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Ag exempted from Monterey’s shelter order
Agricultural operations and related food businesses are being exempted from a shelter-in-place order in Monterey County, one of the country’s most prolific specialty crop production areas.
Florida, Georgia field hearings on seasonable, perishable produce postponed
Consistent with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the field hearings scheduled in Florida and Georgia on April 7 and April 9 by the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Commerce will b... more
Commercial vehicle drivers get hours-of-service regulatory relief
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in respons... more
Stokes Seeds names Southeast sales manager
Stokes Seeds has hired Scott Rush as Southeast sales manager for the region including Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. In this new position, Scott will lead the Stokes Seeds southeast sales and product develo... more
LGMA food safety audits continue through COVID-19 crisis
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA) is sharing information to inform retail and foodservice customers, as well as consumers, that activities in place to ensure the safety of leafy greens are fully operational during this rapidly ch... more
COVID-19 compels National Institute of Food and Health to extend deadlines
Due to the disruptions arising from the national response to COVID-19, USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is extending the following deadlines. NIFA will continue to monitor the situation and post updates to this guidance on ou... more
COVID-19 food safety work addressed by USDA
Top USDA officials March 16 spoke on food safety issues related to the new coronavirus. COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, as of March 16 had been linked to 6,606 deaths by the Worldwide Health Organization. Efforts in some U.S. ... more
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