The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service administers the National Watermelon Promotion Board, an agency dedicated to promoting watermelons. The Secretary of Agriculture appoints board members, and the federal government collects mandatory dues from all watermelon producers except for small producers.
Promotion boards exist for Christmas trees, potatoes, cotton, milk, and many other commodities.
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