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.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a webinar on the updates to the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and GAP Plus+ audit standards.

USDA GAP and GAP+ Updates Webinar
April 5 at 1 p.m. ET
Registration

• 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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Docket Number: AMS-FGIS-23-0083
Effective Date: April 1, 2024

Summary

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing the 2024 rates it will charge for official inspection and weighing services, supervision of official inspection and weighing services, and miscellaneous fees for other services performed under the United States Grain Standards Act, as amended. This action publishes the annual review of fees and the resulting fees.

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