WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is currently seeking nominees for the American Egg Board to fill three member and three alternate vacancies in Area I. They will serve a two-year term beginning March 2026 to March 2028. The deadline for nominations for organizations certified in Area I is Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.
Area I includes Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
For more information about the nomination process for Area I, contact Caucus Chair Lisa Prince, North Carolina Egg Association at 919-319-1195 or by email at egglady@ncegg.org.
Egg producers who own more than 75,000 laying hens may be nominated by a certified organization. Producers owning 75,000 or fewer laying hens may be nominated provided they have not applied for exemption and are paying assessments to the Board. USDA will select appointees from the nominated producers. Nomination forms and a list of the certified eligible operations within each area are available on the AMS American Egg Board webpage.
AEB, which is composed of 18 members and 18 alternates, administers the egg research and promotion program authorized by the Egg Research and Consumer Information Act of 1974. Since 1966, Congress has authorized industry-funded research and promotion boards to provide a framework for agricultural industries to combine their resources and efforts to develop new markets, strengthen existing markets, and conduct important research and promotion activities. AMS provides oversight of 22 boards, paid for by industry assessments, which helps ensure fiscal accountability and program integrity.
