Multiple Component Pricing in the Southeast and Appalachian Orders
The department has 30 days to either deny, issue an action plan, or request additional information for any petitions seeking to amend a current Federal Milk Marketing Order.
The department has 30 days to either deny, issue an action plan, or request additional information for any petitions seeking to amend a current Federal Milk Marketing Order.
Docket Number: AMS–DA–14–0095
Dates: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will conduct a public meeting at 9:00 a.m. on April 10, 2018, to explain and answer questions relating to how the proposed California FMMO contained in this proposed rule, if adopted, would operate and review the producer referendum process that will be followed to obtain producer approval of the proposed rule.
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Judicial Officer’s Review
Docket Number: AMS–DA–14–0095
Effective Date: March 19, 2018
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This document announces the ratification of the evidentiary record of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) rulemaking proceeding by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Judicial Officer (JO).
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On March 8, 2018, U.S. Department of Agriculture Judicial Officer William G. Jenson ratified the rulemaking proceedings in the Department’s consideration of a request to create a California Federal Milk Marketing Order. USDA notified interested parties in the rulemaking and also published notice of the ratification in March 19, 2018, Federal Register.
On February 6, USDA issued a Notice (pdf) delaying the California federal milk marketing order proceeding.
On Tuesday, February 13, at 4:00 p.m Eastern (1:00 p.m. Pacific) USDA will host a conference call for stakeholders with Stephen Vaden, Office of the General Counsel, to further explain the reasoning behind the delay.
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Access Code: 6201946
Docket Number: AMS-DA-14-0095
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This document announces a delay of the California Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) rulemaking proceeding and the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention to await the U.S. Supreme Court decision on a related legal matter prior to proceeding further with this rulemaking.
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Release No.: 019-18
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced the launch of a new electronic data platform to deliver market price information to the commodities industry. The new web-based platform, Market Analysis and Reporting Services (MARS), uses state-of-the-art technology to present detailed data sets in a more customer-focused way to better support competitive markets for producers and help stabilize food prices for American families.
Please join us as we explore the many new tools MARS has to offer to meet your data needs. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will host a webinar to show you some of the great features and tools provided through MARS. Data users can create unique reports, data sets, output, and visualizations. MARS uses state-of-the-art technology to better serve customers by creating one easy-to-use tool for users to explore timely, accurate, and unbiased data.