The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the American Egg Board (Board) to fill nine member and nine alternate member vacancies. All nine members and nine alternate members will serve two-year terms beginning March 2024 and ending March 2026. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 26, 2023.

Any egg producers owning more than 75,000 laying hens may be nominated by a certified eligible operation. USDA will select appointees from the nominated producers.  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the American Lamb Board (Lamb Board) to succeed five members with terms that expire in early 2024. Nominations are needed to succeed members that include one producer with 100 or less lambs, one producer with more than 500 lambs, one feeder with less than 5,000 lambs, one first handler, and one seedstock producer. The deadline for nominations is May 5, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for two producer positions and one expert in marketing to serve three-year terms on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center (Center) Board of Directors. Nominations are due May 5, 2023.

USDA selects appointees from candidates nominated by Certified Nominating Organizations (CNO). A CNO is any certified national organization with a principal interest in the production of sheep in the United States and whose membership consists primarily of active domestic sheep producers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board (Sorghum Board) to succeed five members with terms that expire in December 2023. Nominees are needed to succeed members that include one to represent Kansas, one to represent Texas, and three to represent at-large. The deadline for nominations is May 2, 2023.

The Local Foods for Tennessee school nutrition programs grant will help Tennessee schools manage challenges of supply chain issues by providing much-needed food to schools and will assist to establish lasting partnerships with local farmers/producers on a broader scale.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Frozen Strawberry Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.