The Grand Traverse Band (GTB) Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (LFPA) Plus Amendment proposes to expand the existing GTB LFPA grant to fund food purchasing through 2025 and increase the direct food expenditure budget for GTB by $100,000. The current GTB LFPA grant program has $110,400 in food expenditure directly made by GTB.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0039

Dates: Written exceptions must be filed by October 15, 2024.

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of six members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and ending Dec. 31, 2027.

Newly appointed members are:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a recommended decision today on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California.

Based on the record evidence, USDA recommends amending the marketing order to incorporate the following proposed amendments recommended by the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), which locally administers the marketing order:

Proposal 1:

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee to fill three producer member seats and three alternate member seats whose terms will begin Jan. 1, 2025. Nominations must be made during the nomination meetings being held in each district.

Nomination Meetings:

District 1