The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will conduct a referendum among cranberry producers June 9-30, 2023, to determine their level of support for continuing the federal marketing order regulating the handling of cranberries grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Long Island, New York.

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The owner must establish and provide a variety name that does not conflict with an existing name for that crop and provide a variety name clearance document with the application.  If a variety has been sold, then the name of the variety in the sale must be used.

Here is guidance on establishing a variety name:

To receive a certificate of protection for a new plant variety, the owner of a variety must demonstrate that the variety is Distinct (D), Uniform (U), and Stable (S). DUS is defined as follows: