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Why Monitoring "Seeds" in the Federal Register Matters
For professionals in agriculture and related industries, staying informed about the federal regulations pertaining to seeds is crucial. This includes farmers, agribusiness owners, biotech companies, and legal advisors specializing in agricultural law. Ensuring compliance with federal guidelines is essential to avoid penalties and to take advantage of opportunities during open comment periods.
Key Reasons to Monitor Federal Updates on Seeds
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Compliance with Federal Rules: Maintaining compliance with ever-changing federal regulations can be complex. Monitoring proposed rules and final regulations related to seeds can help agribusinesses ensure they are meeting all legal requirements, avoiding potential fines or legal issues.
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Strategic Planning: Understanding regulatory shifts allows agribusinesses to plan strategically for planting and harvesting, adapt to changes in seed varieties approval, and align business strategies with future policy changes.
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Risk Mitigation: Rule changes can pose risks to strategic business plans. By staying ahead of these changes, companies can plan contingencies, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
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Participation in Policy Development: Federal updates often come with open comment periods. This is a critical time for stakeholders to provide input on potential impacts, advocating for their specific interests and influencing policy developments.
Current Trends and Impacts
The landscape of seed regulation is continually evolving. A growing focus on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), biosecurity standards, and international trade agreements are just a few factors affecting seed policies today. Biotech companies and research institutions are keenly interested in these developments due to their potential to open new markets or influence existing product lines.
Industries and Groups Benefiting from Federal Monitoring
- Agribusinesses and Farmers: Directly affected by planting, harvesting, and seed quality regulations.
- Biotechnological Firms: Involved in developing GMOs and seeking alignment with regulatory standards.
- Exporters and Importers: Need to stay updated on seed trade regulations and agreements.
- Environmental NGOs: Interested in the ecological impacts of seed policies.
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Latest Documents
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This final rule revises the regulations that implement the Federal Seed Act (FSA). Revisions are made to seed labeling, testing, and certification requirements. The revisions add certain seed species to the lists of covered kinds of seed and update t...
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Rule | Jul 07, 2020 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites comments on proposed revisions to regulations that implement the Federal Seed Act (FSA). The proposals include revisions to seed labeling, testing, and certification requirements. The proposed revision...
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Proposed Rule | Jan 27, 2020 |
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This final rule revises the regulations, fees for services, and procedures established under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The revisions are necessary to conform with recent amendments to the Plant Variety Protection Act, which added authority fo...
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Rule | Jan 06, 2020 |
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Comments are invited on proposed revisions to the regulations, fees for services, and procedures established under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The proposed revisions are needed to conform with recent amendments to the Plant Variety Protection A...
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Proposed Rule | Jul 12, 2019 |
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We are restructuring the regulations governing the importation of plants for planting. In the new structure, restrictions on the importation of specific types of plants for planting will no longer be found in the regulations, but instead will be foun...
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Rule | Mar 19, 2018 |
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is consolidating, updating, and amending its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). FSA's previous NEPA regulations had been in place since 1980. Significant changes to...
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Rule | Aug 03, 2016 |
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We are amending the regulations on importing plants for planting to add Turkey to the list of countries from which the importation of restricted articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum into the United St...
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Rule | Dec 16, 2014 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is proposing to amend its regulations to provide for a set of standardized formulas by which fees are calculated. The methodology used to calculate and implement the fees charged by AMS user-funded programs wo...
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Proposed Rule | Sep 10, 2014 |
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The Farm Service Agency (FSA) proposes to consolidate, update, and amend its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA). FSA's NEPA regulations have been in place since 1980. Significant changes to the s...
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Proposed Rule | Sep 03, 2014 |
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We are proposing to amend the regulations on importing plants for planting to add Turkey to the list of countries from which the importation of restricted articles of Chrysanthemum spp., Leucanthemella serotina, and Nipponanthemum nipponicum into the...
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Proposed Rule | Feb 12, 2013 |
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We are amending the regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of noxious weeds by adding definitions of terms used in the regulations, adding details regarding the process of applying for the permits used to import or move noxious...
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Rule | Nov 10, 2010 |
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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the noxious weed regulations by adding Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum (Cavanilles) R. Brown) and maidenhair creeper (Lygodium flexuosum (Linnaeus) Swartz) t...
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Rule | May 03, 2010 |
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We are proposing to make several changes to the regulations governing the importation and interstate movement of noxious weeds. We would add definitions of terms used in the regulations, add details regarding the process of applying for the permits u...
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Proposed Rule | Jun 10, 2009 |
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This rule removes the Farm Service Agency's direct Farm Loan Programs regulations from the Rural Development's mission area loan program regulations. In addition, it makes conforming changes to FSA's regulations for the boll weevil eradication loan p...
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Rule | Nov 15, 2007 |
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We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim rule that amended the noxious weed and imported seed regulations by adding South African ragwort (Senecio inaequidens DC.) and Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis Poir.) to the list...
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Rule | Oct 05, 2006 |
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We are amending the noxious weed and imported seed regulations by adding South African ragwort (Senecio inaequidens DC.) and Madagascar ragwort (Senecio madagascariensis Poir.) to the list of terrestrial noxious weeds and to the list of seeds with no...
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Rule | Jun 20, 2006 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is increasing Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Office application, search, and certificate issuance fees by 20 percent. The last general fee increase in February 2003 is no longer adequate to cover current progr...
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Rule | Sep 16, 2005 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to increase Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Office application, search, and certificate issuance fees by 20 percent. The last general fee increase in February 2003 is no longer adequate to cover curren...
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Proposed Rule | Jul 15, 2005 |
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is establishing supplemental fees for the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Office covering a variety of administrative services that are not currently charged by the program. These include administrative service...
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Rule | May 19, 2005 |