USDA Reopens the Comment Period on the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order’s Proposed Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is providing an additional 60 days for public comment on the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2020, that would amend the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996.
Increased Assessment Rate: Dried Prunes Produced in California
Docket Number: AMS-SC-20-0104
Comments Due: June 11, 2021
Summary
This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Prune Marketing Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2020-21 and subsequent crop years. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
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USDA to Host Educational Webinar Series on Livestock Mandatory Reporting in June 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a series of three live educational webinars about USDA’s Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Program over three consecutive days in June 2021. The free webinars, which will begin on Tuesday, June 8, and continue through Thursday, June 10, 2021, will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central Time each day. The webinars are part of USDA’s ongoing outreach to the cattle industry conducted by its Cattle and Carcass Training Centers (CCTC).
Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Section 32 Purchase of Dried Fruit Products
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Dried Apricots for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce.