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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of seventeen members and one alternate to serve on the United Soybean Board. Sixteen members and one alternate member will serve three-year terms beginning December 2024. One member will serve a two-year term and start immediately.
Newly appointed members are:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule adjusting membership on the United Soybean Board to reflect shifts in soybean production levels that have occurred since 2022.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is delaying enforcement of the requirement for hemp produced under the USDA Domestic Hemp Production Program to be tested by laboratories registered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Due to inadequate DEA-registered laboratory testing capacity, testing can be conducted by labs that are not DEA registered until Dec. 31, 2025.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations from fluid milk processors and other interested parties for candidates to serve on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 10, 2025.
From the nominees, the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint six individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on June 30, 2025. Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon is applying to USDA for $266,000 under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. For many years, the Tribe has been operating three main food collection, growing and distribution programs through its USDA FDPIR programs, Diabetes Health program and Healthy Traditions Programs.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host an in-person educational event for cattle producers and interested stakeholders at the USDA Cattle and Carcass Training Center (CCTC) at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) in Canyon, Texas, on Dec. 12, 2024. The event will focus on feeder cattle grading and evaluation, emerging technology in the cattle industry and USDA’s Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News reports.
