National Organic Program: National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances; Crops and Handlingfrom October 2019 National Organic Standards Board
Docket Number: AMS-NOP-19-0102
Effective Date: April 22, 2022
Summary
USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The deadline for nominations is April 25, 2022.
From the nominees, the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint twelve individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on October 31, 2022. Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2025.
The USDA is seeking nominees for:
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Mushroom Council
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill three producer member seats for the Mushroom Council. Nominations for these seats are due to the council by May 1, 2022.
The council will hold an election to select nominees for consideration by USDA to fill two seats representing U.S. producers in Region 1 and one seat in Region 2. USDA will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms expire on Dec. 31, 2022.
April 2022 Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Marketing Order Number 984
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a public hearing on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order for California walnuts. The hearing took place on April 19-20, 2022, via zoom audio-video conference to enable individuals to participate remotely.