On October 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued “Interim Report: Competition and Fair Practices in Meat Merchandising.”

Docket Number: AMS-FGIS-24-0028

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Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0040
Dates: The referendum will be conducted from October 28 through November 18, 2024. Only current hazelnut growers who have grown hazelnuts within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, are eligible to vote in this referendum.

Summary

The USDA Agricultural Market Service’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division (PACA) has received information that various entities and individuals may be falsely representing themselves as current PACA licensees and legitimate purchasers in the industry – ordering produce, arranging its pick-up and transport, and not paying for that produce.

Join us for a Virtual Kosher and Halal New Vendor Webinar on November 4, 2024 / 11 AM - 2 PM, EST.

The Office of the Secretary and the Agricultural Marketing Service Commodity Procurement Program will hold a virtual meeting to discuss kosher and halal commodity purchase programs.

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will meet to discuss substances petitioned for addition to or deletion from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List), substances due to sunset from the National List in 2027, and recommendations on organic policies.

Follow up from previous meeting:

View the Specialty Crops Program U.S. Grade Standards Fact Sheet (pdf)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced a proposed rule that revises the formulas used to calculate hourly fees for official inspection and weighing services performed under the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA).

USDA has established cooperative agreements focusing on three key areas to support participant success in the pilot: