At the request of the pork industry, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will improve its swine and pork reports under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program. Effective August 7, 2017, AMS will expand swine premium price reporting and enhance the pork cutout. These changes, along with guidance previously announced, will provide industry with more data to use in an evolving and competitive marketplace.
The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors is accepting grant proposals for projects designed to improve the U.S. sheep industry. Applications will be accepted for the Sheep Production and Marketing Grant Program through September 15, 2017. The Center is provided funding for this program by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) through the 2014 Farm Bill.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has posted 30 questions for stakeholder input regarding the establishment of a National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. USDA will use the input received when drafting a proposed rule.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. The deadline for all eligible producers and importers is July 21, 2017.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a final rule to amend the Beef Promotion and Research Order to decrease membership from 100 to 99 members of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. The law authorizing the board requires the board’s size to change with shifts in cattle inventory levels.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing a revision to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef. The revision would include dentition and documentation of actual age as additional methods of classifying maturity of carcasses for quality grading.
At the request of the pork industry, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) developed new guidance for swine reporting under the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a final rule to amend the Beef Promotion and Research Order under the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985.
The amendments will add six Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) codes for imported veal and veal products, and update assessment levels for imported veal and veal products based on revised determinations of live animal equivalencies.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites you to a live, interactive webinar on Organic Reporting within our multiple Market News divisions. Join us to learn about how our Specialty Crops, Dairy, Livestock, Poultry & Seed, and Cotton & Tobacco Market News programs provide you with FREE access to the market information you would want to know about Organic products. Our webinar will cover areas such as:
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WASHINGTON, April 27, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the American Egg Board for the 2018-2019 term.