- 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.
 
