The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of nine individuals to serve on the National Honey Board.  The appointees will serve three-year terms, effective immediately, through Dec. 31, 2025. One Importer Alternate will serve a two-year term, which expires Dec. 31, 2024.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of four members to each serve three-year terms on the American Lamb Board. The terms begin January 2023 and end January 2026.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of one producer and an expert in finance and management to each serve as members on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors. The newly appointed members will serve three-year terms from January 2023 to January 2026.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of four members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms, effective immediately, through Dec. 31, 2025.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Paper and Packaging Board. The appointees from the South Region will serve three-year terms beginning immediately to Dec. 31, 2025, and one appointee from the Rest of the U.S. Region will serve a one-year term beginning immediately to Dec. 31, 2023.

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Bishop Paiute Tribe’s Muadubu Nuumu Fresh Produce Program will provide fresh healthy produce to the Bishop Paiute Tribal Elders Program and additional Tribal members from this underserved community who need food. The Tribe values its Elders as keepers of traditional and historical knowledge, language, and lifeways of the Tribe. Being removed from access to their native foods and the cost and limited availability of fresh foods, many have developed diabetes and cardiovascular disease.