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USDA Extending Comment Period for the Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Proposed Rule

July 30, 2024 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is extending the deadline for comments on the proposed rule, Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets (89 Fed. Reg. 53886), for an additional 15 days, from Aug. 27 to Sept. 11, 2024. Comments may be submitted anonymously at www.regulations.gov. USDA will publish a notice of the extension in the Federal Register. …

USDA Proposes New Rule to Clarify Unfair Practices in the Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Industries 

July 29, 2024 USDA AMS

On June 25, USDA announced the Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets Proposed Rule, which would tackle longstanding challenges around interpretations of unfairness and competitive injury for the livestock, meat, and poultry sectors. …

USDA Seeks Nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board

April 5, 2024 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board to succeed 35 members with terms that expire in March 2025 who represent the following states and units. …

USDA Seeks National Hass Avocado Board Nominees

March 8, 2024 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the Hass Avocado Board to fill seats for eight members whose terms expire Oct. 31, 2024. Nomination applications are due April 1. Appointed members will serve three-year terms beginning Nov. 1, 2024, and ending Oct. 31, 2027. …

USDA Suspends Federal Marketing Order Regulating California Dried Prunes

February 27, 2024 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of dried prunes grown in California voted for suspension of the federal marketing order regulating the handling of dried prunes grown in California. The suspension went into effect Aug. 1, 2023, and extends through July 31, 2030.  …