How is is local food and farming being affected on a policy level? View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, Welcome to the September 2020 edition of The Buzz. We are now six months into the COVID-19 pandemic and devastating market disruptions continue, with no end in sight. Despite this, all indications are that …
Continue reading Sept. 2020 🐝 What’s up in Food & Farming Policy
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. September 25, 2020 Dear BRS Stakeholder, The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is seeking public comment on two documents related to the potential deregulation of a petunia variety developed using genetic engineering to produce orange flowers. The …
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Here's the top news of what we think farmers in NC and SC need to know View this email in your browser Dear Nahid, Happy September, and National Food Safety Education Month. And in case you missed it, it is also National Honey Month and National Chicken Month! Because we're all about produce safety here …
Continue reading 🌱 Sept. 2020: What Farmers Need to Know (+ SAC20 Early Bird Registration)
Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Register Today for a Free Webinar on October 5 – Controlling Salmonella in Commercial Poultry through Biosecurity The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is hosting a free webinar called “Defend the Flock: Controlling Salmonella in Commercial …
Dear Rebecca, In what continues to be one of the most challenging years we’ve ever seen, I wanted to take a moment to let you all know how much we appreciate you, the amazing farmers with whom we are privileged to work. Our team is inspired daily by you. We work with some of the most …
September 18, 2020 Everything You Need to Know About the Lost Wages Assistance Program
USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses and Communities Affected by COVID-19 September 9, 2020- USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken …
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