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The original deadline for comments was Feb.17, 2023.

The delegate body meets annually to recommend the rate of assessment, determine the percentage of assessments that state associations will receive and nominate producers and importers to the National Pork Board.

The secretary of agriculture appoints board members from nominations submitted by certified organizations.

The USDA settled Packers & Stockyards cases with Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association, Robert Lenz, d.b.a. Lenz Livestock, SMBL Cattle Co. LLC, dba J&J Livestock, Miller Livestock Inc., M&L Farms LLC, Jallaq Farms LLC and Othman Jallaq.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed that from May 2021 through July 2021, Reel created false and misleading records in connection with its livestock selling activities.

Payment for 309 head of livestock in 19 livestock transactions from July 24, 2020, through Oct. 14, 2020, were paid up to 134 days late, and Republic failed to have its monorail scale tested in the first half of 2022.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed Cabritos failed to timely pay for 17 livestock purchases from August 2021 through December 2021.

An investigation by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service revealed that from November 2021 through December 2021, Kinderman created false and misleading records in connection with its livestock dealer activities.

The term of board members appointed to three-year terms starts February 2023 and ends February 2026.

AMS will conduct a series of meetings and webinars in the coming weeks and months to help stakeholders understand how to use the pilot library.