Zimfo Bytes Posted on March 16, 2012 by Melissa The USDA will amend the federal marketing order regulating the handling of dates produced or packed in Riverside County, Calif. Twelve of the nation’s premier agriculture students were recently selected for the 2012 International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership Program. Peanut Proud 2012 will be held Saturday, March 24 in Blakely, Ga. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association submitted comments on the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service proposed rule pertaining to the Beef Checkoff Program.