🌿FDA Notice on Poppy Seeds Regulation and Comment Period Extension
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register on April 9, 2025. The document announced the extension of the comment period for the request for information entitled "Growing, Harvesting, Processing, and Distribution of Poppy Seeds--Industry Practices Related to Opiate Alkaloids." The notice published with an error in the ADDRESSES section. This document corrects the error.
Learn More🌾Removal of Obsolete Agriculture Regulations by FSA
FSA is in the process of reviewing all regulations within its purview to reduce regulatory burdens and costs. Pursuant to this review, FSA has identified the following obsolete, unnecessary, and outdated provisions. FSA is removing these provisions to streamline and clarify the dictates of FSA regulations. The changes in this rule will have no impact on past or present FSA customers.
Learn More🐄Compliance Requirements for HPAI Testing in Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture seeks public comments on information collection requirements related to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in livestock and milk. Regulatory changes mandate testing and reporting for dairy cattle and raw milk to control HPAI's spread, which poses significant risks to the agricultural sector.
Learn More🌱Pesticide Tolerances for Florylpicoxamid
This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of florylpicoxamid in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Corteva Agriscience, LLC requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
Learn More📋USDA Notice to Renew Medical Examination Certification Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to renew an approved information collection regarding certificates of medical examination. The approval for this information collection will expire on November 30, 2025. FSIS is making no changes to the existing information collection.
Learn More🍍Notice Authorizing Importation of Fresh Pineapple from Indonesia
We are advising the public of our decision to authorize the importation of fresh pineapple fruit (Ananas comosus) for consumption from Indonesia into the United States. Based on findings of a pest risk analysis, which we made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, we have determined that the application of one or more designated phytosanitary measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks of introducing or disseminating plant pests or noxious weeds via the importation of fresh pineapple fruit (Ananas comosus) for consumption from Indonesia into the United States.
Learn More🐄Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) for 2023 and 2024
The Secretary of Agriculture is issuing this rule to implement the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) 2023 and 2024, which provides payments to eligible livestock producers for losses due to qualifying drought and qualifying wildfire occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. This rule specifies the administrative provisions, eligibility requirements, and payment calculation for ELRP 2023 and 2024. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) will calculate payments using data already submitted to FSA by Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) participants; therefore, producers are not required to file an additional application to receive ELRP 2023 and 2024 payments.
Learn More🌱USDA Withdraws Natural Grass Sod Promotion Program Proposal
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is withdrawing the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2024, that proposed a new grass sod research and promotion program under the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996. The proposed Order was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) by Turfgrass Producers International (TPI), a group of natural grass sod producers. AMS conducted a referendum among eligible producers to determine whether they favor establishing a national promotion, research, and information program (Program). After reviewing the results of the producer referendum, a simple majority of industry producers who voted in the referendum are not in favor of establishing a Program, and therefore, the proposed rule is being withdrawn.
Learn More🥛Impact of Dairy Donation Program Rescission on Dairy Businesses
This action removes from AMS' regulations the implementing regulations for the Dairy Donation Program and makes conforming amendments to the implementing regulations for the Milk Donation Reimbursement Program. The Dairy Donation Program is no longer funded by Congress; therefore, AMS has no authority to take further action under the Dairy Donation Program and its implementing regulations are obsolete. Removing the regulations will provide transparency and may reduce confusion for dairy processors and other stakeholders.
Learn More🌾Rescission of Tobacco Quota Provisions by USDA
This direct final rule amends regulations that govern the inspection of tobacco under the national marketing quota system established under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated the price support and quota system for tobacco produced in the United States. In alignment with E.O. 14192, AMS is removing and, where appropriate, amending regulations that have expired authorizing statutes and govern non- operational programs.
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