2024 Specialty Crops Industry Meeting for USDA Food Contractors and Suppliers
The Specialty Crops Procurement Division (SCPD) hosted an Industry Conference April 1-2 at 805 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64105.
Meeting Materials
USDA Seeks Organizations to Nominate Members to the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from sorghum associations and farm organizations interested in nominating sorghum producers to the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. Applications are due by Feb. 23, 2024.
State, regional or national organizations that wish to participate in nominating individuals for Board membership must be one of the following:
USDA Seeks Organizations to Nominate Members to the American Lamb Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from lamb producers, seedstock producers, feeders or first handler organizations interested in nominating members to the American Lamb Board. Applications are due by Feb. 23, 2024.
State, regional or national organizations that wish to participate in nominating individuals for board membership must meet the following criteria:
USDA Seeks Organizations to Nominate Members to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from state cattle associations or state general farm organizations interested in nominating beef, dairy or veal producers or importers to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Applications are due by Feb. 23, 2024.
State cattle associations or state general farm organizations that wish to participate in nominating individuals for board membership must meet the following criteria:
USDA Proposes Rule to Establish Salable Quantities and Allotment Percentages of Scotch and Native Spearmint Oil for the 2024-2025 Marketing Year
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing a rule to establish the quantity of each class of spearmint oil produced in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and parts of Nevada and Utah that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers during the 2024-2025 marketing year.
USDA Seeks Nominees for the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee to fill three producer member seats, three alternate producer member seats, two handler member seats, and two alternate handler member seats, for terms beginning June 1, 2024.
Nominations for producer members and their alternates will take place at the Idaho-Malheur County Onion Growers’ Association annual meeting on Feb. 6, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. MT, at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, in Ontario, Oregon.
Virtual Meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0002
Dates: A virtual two-day meeting will be held March 04–05, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) each day.
USDA Announces Virtual Meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) will hold a virtual meeting on March 4-5, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is organizing the meeting, which is open to the public.
The virtual meeting is open to up to 100 public attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration is required: