🌾USDA Notices Revision Request for Crop Insurance Data Collection
This notice announces a public comment period on the information collection request associated with the Multiple Peril Crop Insurance.
Learn More🥔Final Rule on Increased Potato Assessment Rates for 2024-2025
This final rule implements a recommendation from the Idaho- Eastern Oregon Potato Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.002 to $0.003 per hundredweight of potatoes handled under the marketing order. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Learn More🌾USDA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in conformance with Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," 14192, "Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation," and 14219, "Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative." The agenda also describes regulations affecting small entities as required by section 602 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 96-354. This agenda also identifies regulatory actions that are being reviewed in compliance with section 610(c) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. We invite public comments on those actions as well as any regulation consistent with Executive Order 13563. USDA has attempted to list all regulations and regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication except for minor and routine or repetitive actions, but some may have been inadvertently missed. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this listing. Also, the dates shown for the steps of each action are estimated and are not commitments to act on or by the date shown. USDA's complete regulatory agenda is available online at www.reginfo.gov. Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), USDA's printed agenda entries include only: (1) Rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; and (2) Rules identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Learn More🏹USDA Solicits Nominations for Tribal Advisory Committee
Through this notice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting nominations for four (4) vacancies on the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee ("the Committee"). The Committee consists of eleven (11) members serving staggered terms. Three members will be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture for a three-year term and one by the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture to serve the remainder of the vacancy term ending December 19, 2025. This notice provides a 14 day extension of the notice to solicit nominations for membership published in the Federal Register on August 8, 2025.
Learn More🌰Imported Walnuts Regulation Changes by USDA
This direct final rule stays the regulation governing imports of walnuts in order to align it with regulations prescribed under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. This action is required under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended.
Learn More🌰Decreased Assessment Rate for Pistachios in Key Producing States
This final rule implements a recommendation from the Administrative Committee for Pistachios (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 and subsequent production years from $0.0007 to $0.0003 per pound of assessable pistachios handled under the marketing order. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Learn More🍄USITC Initiates Investigations on Imports of Fresh Mushrooms
The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-778 and 731-TA-1764 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of fresh mushrooms from Canada, provided for in subheading 0709.51.01 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the government of Canada. Unless the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by October 31, 2025. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 7, 2025.
Learn More🌾USDA Eliminates Race and Sex Benefits in Agricultural Aid Programs
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is issuing this notice to announce that it will no longer employ the race- and sex-based "socially disadvantaged" designation to provide increased benefits based on race and sex set forth in the Notices of Funds Availability (NOFAs) for the following programs: the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) Phase 1, the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) Phase 1 and Phase 2, ERP 2022 Track 1 and Track 2, and ELRP 2022.
Learn More🍅Revision of U.S. Grade Standards for Canned Tomato Products
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to revise seven U.S. grade standards for canned tomato products. AMS is proposing to update the color sections in the grade standards, replace the two- term grading system (dual-nomenclature) with a single term, and make editorial changes. AMS is also proposing to change the spelling of "catsup" to the more commonly used term "ketchup."
Learn More🍐Increased Assessment Rate for Fresh Pears in Oregon and Washington
This final rule implements a recommendation from the Fresh Pear Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.468 to $0.516 per 44-pound standard box or equivalent for fresh "summer/fall" pears and fresh "winter" pears grown in Oregon and Washington. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
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