Meat Packing Vaccine Push and 7 Oregon Wines Make Top 100
Thursday Dec 31st, 2020 From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson with your Agribusiness Update. The nation’s largest union for meatpacking workers and the association representing meat producers joined forces to urge all 50 U.S. governors to urgently prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for frontline meat and poultry workers across the U.S.
agwired.com reports, in the letter, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and the North American Meat Institute emphasized that quickly vaccinating the sector’s workforce of some half a million will maximize health benefits, especially in rural communities that often have limited health services.
Ag News: Meat Packing Vaccine Push The nation’s largest union for meatpacking workers and the association representing meat producers joined forces to urge all 50 U.S. governors to urgently prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for frontline meat and poultry workers across the U.S.
agwired.com reports, in the letter, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and the North American Meat Institute emphasized that quickly vaccinating the sector’s workforce of some half a million will maximize health benefits, especially in rural communities that often have limited health services. The Grinch returned to the cheese markets last Thursday as Markets closed early for Christmas.
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Ag Briefs: State FFA chapters receive $20,000 for COVID-19 challenges
FFA chapters across state receive $20,000 in grants
The Wisconsin FFA Foundation and Wisconsin FFA Alumni & Supporters Association have partnered to provide $20,000 in grants to local chapters facing challenges posed by COVID-19.
Forty chapters each received $500, from Amherst to Medford and Pittsville to Wisconsin Dells. Director of WFFAF John Hromyak said, These important activities help support everything on the local level – dues payments, classroom supplies, competition resources, and agricultural projects – and will be critical for continued FFA participation and sustained membership this school year and into the next.
The program, called Wisconsin FFA Chapter Assistance Grant Program, is supported by the Star Mission from WFFAF and is also sponsored by Alliant Energy Foundation, Armor Animal Health, Compeer Financial, Culver’s, Investors Community Bank, Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative, and Ru
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Court Rejects Prop 12 Challenge from Meat Institute
USAgNet - 12/29/2020 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected the North American Meat Institute s challenge on the constitutionality of California s Proposition 12 in October, and again unanimously rejected the Meat Institute s request for a rehearing by a full panel. The Meat Institute is disappointed in the decision and is considering filing a petition for certiorari, says Meat Institute spokeswoman Sarah Little.
According to National Hog Farmer, NAMI had petitioned the Ninth Circuit to try to get its case reheard en banc (by a full panel of the Court). Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Justice filed an amicus brief in support of the Meat Institute s petition for