USDA Announces Appointments to the Christmas Tree Promotion Board

November 24, 2020 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of five producers and one importer to serve on the Christmas Tree Promotion Board with three-year terms beginning on Jan. 1, 2021, and expiring Dec. 31, 2023.

USDA Announces Appointments to the Mushroom Council

November 24, 2020 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of three members to serve on the Mushroom Council. The appointees will serve three-year terms from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2023.

USDA Announces National Mango Board Appointments

November 24, 2020 National Mango Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of seven members to serve on the National Mango Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms, from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2023, with the exception of one domestic producer appointee whose term will begin immediately and will end on Dec. 31, 2021.

USDA Revises US Standards for Grapefruit and Oranges Revises U.S. Standards for Grapefruit and Oranges

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Grapefruit (Texas and States other than Florida, California and Arizona) and U.S. Standards for Grades of Oranges (Texas and States other than Florida, California and Arizona) to remove the Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) tables.

USDA Announces Fourth Round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

October 26, 2020 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it has authorized $ 500 million for a fourth round of purchases for the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA is issuing solicitations for the fourth round to existing Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) holders and expects to award contracts by Oct. 30 for deliveries of food boxes from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020.