• April 11, 2002: Federal Register Lamb, Promotion, Research and Information Order – to establish a Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996. The Order provides for an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for lamb and lamb products including pelts but excluding wool and wool products. Assessments began on April 12, 2002. [67 FR 17848].

• October 1, 1974: Pub. L. 93-428 – to enable egg producers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, producer, and consumer education, and promotion to improved, maintain, and develop markets for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl.

• January 14, 2005: Federal Register Exempting Organic Producers From Assessments by Research and Promotion Programs – to amend all 17 commodity research and promotion orders and/or rules and regulations to exempt any person receiving and handling solely 100 percent organic products from paying assessments to any research and promotion program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).

In 2021, the AMS Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, Acer Access and Development Program, and Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives, have updated their performance measures. AMS’s performance measures for its grant programs focus on:

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