The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the American Lamb Board to succeed four members with terms that expire in early 2026.

• One producer with 100 or less lamb
• One producer with more than 500 lambs
• One feeder at large
• One first handler

Any U.S. producer, feeder, or first handler who owns or purchases lambs may be considered for nomination. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 8, 2025.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the American Egg Board to fill nine member and nine alternate member vacancies. All nine members and nine alternate members will serve two-year terms beginning March 2026 and ending March 2028. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board to succeed 41 members with terms that expire in March 2026 and two vacant positions who represent the following states and units:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the United Soybean Board for 41 members and five alternates with terms that expire in December 2025. The nominees will represent the following states and regions.

Member Seats:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board to succeed four members with terms expiring in December 2025 and one vacant position. Nominees are needed to succeed three members representing Kansas (including the one vacant member that will serve a 1-year term), one representing Oklahoma, and one representing Texas. The deadline for nominations is Aug. 29, 2025.
 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing updates to the descriptions of the geographic areas in which official service providers (OSPs) perform official inspection and weighing services under a United States Grain Standards Act designation or delegation, and for the purposes of cooperative service agreements under the Agricultural Marketing Act. The updates are necessary due to changes in natural and manmade landmarks, railroad lines, roads and signs that were used in historical boundary descriptions.

Summary Information

• Meeting details, presentations, and voting summary 

Certification, Accreditation, and Compliance (CACS)

• Residue Testing for a Global Supply Chain Guidance (pdf)

Crops (CS)

USDA has launched the Hemp eManagement Platform (HeMP) for USDA producers, states, tribes, testing laboratories, and sampling Agents. To use HeMP you must have a USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) account or Login.Gov account. 

What is HeMP?

HeMP is a secure, online system that will be used to manage and submit hemp information and mandatory reporting to USDA, replacing the need to submit via email, mail, or fax. Access the HeMP system.

How can I get a HeMP account?

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What is Hemp?

Cannabis sativa L. and “any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers,” with no more than a 0.3 percent concentration of THC.

USDA has launched the Hemp eManagement Platform (HeMP) for USDA producers, states, tribes, testing laboratories, and sampling Agents. To use HeMP you must have a USDA eAuthentication (eAuth) account or Login.Gov account.

What is HeMP?

HeMP is a secure, online system that will be used to manage and submit hemp information and mandatory reporting to USDA, replacing the need to submit via email, mail, or fax. Access the HeMP system.

How can I get a HeMP account?