USDA Adds Swine Non-Carcass Merit Premium for Animal Confinement Legislation
On Nov. 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will add a non-carcass merit premium for hogs raised in compliance with animal confinement legislation (ACL) to the National Weekly Direct Swine Non-Carcass Merit Premium report. This addition will provide pork industry stakeholders with the information necessary to make informed production and marketing decisions relating to ACL-compliant hogs.
USDA Seeks Application Grant Reviewers for Farm Labor Pilot
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking reviewers to evaluate grant applications submitted under the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (FLSP).
This competitive grant pilot program provides up to $65 million funding support to agricultural employers for implementing robust labor standards to promote a safe, healthy work environment for both U.S. workers and workers hired under the seasonal H-2A visa program.
USDA Issues Opportunities for USGSA Designation Applications in the Vicinity of Indiana and Michigan; Requests Comments on Services in Michigan and Applicants in the Texas Central USGSA Designation Area
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designation opportunities in the vicinity of Decatur, Indiana and Marshall, Michigan, and requests comment on the quality of services provided by Michigan Grain Inspection Services Inc. and two applicants requesting to provide USGSA services in the Texas Central designation area.
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Raisin Administrative Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Raisin Administrative Committee to fill twenty-one independent producer member seats and twenty-one alternate member seats whose terms will begin May 1, 2024. Nominations must be made during the nomination meetings being held virtually in each district on November 16.
Independent producers’ seats for the 2024-2026 term are based on deliveries for the 2022-2023 crop year and there will be a total of twenty-one seats to be divided among the districts as follows:
Opportunity for United States Grain Standards Act Designation in Decatur, IN and Marshall, MI
Docket Number: AMS-FGIS-23-0029
Dates:
Applications for the Decatur, IN, designation area must be received by 11:59 p.m. eastern time on December 15, 2023.
Applications and comments for the Marshall, MI, designation area, which is currently operated by Michigan Grain Inspection, must be received between January 1, 2024, and January 31, 2024.
Summary
Opportunity To Comment on Applicants for the Texas Central U.S. Grain Standards Act Designation Area
Docket Number: AMS-FGIS-23-0051
Comments Due: December 15, 2023
Summary
Plainview Grain Inspection and Weighing Service, Inc. (Plainview) and Grain Inspection Services of Texas, LLC (Texas Grain) have applied for designation to provide official U.S. Grain Standards Act services in the Texas Central designation area. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is asking for comments on these applicants.
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