The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Secretary of Agriculture’s decision to propose amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. The decision requires USDA to conduct a referendum on the proposed amendments, which will be held April 3-21, 2023.

The proposed amendments, recommended by the California Walnut Board, would:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced a new storage and handling rate policy under the Uniform Grain and Rice Storage Agreement will go into effect on April 1, 2023, for grain, rice and oilseeds forfeited to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) through the USDA Marketing Assistance Loan Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Bison Stew Meat for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.

On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued a historic Executive Order titled “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” which creates a whole-of-government approach to competition and includes initiatives across federal agencies to tackle some of the most pressing issues across our economy. Among other things, the Executive Order directs the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Asparagus (Canned and Frozen) for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, with the purpose to encourage the continued domestic consumption of these products by diverting them from the normal channels of trade and commerce.

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