special Entity Designation
Location
Sigourney, IA
Country
United States
Address
18278 Highway 92
Sigourney, IA 52591
Status
Listed in the public SAM.gov exclusions dataset
Also Appears Under
Mark Haines

Exclusion Action

AgencyExclusion TypeProgramActive DateTerminationSAM Record
AMS
Agricultural Marketing Service		 Ineligible (Proceedings Completed) Reciprocal Feb 20, 2025 Feb 20, 2027 94999855…d5e5b0
Program Note: “Reciprocal” generally applies across covered federal award programs according to SAM.gov exclusion rules.

Official SAM Details

Nature / Cause
Determined ineligible upon completion of administrative proceedings establishing by preponderance of the evidence of a cause of a serious and compelling nature that it affects present responsibility; or determined ineligible based on other regulation, statute, executive order or other legal authority.
SAM.gov per-type Nature / Cause text.
Agency Comments from SAM.gov

The following agency comments are republished from the public SAM.gov source data when provided.

AMS Agricultural Marketing Service
Applies to 1 SAM action record.
Debarment was proposed because on November 17, 2023, Mark Haines was found guilty of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and of conspiracy to defraud the United States (i.e., the Internal Revenue Service), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371. In the Plea Agreement of April 17, 2023, HAINES stipulated that he promoted and sold conventional grain as organic and that from 2015 through 2018, planted conventional seeds rather than organic seeds for organic crops, used prohibited chemicals, and marketed and sold the resulting crops as organic. HAINES also admitted that he took several actions to conceal the fraudulent scheme from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) and the National Organic Program (NOP). For further information contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agency Exclusions POC.
Source Record Created
Aug 7, 2025
Cross Reference
(also Mark Haines)

What This Record Shows

The source record classifies this exclusion as Ineligible (Proceedings Completed) under the Reciprocal program. Where SAM provides official Nature / Cause, Effect, or Additional Comments text, those fields appear above.

Understanding This Record

About Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
AMS administers federal marketing, grading, and certification programs for agricultural products.
The “Reciprocal” program
The Reciprocal program generally means the exclusion is recognized across covered federal award programs or transactions, rather than being limited only to a single agency listing.
“Ineligible (Proceedings Completed)”
This classification indicates the excluding agency lists the party as ineligible after completion of the associated exclusion proceeding.
Dates in this record
The active date is the date shown in the SAM.gov source data for when the exclusion action became active. The termination date is the date shown in the SAM.gov source data for the scheduled end of the listed exclusion action.
What this page does not say
This page displays the Nature / Cause text provided in the SAM.gov source record. It does not add allegations or factual conclusions beyond that source text.

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