USDA is hosting this listening session to gather input on the Organic Transition Initiative, Pinpointed Organic Market Development grant program.

The New York State Education Department will sub award the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Program funds to School Food Authorities for the purchase of local unprocessed or minimally processed foods. This program will strengthen the food system for schools by helping to build a fair, competitive, and resilient local food chain and expand local and regional markets with an emphasis on purchasing from historically underserved producers and processors.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYS AGM) will implement the New York Food for New York Families program to create a more resilient statewide food system that supports local farms and provides high quality, nutritious food to communities facing food insecurity. Funding will be awarded through two mechanisms. A competitive process will award funds to eligible applicants with experience in food procurement and distribution for the purpose of procuring local, domestic product and distributing it to underserved communities.

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is requesting funding through a Cooperative Agreement with USDA AMS under the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) to facilitate the purchase and distribution of local foods to schools within the state, with an emphasis on areas of need. SCDA will work with an established and verified distributor, Senn Brothers, as well as the South Carolina Department of Education to determine levels of need and to increase the purchase and distribution of local foods to these schools.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-22-0001
Comments Due: November 18, 2022

Summary

This proposed rule would implement a recommendation from the Citrus Administrative Committee (Committee) to exempt pummelos from requirements prescribed under the Florida citrus marketing order. The proposed change would exempt pummelos from all requirements under the marketing order, including registration, assessment, and reporting requirements.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a proposed change to the Florida citrus marketing order. As recommended by the Florida Citrus Administrative Committee, the change would exempt pummelo from handling and reporting requirements under the marketing order.

The proposed rule for this action was published in the Federal Register on October 19, 2022. Comments are due by November 18, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a proposal to terminate Marketing Order No. 922, which regulates the handling of apricots grown in designated counties in Washington State. The marketing order was established in 1957 but has been operating without handling requirements since 2014. If implemented, this proposed action would remove Marketing Order No. 922 from the Code of Federal Regulations and cease operations of the Washington Apricot Marketing Committee.

Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) will work with subgrantee and key project leader Oregon Food Bank (OFB) to improve supply chain resiliency by building partnerships with local and regional producers, in order to lay out pathways for alternative distribution channels to combat hunger.