Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 MyPlate Serves as Reminder to Help Consumers Make Healthy Food Choices BOSTON, May 30, 2012 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today joined…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
…high-heat rules that were effective November 2010. The new high-heat rules apply to employers in five industries including agriculture and agricultural transportation and delivery. Make sure your company’s heat illness…
USDA Provides Funding
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support 321 projects in all…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
…U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, as well as a call for the study to be peer reviewed. The presentations from the Environmental Justice representatives implored the State Water…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…Industry Stabilization Act of 2012, which requires the Employment Development Department (EDD) to issue permits authorizing an undocumented person to reside and work as an employee in the state. For…