The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 32 members to the National Potato Promotion Board. Appointed are 30 producer members and two importers to fill three-year terms expiring February 28, 2026.

Members newly appointed to serve are:

The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA), in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and other statewide partners, will implement Indiana Grown Food for Schools: A Collaboration to Develop Sustainable and Equitable Partnerships Between Indiana Farms and Schools.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 28 members and alternate members to serve on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. Members and alternates will serve a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025.  Four of the appointments are the exporter members and alternates whose terms will expire Dec. 31, 2024, to remain in the council’s nomination rotation.

The newly appointed members are:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 152 delegates, including 147 producers and five importers, to the 2023 National Pork Producers Delegate Body (Delegate Body).

Members appointed to serve one-year terms are:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Peanut Standards Board. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint 18 members to the board. Nomination applications are due by April 30, 2023.

Docket Number: AMS-NOP-22-0071
Dates: An in-person meeting will be held April 25-27, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) each day and will include a virtual broadcast.

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Fresh Table Grapes 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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is implementing a new Inspection Technology Evaluation (ITE) process to help the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) evaluate the instrument, equipment and methodology of new inspection technology for use in official grain inspection. The new process promotes competition and transparency.

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