The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for the Softwood Lumber Board to fill four member seats with terms expiring on Dec. 31, 2023. Nomination applications are due by April 14, 2023. Appointed members will serve three-year terms.

The Softwood Lumber Board is seeking nominees of two large size domestic manufacturers representing the U.S. South Region, one domestic manufacturer of any size representing the U.S. West Region, and one small softwood lumber importer representing any region.

This is a PRE-SOLICITATION/SOURCES SOUGHT notice to request information for Government planning purposes only. Responses will assist the Government in planning its acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. The Government is not committed to issue a solicitation or award a contract because of this announcement.  The USDA/AMS Commodity Procurement Program is seeking qualified and capable potential vendors.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today reiterates its standing policy related to varietal labeling requirements for agricultural and vegetable seed shipped in interstate commerce. AMS’s policy is based on requirements of the Federal Seed Act (FSA) (7 U.S.C.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Secretary of Agriculture’s decision to propose amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. The decision requires USDA to conduct a referendum on the proposed amendments, which will be held April 3-21, 2023.

The proposed amendments, recommended by the California Walnut Board, would:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced a new storage and handling rate policy under the Uniform Grain and Rice Storage Agreement will go into effect on April 1, 2023, for grain, rice and oilseeds forfeited to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) through the USDA Marketing Assistance Loan Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Bison Stew Meat for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a historic Executive Order titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which creates a whole-of-government approach to competition and includes initiatives across federal agencies to tackle some of the most pressing issues across our economy. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S.