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The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it is extending the deadline to submit applications for the Farm and Food Worker Relief (FFWR) Grant Program from Feb. 8, 2022, to March 10, 2022.

The National Grocers Association supports the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend enforcement of the OSHA COVID-19 vaccination and testing Emergency Temporary Standard.

Rep. Jim Costa brought together healthcare leaders from Fresno County for a virtual press conference to discuss the dire consequences of the recent surge of positive COVID-19 cases.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a six-month moratorium on the enforcement of mandatory inspection requirements under the federal marketing order for California walnuts.

The U.S. is facing supply chain disruptions as it enters the holiday season, and the impacts reach far beyond the delivery of gifts and ingredients for traditional meals.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard to Jan. 19, 2022.

The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is worsening the situation in many European countries.

“OSHA is gratified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard. “

Brewster, Wash.-based Gebbers Farms announced a successful settlement with the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for alleged violations of COVID-19 regulations.

The USDA is updating the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry and producers of specialty crops and other sales-based commodities.