Soybean Promotion, Research, and Information Program: Opportunity To Request a Referendum
Docket Number: AMS-LP-23-0027
Dates: Soybean producers may request a referendum during a 4-week period beginning on May 6, 2024, and ending May 31, 2024. To be eligible to participate in the Request for Referendum, producers must certify that they or the producer entity they are authorized to represent paid an assessment at any time between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023.
Summary
Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Organic Market Development Grant Program, Finding of No Significant Impact
Docket Number: AMS–TM–23–0076
Summary
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the AMS Organic Market Development Grant Program.
Contact
Betsy Rakola, Associate Deputy Administrator, Transportation and Marketing Program; Telephone: (202) 690–1300; Email: OMDG@usda.gov.
Supporting Documents
USDA Announces Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Organic Market Development Grant Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Organic Market Development Grants (OMDG) program. The PEA analyzes and discloses the potential environmental impacts associated with the establishment of the program.
Soybean Request for Referendum to Begin May 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct the Soybean Request for Referendum May 6 through May 31, 2024, in county Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices.
The Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act requires USDA to conduct a Request for Referendum every five years to determine if producers want to vote on continuation of the Soybean Checkoff Program. The last Request for Referendum was conducted in 2019.
USDA Provides an Additional Resource for Stakeholders to Support Compliance with the Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments Final Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on its website to provide an additional resource to assist stakeholders in complying with the Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments Final Rule by February 12, 2024.