12/21/2023: Luis Javier Noblecilla Alvarado – Santa Rosa, Ecuador

Luis Javier Noblecilla Alvarado agrees to pay a civil penalty of $696.00 and will not represent itself as a USDA certified organic operation unless and until it becomes certified organic. Luis Javier Noblecilla Alvarado will not sell, label, or represent products as USDA certified organic or use the USDA organic seal without organic certification.

12/14/2023: L-N-L Farms – Chili, Wisconsin

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0007
Effective Date: January 23, 2024

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (Area 3) to fill two producer member seats, one handler member seat, and 3 alternate member seats whose terms will begin May 1, 2024.

The nomination meetings for all positions will be held on Feb. 13, 2024, at 2 p.m. in Greeley, Colorado.

Eligible nominees must be engaged in a proprietary capacity in the production of potatoes within the district for which selected. The appointed members will serve two-year terms.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the temporary suspension of the continuance referendum requirement under the federal marketing order regulating the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California.

This action suspends the continuance referendum requirement while USDA conducts formal rulemaking to amend the marketing order. The suspension will remain in place until Nov. 26, 2029.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0041
Effective Date: February 7, 2024

Summary

Docket Number: AMS-TM-23-0066

Summary

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the AMS Local Meat Capacity Grant Program.

Contact

Betsy Rakola, Associate Deputy Administrator, Transportation and Marketing Program; Telephone: (202) 690–1300; Email: LocalMCap@usda.gov.

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