The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the National Honey Board to fill three member and three alternate seats whose terms of office expire Dec. 31, 2024. USDA is also seeking nominees for an alternate seat whose term of office expires Dec. 31, 2025. Applications are due by June 1, 2024.

The board is seeking nominees for one first handler member, one producer member, one importer member, and their alternates to serve three-year terms in office. The board is seeking one additional first handler alternate to serve a one-year term.

The National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) is a procedural statute requiring Federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their proposed actions prior to making RFSI subaward decisions.

The resources located on this page will assist RFSI applicants and states with understanding NEPA, federal environmental regulations, and other laws/statutes that may apply to the RFSI program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. The deadline for nominations is April 22, 2024.

From the nominees, the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint twelve individuals to succeed members whose terms expire Oct. 31, 2024. Newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from Nov. 1, 2024, through Oct. 31, 2027.

The USDA is seeking nominees for:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced new actions to support the U.S. seed industry to ensure transparency and a fair and competitive market. These actions to ensure enforcement protections for both consumers and producers are the result of the agency’s review of labeling practices and recent violations.

Conference Venue Locations:

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Memphis, 5069 Sanderlin Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117
USDA, AMS, Cotton & Tobacco Program Complex, 3275 Appling Road, Bartlett, TN 38133
Transportation between conference venues will be available.

• View a description of projects funded in FY2024 for the LMCAP program (pdf)
• View the LMCAP FY 2024 Public Dataset (xlsx).

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.

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