USDA’s NOSB meeting goes online

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board’s spring meeting will be an online-only event because of the COVID-19 crisis.

The live online meeting will be April 29-30. The NOSB’s spring meeting webpage will have updates on the times and other information. According to a news release, the USDA is attempting to accommodate viewers in all time zones.

The NOSB will have web seminars for public comments on April 21 and April 23. Comments and sign-up instructions are online and there will be added time slots if needed. The deadline to register for the public comments is midnight April 3.

The meeting agenda is available at the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service website.

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