USDA Seeks Nominees for the Vidalia Onion Committee

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Vidalia Onion Committee to fill four producer member seats and four alternate member seats whose terms will begin Jan. 1, 2024. Nominations will be accepted Aug. 14, 2023, through Sept. 8, 2023. Voting will take place Sept. 21, 2023, at the Vidalia Onion Committee office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Eligible nominees must be engaged in a proprietary capacity in the production of Vidalia onions for market. The appointed members will serve for a two-year term of office.

Exhibits

NOTE: These exhibits are provided as a courtesy.  They are not official exhibits and are not part of the OFFICIAL RECORD. Exhibits are posted as submitted. 

Exhibits, as submitted, by Proponent:

*Exhibits will be listed by proponent as they are received.  Additional exhibits will be posted as received. 

USDA Warns Food Purchase Programs Vendors of Fraudulent Phishing Emails Imitating Bid Solicitations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is warning vendors who wish to participate in USDA food purchase programs of a possible phishing scheme using fraudulent email messages. The fake emails look like they are solicitations for bids sent by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), which manages USDA’s food purchase programs.

USDA Announces Results of the Cranberry Marketing Order Referendum

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that producers voting in a referendum on the federal marketing order for cranberries did not show enough support to continue the program.

The marketing order requires that USDA conduct the referendum on the marketing order every four years. The marketing order was favored by 26.5% of cranberry growers voting in the referendum and by 20.1% of the production volume voted in the referendum.

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