Organic Recordkeeping: Guides, Templates and Other Resources

Resources for Organic Operations

Organic is a labeling term that indicates that the food or other agricultural product has been produced according to the USDA organic standards. The organic standards describe the specific requirements that must be verified by a USDA-accredited certifying agent before products can be labeled USDA organic. Access the full set of resources that make up the USDA organic standards.

Contents 

Increased Assessment Rate: Tomatoes Grown in Florida

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0063
Comments Due: April 8, 2024

Summary

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Florida Tomato Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2023–2024 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.025 to $0.035 per 25-pound container of tomatoes or equivalent. The proposed assessment rate would remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

Submit Comments

Grain Standards Act: 2024 Rates for Grain Inspection Services

Docket Number: AMS-FGIS-23-0083
Effective Date: April 1, 2024

Summary

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 2024 rates it will charge for official inspection and weighing services, supervision of official inspection and weighing services, and miscellaneous fees for other services performed under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended. This action publishes the annual review of fees and the resulting fees.

Contact

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Purchase of Atlantic Fish Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase ATLANTIC FISH PRODUCTS for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Potential materials may include HADDOCK FILLET FRZ PKG-20/2 LB (MATERIAL NUMBER 111292), ATLANTIC POLLOCK FILLET FRZ PKG-20/2 LB (MATERIAL NUMBER 111291), AND OCEAN PERCH FILLET FRZ PKG-20/2 LB (MATERIAL NUMBER 111293). Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Purchase of Alaska Pollock Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase AK POLLOCK NUGGETS FRZ PKG-20/2 for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

Hazelnuts Grown in Oregon and Washington; Decreased Assessment Rate

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0034
Effective Date: April 5, 2024

Summary

This final rule implements a recommendation from the Hazelnut Marketing Board (Board) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2023–2024 marketing year and subsequent marketing years. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

Contact

Subscribe to