The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing a rule to establish the quantity of each class of spearmint oil produced in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and parts of Nevada and Utah that handlers may purchase from, or handle on behalf of, producers during the 2024-2025 marketing year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee to fill three producer member seats, three alternate producer member seats, two handler member seats, and two alternate handler member seats, for terms beginning June 1, 2024.

Nominations for producer members and their alternates will take place at the Idaho-Malheur County Onion Growers’ Association annual meeting on Feb. 6, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. MT, at the Four Rivers Cultural Center, in Ontario, Oregon.

Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0002
Dates: A virtual two-day meeting will be held March 04–05, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) each day.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) will hold a virtual meeting on March 4-5, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET each day. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is organizing the meeting, which is open to the public.

The virtual meeting is open to up to 100 public attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration is required:

12/21/2023: Luis Javier Noblecilla Alvarado – Santa Rosa, Ecuador

Luis Javier Noblecilla Alvarado agrees to pay a civil penalty of $696.00 and will not represent itself as a USDA certified organic operation unless and until it becomes certified organic. Luis Javier Noblecilla Alvarado will not sell, label, or represent products as USDA certified organic or use the USDA organic seal without organic certification.

12/14/2023: L-N-L Farms – Chili, Wisconsin

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0007
Effective Date: January 23, 2024

Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (Area 3) to fill two producer member seats, one handler member seat, and 3 alternate member seats whose terms will begin May 1, 2024.

The nomination meetings for all positions will be held on Feb. 13, 2024, at 2 p.m. in Greeley, Colorado.

Eligible nominees must be engaged in a proprietary capacity in the production of potatoes within the district for which selected. The appointed members will serve two-year terms.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the temporary suspension of the continuance referendum requirement under the federal marketing order regulating the handling of raisins produced from grapes grown in California.

This action suspends the continuance referendum requirement while USDA conducts formal rulemaking to amend the marketing order. The suspension will remain in place until Nov. 26, 2029.