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MDARD For immediate release: March 8, 2021 LANSING, MI - Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed March as Michigan Food and Agriculture Month to honor and celebrate Michigans farmers, the diversity of products grown and processed in our state, and the partnerships that keep our food and agriculture industry thriving. Michigans wide array of crops, fresh water supply, unique geographic location, rich and varied soil types, various microclimates created by the states proximity to the Great Lake...

One of the key priorities of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, or MDARD, is to monitor weights and measures devices being used by re

Credit: B. Hayes. NIST Each year during national Weights and Measures Week (March 1 to 7), we celebrate the contributions made by the weights and measures community to ensure accuracy and fair competition in commercial transactions based on weight or measure. This year’s theme, “Measuring Up to the New Normal,” is especially meaningful as 2020 will be remembered as one of the most unusual years we’ll likely experience in our lifetimes … and highlights how a common challeng...

One of the key priorities of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is to monitor weights and measures devices being used by retai

Celebrates New Large Scale Capacity Truck Vermont Business Magazine State and local jurisdictions throughout the country are celebrating Weights and Measures Week which takes place the first seven days of March every year. Weights and Measures Week commemorates the signing of the first United States weights and measures law by President John Adams on March 2, 1799. The evolution of a uniform system of weights and measures has had a profound and necessary impact on society and government. It pro...

NCWM Announces Weights and Measures Week: March 1-7, 2021 Share Article NCWM Chairman Hal Prince announces the 2021 Weights and Measures Week theme, "Measuring Up to a New Normal." Ecommerce in a Changing Marketplace New products, devices and methods of sale are coming into the marketplace as never before... LINCOLN, Neb. (PRWEB) March 01, 2021 The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) announces Weights and Measures W...

LANSING, MI - One of the key priorities of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is to monitor weights and measures devices being used by retailers to ensure a fair playing field. This year, MDARD is celebrating March 1-7, 2021 as Weights and Measures Week in Michigan. These dates are designated every year to commemorate President John Adamss signing of the first United States weights and measures law on March 2, 1799. This years theme is "Measuring Up to the Ne...

Bureau of Weights and Measures Releases 2020 Report During National Weights and Measures Week MADISON – According to a new report from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), confidence remains high that consumers get what they pay for at Wisconsin businesses. Throughout the year, DATCP inspectors tested product scales, registers, gas pumps, and fuel quality at stores around the state to ensure accuracy at every transaction point. “During National Wei...