Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee to meet in October

The USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee will meet in-person and virtually next month in Virginia.

The meetings will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 8, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on  Oct. 9 in Fredericksburg.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service is organizing this meeting. Space is limited and first-come, first-served, according to USDA.

Those wishing to attend, either in person or virtually, must register online.

The committee will hear public comments Oct. 8. To make oral comments, pre-register by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 1 and indicate interest in speaking on the form.

Written comments related to the fruit and vegetable industry can be submitted at regulations.gov.

Meeting details and information on the public comment period are available in the Federal Register notice published Sept. 10.

For special accommodations, contact Jennie Varela at SCPFVIAC@usda.gov or at (202) 658-8616.

USDA established the committee in 2001 to examine issues facing the fruit and vegetable industry. The committee, with members representing a cross-section of the industry, creates a forum to provide suggestions and ideas to USDA on ways to improve programs to meet the changing needs of the produce industry.