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In the April 22, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service ("AMS") announced a public hearing to receive evidence on proposed amendments to Marketing Order No. 989...

In the July 30, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's AMS issued a proposed rule addressing recommendations by the National Organic Standards Board ("NOSB") to the Secretary of Agriculture...

Removal provisions would be added to the six orders that do not currently provide for such action.

Consistent with the recommendations from the NOSB, the proposed rule would remove 11 substances from the National List for use in organic production and handling.

In the August 19, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's AMS proposed to prescribe late payment and interest charges on past-due assessments under the Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order ("Order").

In the August 21, 2015, Federal Register, USDA's AMS proposed to revise the United States grade standards for Processed Raisins by removing five references to the term "midget."

In the March 16, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS proposed a rule to amend the Beef Promotion and Research Order established under the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985...

In the April 28, 2015, Federal Register, the AMS proposed to amend the origin of livestock requirements for dairy animals under the USDA organic regulations.

Simultaneously, AMS proposes to make conforming changes to the regulations pertaining to the Voluntary Grading of Shell Eggs and Voluntary Grading of Poultry Products and Rabbit Products to remove references to audit activities.

In the August 23, 2016, Federal Register, AMS proposed to increase the assessment rate for Washington apricots from $.75 to $1.40 per ton for the 2016–17 and subsequent fiscal periods.

In the June 17, 2016, Federal Register, AMS proposed to revise the U.S. standards for grades of canned vegetables with language reflective of current canned vegetable industry practices.

In the April 18, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS issued a final rule rescinding and removing 7 C.F.R. Part 1290, which established regulations for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program for the fiscal years 2006 to 2008.

Of the $0.04 per pound assessment, 60 percent (or $0.024 per pound) would be available as credit-back for handlers who conduct their own promotional activities.

Currently, the standards include only skeletal and muscular evidence as a determination of maturity grouping for the purposes of official quality grading.

This document summarizes the findings of the AMS review and confirms continuance of USDA organic regulations and NOP rulemaking and development of guidance documents.

In the June 30, 2016, Federal Register, AMS withdrew its proposed rule published on March 16, 2016, regarding the Beef Promotion and Research Rules and Regulations.

The FMPP is a competitive grant program that makes funds available to eligible entities for projects to establish, expand, and promote farmers markets...

This is necessary to recover the costs of the current level of activity, to account for actual increases in the cost of doing business, and to more accurately align fees with the costs associated with each fee service.