The Levelock Village Food Security and Sovereignty Program will provide funding for the purchase of locally produced foods from socially disadvantaged producers in Alaska. Levelock currently faces food security and sovereignty threats due to high food costs, procurement expenses, and environmental threats to traditional foods that make it challenging to bring food to this remote village. The funds will allow for food to be bought directly from local producers with whom the Village has developed partnerships, focusing on small, disadvantaged farms and indigenous producers.

Docket Number: AMS-NOP-23-0089
Dates: Application packages must be received by mail or postmarked on or before June 28, 2024.

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Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0079
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The referendum will be conducted from May 13 through May 27, 2024. Only pear growers who grew pears within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, are eligible to vote in this referendum.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it will conduct a referendum, May 13 – 27, 2024, on a proposed amendment to the federal marketing order for Oregon and Washington pears. The amendment was recommended by the Fresh Pear Committee.