The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of eighteen members to serve on the Peanut Standards Board. To maintain staggered terms of office, six appointees will serve a one-year term, six will serve a two-year term, and six will serve a three-year term of office. The appointments are effective immediately. The newly appointed members are:

Appointed members serving a one-year term, expiring June 30, 2025:

The Levelock Village Food Security and Sovereignty Program will provide funding for the purchase of locally produced foods from socially disadvantaged producers in Alaska. Levelock currently faces food security and sovereignty threats due to high food costs, procurement expenses, and environmental threats to traditional foods that make it challenging to bring food to this remote village. The funds will allow for food to be bought directly from local producers with whom the Village has developed partnerships, focusing on small, disadvantaged farms and indigenous producers.

Docket Number: AMS-NOP-23-0089
Dates: Application packages must be received by mail or postmarked on or before June 28, 2024.

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Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0079
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The referendum will be conducted from May 13 through May 27, 2024. Only pear growers who grew pears within the designated production area during the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, are eligible to vote in this referendum.

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