The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Peanut Board. Nominations are needed to replace one producer member and one alternate for the States of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms of office end on Dec. 31, 2023. Appointed members will serve three-year terms.

Members and alternates are nominated by producers or producer groups within their respective states. State peanut nomination meetings are scheduled as follows:

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Current as of March 2025

In order to produce hemp in the United States, you must obtain a hemp license from the approved regulatory licensing authority in the state, tribe, or U.S. territory where you intend to produce hemp. Hemp program contact information can be found below for regulatory licensing authorities approved to issue hemp production licenses.

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 (Board). Applications are due by March 13, 2023.

State, regional or national organizations that wish to participate in nominating individuals for Board membership must meet the following criteria:

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 (Board). Applications are due by March 13, 2023.

State cattle associations or state general farm organizations that wish to participate in nominating individuals for Board membership must meet the following criteria:

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 (Board). Applications are due by March 13, 2023.

State, regional or national organizations that wish to participate in nominating individuals for Board membership must be one of the following:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations of qualified watermelon producers, handlers, importers, and one public member for nine seats on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms of office expire on Dec. 31, 2023. Appointed members will serve three-year terms.

Nominees are needed to fill two producer seats and two handler seats for District 1, which is the State of Florida. Nominees are also needed to fill four importer seats and one public member seat.

Two options are available for recipients to receive payments in the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS): Reimbursements or Advance Payments. For both options, the request must be made by submitting a claim in ezFedGrants. Claims are reviewed by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service within 5 business days of receipt. Once reviewed and approved, payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to the bank account specified by the recipient in SAM.gov.