Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa LFPA Plus Executive Summary
The Grand Traverse Band (GTB) Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (LFPA) Plus Amendment proposes to expand the existing GTB LFPA grant to fund food purchasing through 2025 and increase the direct food expenditure budget for GTB by $100,000. The current GTB LFPA grant program has $110,400 in food expenditure directly made by GTB.
Marketing Order: Raisins Produced from Grapes Grown in California; Hearing
Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0039
Dates: Written exceptions must be filed by October 15, 2024.
Summary
USDA Announces Appointments to the Softwood Lumber Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and ending Dec. 31, 2027.
Newly appointed members are:
USDA Issues Recommended Decision on Proposed Amendments to California Raisins Marketing Order No. 989
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a recommended decision today on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California.
Based on the record evidence, USDA recommends amending the marketing order to incorporate the following proposed amendments recommended by the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), which locally administers the marketing order:
Proposal 1: