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Priority for COVID-19 vaccines will be given to those in work settings where social distancing is not realistic.

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 Adams's signing of the first United States weights and measures law on March 2, 1799. This year's theme is "Measuring Up to the New Normal." With the COVID-19 pandemic changing consumer's buying habits, businesses are adapting t...

Grand Rapids Business Journal Several West Michigan members land spots on advisory board. (As seen on WZZM TV 13) Some West Michigan agricultural leaders were recently appointed to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Migrant Labor Housing Advisory Board. The 14-member board now includes Evangelina Alvarez, Kalamazoo; William Groenink, Holland; Joann Hoganson, Walker; and Dorian Slaybod, Grand Rapids.  The board is tasked with advising the department and the state on ways to alleviate obstacles in the development of adequate migrant labor housing throughou...

@DCherrySJ1 The state office that regulates health and safety at restaurants and businesses that serve food said last week it plans to follow up with establishments that remain out of compliance with COVID-19 mandates. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stated that, as of Feb. 1, restaurants and food service establishments could reopen to sit-down dining, after several months of restrictions that included carryout or curbside pickup only, and the wearing of masks by employees and customers at the point of purchase and at the store’s cafe. However, late last fall, Michigan Department of Agriculture and R...

Cheboygan Daily Tribune INDIAN RIVER — Tuscarora Township was recently awarded $54,900 from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to improve public docking and complete other renovations at Marina Park in Indian River. This grant funding is part of the state's Rural Development Fund Grants, which were handed out with the design to promote sustainability of land based industries. The grants are also meant to support infrastructure benefiting rural communities throughout the state. "We were only one of 20 approved," said Bob Kramer, Tuscarora Township Board of Directors...