GIAC August 2023 Meeting
Meeting Documents
AMS Solicits Nominations for USDA Grain Inspection Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks nominations for individuals to serve on the USDA Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. The nomination period opens today and closes in 45 days, on September 22, 2023.
Oregon and Washington Pear Producers Vote to Continue the Federal Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that pear producers in Oregon and Washington voted to continue their marketing order program.
Meeting Announcement: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee
Today, the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee’s 2023 summer meeting. The meeting will be held at the:
AMS National Grain Center
10383 N. Ambassador Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64153
Aug. 30, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, and Aug. 31, 2023, 8:30 a.m. to noon CT.
In addition to general program updates, agenda topics include the Federal Grain Inspection Services:
NOSB Recommendations: Spring 2023
Summary Information
Certification, Accreditation, and Compliance (CACS)
Handling (HS)
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Meeting - Portland, OR
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will meet to discuss substances petitioned for addition to or deletion from the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List), substances due to sunset from the National List in 2026, and recommendations on organic policies. The meeting will be held in person and broadcast live via Zoom.