Type of Action: Final Rule Overview: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) revised its business planning requirements related to diversity and inclusion. Specifically, FCA will no longer require 1) institution business plans to assess diversity as a need of the board...

Type of Action: Request for Comment Overview: USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is requesting comments for a study on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Tribal Organization and U.S. Territories. This study will...

Type of Action: Final Rule Overview: USDA is finalizing the  Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in July 2025 that rewrote its NEPA framework after the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rescinded its NEPA regulations. Removes certain rules from the regulations,...

Type of Action: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Overview: USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking revising how the Agency defines establishment size for its oversight of meat and poultry establishments...

Type of Action: Proposed Rule Overview: USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has published a proposed rule regarding organic regulations related to organic crop and livestock production. Proposed changes include allowing carbon dioxide in organic crop production and...

Type of Action: Proposed Rule Overview: USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a proposed rule allowing establishments under the NSIS to have more control in determining their own line speeds. Under this proposed rule, FSIS also proposes that its...

Type of Action: Proposed Rule Overview: USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a proposed rule amending regulations related to line speed rates for chicken and turkey establishments.  Proposed amendments include allowing young chicken...