USDA Seeks Nominees for National Watermelon Promotion Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Watermelon Promotion Board to fill 13 member seats whose terms begin on Jan. 1, 2025, and end Dec. 31, 2027.

The National Watermelon Promotion Board is seeking nominees for:

  • Two producer and two handler seats from District 2
  • Two producer and two handler seats from District 3
  • Five importer seats

District 2 consists of Georgia. District 3 consists of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

USDA Announces Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment for the Local Meat Capacity Grant Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Local Meat Capacity (Local MCap) Grants program. The PEA analyzes and discloses the potential environmental impacts associated with the establishment of the Local MCap grant program.

USDA to Hold Public Hearing in February on Proposed Amendments to California Raisins Marketing Order

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today it will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order for California raisins Feb. 13-14, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT at the Raisin Administrative Committee offices in Fresno, California.

The committee, which locally administers the marketing order, recommended the following amendments:

Virtual Meeting | Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a virtual meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee. Agenda items may include, but are not limited to, administrative matters and consideration of recommendations pertaining to labor and production, food safety, infrastructure and sustainability, consumption and nutrition, and data reporting and analysis.

The virtual two-day meeting will be held March 04-05 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) each day.

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