# 2025-15756: USDA to Shut Down Master Scale Program by September – Low Usage Ends It

2025-15756, Notice of Intent To Terminate Agricultural Marketing Service Master Scale Program, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service published 2025-08-19, effective 2025-09-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15756
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15756
- Title: Notice of Intent To Terminate Agricultural Marketing Service Master Scale Program
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Agricultural Marketing Service
- Citation: 90 FR 40318
- Published: 2025-08-19
- Effective: 2025-09-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

USDA to Shut Down Master Scale Program by September – Low Usage Ends It

## Summary

The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service plans to end its master scale testing program by September 30, 2025, because not enough people are using it to cover costs. Farmers, businesses, and anyone relying on this service should prepare for the change and share their thoughts before the deadline. This means the program will stop, and no more fees will be collected after that date.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to terminate the master scale testing program effective September 30, 2025. Significantly reduced customer usage has led to insufficient collection of user fees that are required to cover program costs. AMS seeks public comment on this service termination from affected parties.

## Effects PRIA read

- Master Scale Testing Program Ends: cost, medium. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will end its master scale testing program effective September 30, 2025. Farmers, businesses, and anyone who relies on this testing should prepare because the program will stop and no more user fees will be collected after that date.

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## Sources
- [2025-15756 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/19/2025-15756/notice-of-intent-to-terminate-agricultural-marketing-service-master-scale-program)
- [2025-15756 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-19/pdf/2025-15756.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15756 (as of 2026-06-08).