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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments on the development, coordination, and implementation of a food purchase and distribution program intended to provide additional aid to nonprofits serving Americans in need of nutrition assistance.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments regarding the development, coordination and implementation of grant programs to support food processing, distribution, seafood processing, farmers markets, and producers and other businesses identified in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The legislation directs USDA to use these grant funds to help businesses respond to coronavirus, including for measures to protect workers against COVID-19.
12/8/2020: Michael Peterson – Picaynue, Mississippi
Date and Time: March 22, 2021 from 10 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET
Date and Time: March 19, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET
AMS is in the process of reviewing all comments received.
Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0069
Comments Due: April 5, 2021
Summary
This final rule implements a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2020-21 and subsequent production years. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
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Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0075
Comments Due: April 5, 2021
Summary
This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the California Walnut Board (Board) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2020-21 and subsequent marketing years. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
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