The Pueblo of Zuni is seeking funding through the USDA’s Local Food Promotion Program (LFPA) to launch a project titled "Revitalizing Traditional Food Systems to Promote Food Sovereignty and Health Equity in the Zuni Community". The goal of this project is to promote food sovereignty and increase access to healthy, locally produced foods for the Zuni community, while also building economic opportunities for local farmers and growers. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Warehouse and Commodity Management Division (WCMD) published the United States Warehouse Act (USWA) Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report, detailing operations, financial information, efficiencies and cost savings. A copy of the report is available at https://www.ams.usda.gov/reports/united-states-warehouse-act-annual-reports. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase the following commercially available Dairy and Poultry products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

View the SC-60A Coop Continuance Referendum Ballot Form (pdf)

View the SC-60 Producer Continuance Referendum Ballot Form (pdf)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will conduct a referendum Aug. 26-Sept. 16, 2024, on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order for tart cherries grown in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The amendments were recommended by the Cherry Industry Administrative Board which locally administers the marketing order under USDA oversight.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the South Texas Onion Committee to fill two producer member seats and one handler member seat in District 1 and one producer member and one handler member seat in District 2, along with their respective alternates. The committee’s nomination meeting will be held virtually on Aug. 19, 2024. The appointed members will serve a two-year term ending July 31, 2026.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0052
Dates:  The referendum will be conducted from August 26, 2024, through September 16, 2024. The representative period for the referendum is July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.

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