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Nov. 9, 2023 Source: USDA news release Washington -- USDA announces updates on several other efforts the department has undertaken as part of President Biden's historic Executive Order on Promoting Competition in America's Economy, a key pillar of Bidenomics. These include: *a notice to seed companies clarifying expectations that they share clear and meaningful information to farmers about the seed varietals they are purchasing; *clarifying the domestic origin requirements a farmer must fulfill to sell meat products to meet USDA's food purchases for nutrition assistance programs; and *creating a new, senior- level career position to formalize and enhance implementation of key competition policy priorities across the Department. Competition and Innovation in Seeds USDA continues to deliver on its commitments to promote fair competition and innovation in seeds. This week, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), the agency leading the Farmer Seed Liaison initiative, issued multiple letters to seed companies reiterating their obligation to comply with the Federal Seed Act's varietal labeling requirements for agricultural and vegetable seed shipped in interstate commerce and highlighting the importance of establishing best practices under the March 6 Notice to Trade. To read the letter click here. As part of this effort, AMS is holding seed companies accountable to the best interests of their farmer stakeholders by requesting they examine how they are complying with the Federal Seed Act and USDA's Notice to Trade in providing variety transparency to farmers at the point of sale, disclosing the variety to growers usually at the time of purchase and no later than the commencement of shipment. USDA recognizes the variety of seed farmers are purchasing under different brand names is important to them and enables a more competitive, innovative seed landscape. Tweet |
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