United Sorghum Board Federal Register History | Agricultural Marketing Service

January 14, 2005: Federal Register Exempting Organic Producers From Assessments by Research and Promotion Programs – to amend all 17 commodity research and promotion orders and/or rules and regulations to exempt any person receiving and handling solely 100 percent organic products from paying assessments to any research and promotion program administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). To obtain an exemption, the person must operate under an approved organic system plan authorized by the National Organic Program (NOP) and produce and market only products that are eligible for a 100 percent organic label under the NOP. [70 FR 2744]. Effective February 14, 2005.
May 6, 2008: Federal Register Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order – to implement the Sorghum Promotion, Research and Information Order. The Order established a national Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Board comprised of initially 13 sorghum producers. [73 FR 25398]. Effective May 7, 2008.
November 18, 2010: Federal Register Sorghum Promotion and Research Program Procedures for the Conduct of Referenda – to establish procedures for conducting referenda. [75 FR 70573]. Effective December 20, 2010.
July 25, 2018: Federal Register Referendum Procedures Under the Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order Removal of Obsolete References – to make technical amendments to the Sorghum Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Sorghum Order) and the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Lamb Order) to remove obsolete and unnecessary provisions and to make conforming changes affected by the amendatory language revisions. [85 FR 35105]. Effective October 23, 2018.