# Agriculture Department 55 documents across 17 days of the archive, 7 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below. [HTML](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/) · [the long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/archive.md) · [the daily issue](https://downstream.sh/daily/index.md) ## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived | Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-08 | +4d | Comments close | [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/17/2026-16760/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-changes-in-federal-state-administrative-cost-sharing) | Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration | | 2026-09-16 | +12d | Takes effect | [Walnuts Grown in California; Changes to Administrative Requirements](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/17/2026-16723/walnuts-grown-in-california-changes-to-administrative-requirements) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-09-21 | +17d | Comments close | [Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16965/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation) | Agriculture Department · Forest Service | | 2026-09-23 | +19d | Comments close | [Travel Management; National Forest System Lands](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/24/2026-17211/travel-management-national-forest-system-lands) | Agriculture Department · Forest Service | | 2026-09-24 | +20d | Comments close | [Membership Adjustment of the Mushroom Council](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/25/2026-17296/membership-adjustment-of-the-mushroom-council) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-09-28 | +24d | Takes effect | [Tart Cherries Grown in the States of Michigan, et al.; Free and Restricted Percentages for the 2024-2025 Crop Year](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17512/tart-cherries-grown-in-the-states-of-michigan-et-al-free-and-restricted-percentages-for-the) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-09-28 | +24d | Takes effect | [Olives Grown in California; Decreased Assessment Rate](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17511/olives-grown-in-california-decreased-assessment-rate) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-10-01 | +27d | Comments close | [Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17863/proposed-revisions-to-the-national-handbook-of-conservation-practices) | Agriculture Department · Natural Resources Conservation Service | | 2026-10-01 | +27d | Takes effect | [Driving Efficiency in Farm Loan Delivery](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18164/driving-efficiency-in-farm-loan-delivery) | Agriculture Department · Farm Service Agency | | 2026-10-13 | +39d | Comments close | [Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Egg Products Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/13/2026-16476/notice-of-request-to-renew-an-approved-information-collection-egg-products-hazard-analysis-and) | Agriculture Department · Food Safety and Inspection Service | | 2026-10-13 | +39d | Comments close | [U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: Availability of a Petition for a Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Early and Near-Continuous Blooming European Plum (Prunus domestica) Lines (34 plum and 157 plum)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16623/us-department-of-agriculture-agricultural-research-service-availability-of-a-petition-for-a) | Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | | 2026-10-19 | +45d | Comments close | [Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Animal Care; Standards for Birds Not Bred for Use in Research Under the Animal Welfare Act](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/18/2026-16844/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-animal-care) | Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | | 2026-10-19 | +45d | Comments close | [Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.: Availability of a Petition for a Determination of Nonregulated Status and Draft Plant Pest Risk Assessment for Insect Resistant COR-23134-4 Soybean (Glycine max)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/18/2026-16809/pioneer-hi-bred-international-inc-availability-of-a-petition-for-a-determination-of-nonregulated) | Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | | 2026-10-19 | +45d | Comments close | [Rescission of Rural Development's Construction and Repair Regulation](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/19/2026-16914/rescission-of-rural-developments-construction-and-repair-regulation) | Agriculture Department · Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Rural Housing Service | | 2026-10-19 | +45d | Comments close | [National Organic Program: Notice of Intent To Extend a Previously Approved Information Collection (Strengthening Organic Enforcement) (2026)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/19/2026-16910/national-organic-program-notice-of-intent-to-extend-a-previously-approved-information-collection) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-10-20 | +46d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities, Proposed Collection: Request for Comments on Understanding Participant Experiences in SNAP E&T](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/21/2026-17086/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-request-for-comments-on-understanding) | Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration | | 2026-10-22 | +48d | Comments close | [Meeting of the National Organic Standards Board](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16664/meeting-of-the-national-organic-standards-board) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-10-26 | +52d | Comments close | [Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for Commodities Covered by the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/26/2026-17376/notice-of-request-for-extension-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection-for-commodities) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-11-02 | +59d | Comments close | [Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17955/notice-of-a-request-for-extension-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection) | Agriculture Department · Foreign Agricultural Service | | 2026-11-02 | +59d | Comments close | [Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17930/notice-of-request-to-renew-an-approved-information-collection-generic-clearance-for-the-collection) | Agriculture Department · Food Safety and Inspection Service | | 2026-11-02 | +59d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17929/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request) | Agriculture Department · Economic Research Service | | 2026-11-02 | +59d | Comments close | [Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection: Environmental Monitoring](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18022/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection) | Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | | 2026-11-02 | +59d | Comments close | [Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Treatment; Location of Facilities in the Southern United States](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18021/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-irradiation) | Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | | 2026-11-03 | +60d | Comments close | [Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: OMB No. 0570-0069 Rural Development Loan Modernization Initiative](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18173/notice-of-request-for-revision-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection-omb-no-0570-0069-rural) | Agriculture Department · Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Rual Housing Service · Rural Utilities Service | | 2026-11-03 | +60d | Comments close | [Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs-Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18171/agency-information-collection-activities-wic-and-senior-farmers-market-nutrition-programs-reporting) | Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration | | 2026-11-03 | +60d | Comments close | [Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Request for Comments To Be Used in a Review of 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18128/cotton-research-and-promotion-program-request-for-comments-to-be-used-in-a-review-of-1990-amendments) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | | 2026-11-12 | +69d | Comments close | [Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16656/secure-rural-schools-resource-advisory-committees) | Agriculture Department · Forest Service | | 2027-01-01 | +119d | Takes effect | [Sweet Cherries Grown in Designated Counties in Washington; Modification of Handling Regulations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17510/sweet-cherries-grown-in-designated-counties-in-washington-modification-of-handling-regulations) | Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service | ## 4 September 2026 — 4 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-04.md) > The Agriculture Department published three notices on information collection requests and cotton program review procedures, and a rule making permanent the Application Fast Track process for Farm Service Agency direct loans. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/#s-2026-09-04 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: OMB No. 0570-0069 Rural Development Loan Modernization Initiative *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Rural Business-Cooperative Service · Rual Housing Service · Rural Utilities Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Rural Business- Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service intention to request a revision to a currently approved information collection for the "Rural Development (RD) Loan Modernization Initiative." - **Comments close** 3 November 2026 (in 60 days) 91 FR 56833 · FR Doc. 2026-18173 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-04/pdf/2026-18173.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18173/notice-of-request-for-revision-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection-omb-no-0570-0069-rural) ### Agency Information Collection Activities: WIC and Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs-Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Food and Nutrition Administration In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on proposed revisions to the currently approved reporting and recordkeeping information collection burdens associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). This notice also proposes merging the currently approved Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) information collection request (ICR) into the WIC FMNP ICR to more accurately reflect program operations and reduce administrative inefficiencies at FNA. - **Comments close** 3 November 2026 (in 60 days) 91 FR 56830 · FR Doc. 2026-18171 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-04/pdf/2026-18171.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18171/agency-information-collection-activities-wic-and-senior-farmers-market-nutrition-programs-reporting) ### Driving Efficiency in Farm Loan Delivery *Rule* — Agriculture Department · Farm Service Agency The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is amending the Farm Loan Program (FLP) regulations to permanently implement the Application Fast Track (AFT) process, which expedites underwriting for certain direct loan applicants by using financial benchmarks and historical repayment data to identify applicants least likely to default. This rule also includes regulatory changes intended to improve program efficiency and support IT modernization efforts consisting of minor policy changes, clarifications, and technical corrections. These changes are part of FSA's ongoing effort to deliver farmer-focused programs in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. - **Takes effect** 1 October 2026 (in 27 days) 91 FR 56741 · FR Doc. 2026-18164 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-04/pdf/2026-18164.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18164/driving-efficiency-in-farm-loan-delivery) ### Cotton Research and Promotion Program: Request for Comments To Be Used in a Review of 1990 Amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service As provided for by the Cotton Research and Promotion Act Amendments of 1990, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing its intention to conduct a review to ascertain whether a referendum is needed to determine whether producers and importers favor continuation of five specific amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order (Order). This notice invites all interested parties to submit written comments to the Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department). USDA will consider these comments in determining whether a referendum is warranted on the five specific amendments. - **Comments close** 3 November 2026 (in 60 days) 91 FR 56829 · FR Doc. 2026-18128 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-04/pdf/2026-18128.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/04/2026-18128/cotton-research-and-promotion-program-request-for-comments-to-be-used-in-a-review-of-1990-amendments) ## 3 September 2026 — 4 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-03.md) ### Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Continuance Referendum *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service This notice directs that a referendum be conducted among eligible producers and importers of Christmas trees to determine whether they favor continuance of the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) regulations regarding the national Christmas tree research and promotion program. 91 FR 56612 · FR Doc. 2026-18059 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18059.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18059/christmas-tree-promotion-research-and-information-order-continuance-referendum) ### Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program *Notice* — Agriculture Department USDA provides notice of a consolidated Department-wide matching program involving five USDA systems of records and the Department of the Treasury Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System. The program supports identifying, preventing, and recouping improper payments through pre-payment and pre-award eligibility verification. Treasury, in consultation with OMB, has issued a waiver of the matching agreement requirement. 91 FR 56613 · FR Doc. 2026-18034 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18034.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18034/privacy-act-of-1974-matching-program) ### Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection: Environmental Monitoring *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with environmental monitoring. - **Comments close** 2 November 2026 (in 59 days) 91 FR 56615 · FR Doc. 2026-18022 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18022.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18022/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection) ### Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Irradiation Treatment; Location of Facilities in the Southern United States *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the regulations for the location of irradiation treatment facilities in the United States. - **Comments close** 2 November 2026 (in 59 days) 91 FR 56616 · FR Doc. 2026-18021 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-03/pdf/2026-18021.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/03/2026-18021/notice-of-request-for-revision-to-and-extension-of-approval-of-an-information-collection-irradiation) ## 2 September 2026 — 6 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-02.md) > The Agriculture Department published six notices on September 2, 2026, including requests for information collection extensions and updates to dairy import licensing and agricultural safeguard trigger levels. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/#s-2026-09-02 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Notice of a Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Foreign Agricultural Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice announces the Foreign Agricultural Service's intention to request an extension of a currently approved information collection relating to the issuance of certificates of quota eligibility (CQEs) required to enter sugar and sugar-containing products under tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) into the United States. - **Comments close** 2 November 2026 (in 59 days) 91 FR 56421 · FR Doc. 2026-17955 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17955.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17955/notice-of-a-request-for-extension-of-a-currently-approved-information-collection) ### Assessment of Fees for Dairy Import Licenses for the 2027 Tariff-Rate Import Quota Year *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Foreign Agricultural Service This notice announces a fee of $325 to be charged for the 2027 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year for each license issued to a person or firm by the Department of Agriculture authorizing the importation of certain dairy articles, which are subject to tariff-rate quotas set forth in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of the United States. 91 FR 56419 · FR Doc. 2026-17954 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17954.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17954/assessment-of-fees-for-dairy-import-licenses-for-the-2027-tariff-rate-import-quota-year) ### WTO Agricultural Quantity-Based Safeguard Trigger Levels *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Foreign Agricultural Service This notice lists the updated quantity-based trigger levels for products which may be subject to additional import duties under the safeguard provisions of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture. This notice also includes the relevant period applicable for the trigger levels on each of the listed products. 91 FR 56419 · FR Doc. 2026-17953 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17953.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17953/wto-agricultural-quantity-based-safeguard-trigger-levels) ### Adjustment of Appendices Under the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing Regulation *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Foreign Agricultural Service This notice announces the transfer of amounts for certain dairy articles from the historical license category (Appendix 1) to the lottery (nonhistorical) license category (Appendix 2) pursuant to the Dairy Tariff-Rate Quota Import Licensing regulations for the 2027 quota year. 91 FR 56421 · FR Doc. 2026-17952 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17952.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17952/adjustment-of-appendices-under-the-dairy-tariff-rate-quota-import-licensing-regulation) ### Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Food Safety and Inspection Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, FSIS is announcing its intention to request renewal of the approved information collection regarding qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on service delivery by FSIS. There are no changes to the information collection. The current approval will expire on May 31, 2027. - **Comments close** 2 November 2026 (in 59 days) 91 FR 56417 · FR Doc. 2026-17930 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17930.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17930/notice-of-request-to-renew-an-approved-information-collection-generic-clearance-for-the-collection) ### Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Economic Research Service In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Economic Research Service (ERS) to request an extension of a currently approved information collection titled "Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data." ERS plans to collect information from the public to fulfill its data security requirements when providing access to restricted use data for the purpose of evidence building. ERS's data security agreements and other paperwork along with the corresponding security protocols allow ERS to maintain careful controls on confidentiality and privacy, as required by law. - **Comments close** 2 November 2026 (in 59 days) 91 FR 56415 · FR Doc. 2026-17929 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17929.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17929/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request) ## 1 September 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-01.md) > The Natural Resources Conservation Service published proposed revisions to conservation practice standards in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/#s-2026-09-01 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Proposed Revisions to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices *Notice* — Agriculture Department · Natural Resources Conservation Service The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is revising specific conservation practice standard (CPS) in the National Handbook of Conservation Practices (NHCP). NRCS is also giving the public an opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to the specific CPSs. - **Comments close** 1 October 2026 (in 27 days) 91 FR 56102 · FR Doc. 2026-17863 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-01/pdf/2026-17863.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17863/proposed-revisions-to-the-national-handbook-of-conservation-practices) ## 31 August 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-31.md) > The Agriculture Department published a final rule increasing the honey assessment rate for first handlers and importers to 2 cents per pound, effective September 1, 2026. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/#s-2026-08-31 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Honey Packers and Importers; Increased Assessment Rate *Rule* — Agriculture Department · Agricultural Marketing Service This final rule implements a recommendation from the National Honey Board to increase the assessment rate for first handlers and importers from 1.5 cents ($0.015) per pound of assessable honey and honey products to 2 cents ($0.02) per pound of assessable honey and honey products over two fiscal periods. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely until modified or terminated. - **Takes effect** 1 September 2026 (3 days ago) 91 FR 55733 · FR Doc. 2026-17715 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17715.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17715/honey-packers-and-importers-increased-assessment-rate) ## Earlier 12 further days are in the [long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/agriculture-department/archive.md). ## Ask an assistant instead Everything on this page is also a tool call. Add `mcp.downstream.sh` as an MCP server — no key, no account — then paste this: ``` Using the Downstream MCP server at mcp.downstream.sh, call whats_new_since with agency "Agriculture Department" since 2026-08-31, then summarise what changed and list every deadline it created. ``` Reaches `whats_new_since`. 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