The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the United Soybean Board to succeed 16 members who represent Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Virginia, and one alternate member in Georgia, all with terms that expire December 2024. Individuals appointed to the board will serve three-year terms beginning in late 2024 and ending in 2027. The deadline for nominations is May 3, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board to succeed four members with terms that expire in December 2024. Nominees are needed to succeed two members who represent Kansas, one who represents Texas, and one who is at-large. The deadline for nominations is May 3, 2024.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of five members to serve on the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee beginning April 1, 2024.

Members appointed for a 3-year term include:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will host a webinar Mar. 7, 2024, at noon ET, for poultry growers to share information regarding the Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments Final Rule.

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Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0021
Effective Dates: This rule is effective March 25, 2024, except for amendatory instruction 3 staying part 993, which is effective August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2030, stay part 993.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of dried prunes grown in California voted for suspension of the federal marketing order regulating the handling of dried prunes grown in California. The suspension went into effect Aug. 1, 2023, and extends through July 31, 2030.