The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of seven members to serve on the American Pecan Promotion Board. Six appointees will serve three-year terms, effective Oct. 1, 2023, through Sep. 30, 2026. One appointee will serve the remainder of a vacant position, effective immediately, and expires on Sep. 30, 2024.

Appointed members serving three-year terms expiring Sep. 30, 2026, are:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetable Blend for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the deadline for the Specialty Crop Multi-State Program Request for Applications (RFA). Applications must be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. by Jan. 31, 2024. Applications received after this deadline will not be considered for funding.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees for the Far West Spearmint Oil Administrative Committee to fill four producer member seats and four alternate member seats whose terms will begin January 1, 2024. Nominations must be made during the nomination meetings being held in each district.

Nomination Meetings:

District 1

• September 27, 2023, at 7 p.m. at The Grill at Sage Hills in Warden, Washington.
• September 28, 2023, at 3 p.m. at 3690 S. Wapato Rd in Toppenish, Washington.

District 2

Docket Number: AMS-SC-23-0045
Dates: An in-person two-day meeting will be held November 02, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 11:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) and November 03, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. CT. In-person oral comments will be heard on November 02, 2023. The deadline to submit written comments and/or register for in-person oral comments is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), October 23, 2023.

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