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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill 73 producer and importer member seats on the National Potato Promotion Board. The nominating process will conclude Aug. 15, 2019. USDA will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms expire Feb. 29, 2020.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase pollock products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce.
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Material # USDA Announces Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee to Meet in AugustThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will hold a meeting Aug. 14-15, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. The committee will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 14, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 15. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is coordinating the meeting which is open to the public. USDA Publishes Final Rule for Cotton WarehousesThe Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service has published a final rule in the Federal Register that amends the regulations for delivery and shipping standards for cotton warehouses (7 CFR Part 1423). Mango Industry Votes to Support Amendment to Add Frozen Mangos to National Mango Research and Promotion ProgramThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the mango industry favored the amendment to expand the national research and promotion program to include coverage of frozen mangos. First handlers and importers of fresh and frozen mangos voted in the referendum. USDA Announces Results of Soybean Request for ReferendumThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces that it will not conduct a referendum to decide if the Soybean Promotion and Research Order will be continued. The decision is a result of a soybean Request for Referendum held May 6-31, 2019, through USDA Farm Service Agency county offices. USDA Removes Eight Fruit and Vegetable Standards from the Code of Federal RegulationsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces a final rule that removes seven voluntary U.S. grade standards and one consumer standard for fresh fruits and vegetables from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The final rule, published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2019, adopts a previously published interim rule without change. USDA Frozen Peach Products Purchase Program AnnouncedThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Peach Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce. Offers will be solicited in the following forms:
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