The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 26 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Twenty-five members will serve three-year terms and one member will serve a one-year term. The term of board members appointed to three-year terms start February 2024 and end February 2027.

Newly appointed members are:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will reconvene the national public hearing to consider proposals seeking to amend the uniform pricing formulas applicable in all 11 Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) on Jan. 16, 2024, at 8 a.m. ET.

If the hearing is not completed by 5 p.m. ET, Jan. 19, the hearing will reconvene at 8 a.m. ET, Jan. 29, and will be held each weekday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If the hearing is not completed by 5 p.m. ET, Feb. 2, 2024, it will be reconvened at a later date.

• November 14, 2024 (pdf)
• November 7, 2024 (pdf)
• October 31, 2024 (pdf)
• October 24, 2024 (pdf)
• October 17, 2024 (pdf)
• October 10, 2024 (pdf)
• October 3,

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Florida Citrus Marketing Order to reduce membership of the Florida Citrus Administrative Committee and to update quorum requirements.

Other amendments to the marketing order include:

Docket Number: AMS-SC-21-0054
Effective Date:  January 26, 2024

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Shrimp Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Potential materials may include 111630 SHRIMP PEELED & DVND 21-30 PKG #10/2 LB, 111323 SHRIMP PEELED & DVND 31-50 PKG#10/2 LB, and 111325 SHRIMP PEELED & DVND 51-70 PKG#10/2 LB.