How Times are Changing in the Federal Marketing Industry?
Federal marketing orders are laws intended to help maintain stable market conditions for dairy, produce, and food items. Farmers can work together to overcome marketing difficulties with the help of these initiatives, which are run by the Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture. Producers contact the USDA to get a marketing order. Federal marketing orders are laws intended to help maintain stable market conditions for dairy, produce, and food items. Farmers can work together to overcome marketing difficulties with the help of these initiatives, which are run by the Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture. Producers contact the USDA to get a marketing order. The regulation must then be adopted by at least two-thirds of the farmers and handlers who will be covered by the marketing order. Each commodity has a different frequency and timeframe for referendum voting. The USDA suggests that a referendum ...