The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Hass Avocado Board. Nominees are needed to fill 10 seats for members with terms beginning Nov. 1, 2026, and ending Oct. 31, 2029.

USDA seeks nominees for the following seats:

• Six domestic producers – three directors and three alternates
• Four importers – two directors and two alternates

Nominees may seek nomination to the board for all open seats for which they are eligible.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $32.4 million in grant funding available through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) to help local and regional food entities develop, coordinate, and expand producer-to-consumer marketing, local and regional food markets, and local food enterprises. LAMP includes the Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP), Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP), and the Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the American Egg Board to fill nine member and nine alternate member vacancies. Nine members and nine alternate members will serve two-year terms beginning March 2027 and ending March 2029. One member will serve a one-year term.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominees for the Mushroom Council to fill three seats for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2027, and ending Dec. 31, 2029, and one vacancy whose term ends Dec. 31, 2028.

USDA seeks nominees for the following seats whose terms end Dec. 31, 2029:  

• Region 1 (All states except California & Pennsylvania) – One seat
• Region 2 (Pennsylvania) – One seat
• Region 4 (Importers) – One seat

USDA also seeks nominees to fill a vacancy for a Region 1 seat whose term expires Dec. 31, 2028.  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for two producer positions and one expert in marketing to serve three-year terms on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors. Nominations are due June 29, 2026.

USDA selects appointees from candidates nominated by Certified Nominating Organizations (CNO). A CNO is any certified national organization with a principal interest in the production of sheep in the United States and whose membership consists primarily of active domestic sheep producers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the National Watermelon Promotion Board. Nominees are needed to fill eight seats for members with terms beginning Jan. 1, 2027, and ending Dec. 31, 2029. Nominees are also needed to fill one vacant importer seat that ends on Dec. 31, 2027. Nominees are needed for the following seats:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the American Lamb Board to succeed four members with terms that expire in early 2027.

• One producer with 100 or less lamb
• One producer with more than 500 lambs
• One feeder with less than 5,000 lambs
• One first handler
• One seedstock producer

Any U.S. producer, feeder, or first handler who owns or purchases lambs may be considered for nomination. The deadline for nominations is June 23, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the National Peanut Board. Nominees are needed to replace one producer member and one alternate for Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia. Appointed members will serve three-year terms to succeed members whose terms of office end on Dec. 31, 2026. 

Members and alternates are nominated by producers or producer groups within their respective states. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board to succeed five members with terms expiring in December 2026. Nominees are needed to succeed five members representing two at large members, one representing Kansas, one new representing from South Dakota (due to recent reapportionment), and one representing Texas. The deadline for nominations is June 1, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks nominees for the American Pecan Promotion Board. Nominees are needed to fill six seats with terms beginning Oct. 1, 2026, and ending Sept. 30, 2029. 

USDA seeks nominees for the following seats:
- Four Western producer seats
- Two importer seats

The Western Region consists of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, plus any states in the U.S. whose land mass is in the Mountain or Pacific Time zones, plus any U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean.