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8 Jun 2013, 10:55 pm by Dan Flynn
It seems USDA standards allow organic producers to do their own certifying of their foreign inputs. [read post]
24 May 2013, 5:37 am by Cari Rincker
  FSIS inspects and monitors all meat, poultry and egg products sold in interstate and foreign commerce. [read post]
23 May 2013, 10:25 pm by Dan Flynn
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is responsible for implementation, administration and enforcement of the COOL law and regulations. [read post]
23 May 2013, 12:42 pm by Michael Markarian
Introducing legislation to prohibit interstate and foreign commerce in primates for the pet trade (the Captive Primate Safety Act, S. 1324), guiding it to unanimous approval in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which she chairs. [read post]
19 May 2013, 10:50 pm by Andy Frame
”  Board member Douglas Bailey, who also works for USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service, said the model was “a deliberative document that should be used to educate and inform future discussions about what we should change about traceability here in the U.S. [read post]
16 May 2013, 6:00 am
” He pointed out that, “From the engineers and programmers working in Silicon Valley on H-1B visas, to the 2.9 million undocumented workers toiling mostly in the service and agricultural industries, the contributions of foreign-born Californians are fundamental to the state’s economy. [read post]
3 May 2013, 2:36 pm by James Hamilton
Hultgren said that H.R. 992 would allow depository institutions to provide a spectrum of services and products. [read post]
26 Apr 2013, 5:55 am by Cari Rincker
The Foreign Agriculture Service (“FAS”) is the U.S. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 4:57 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Special Provisions for Obtaining Green Cards for Agricultural Workers Agricultural workers may obtain “Blue Card Status” or also known as Agricultural Card, which means that they will be authorized employment and travel outside of the U.S. [read post]
19 Apr 2013, 5:52 am by Cari Rincker
Come back next week for an overview of the Foreign Agriculture Service (“FAS”). [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 7:46 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Temporary Workers: Create a W-1 visa for lesser-skilled workers, a W-2 visa for aliens coming to the U.S. temporarily to perform agricultural services or labor under a written contract, and a W-3 visa for "at-will" workers with an offer of full-time employment in an agricultural occupation. [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 7:46 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
Temporary Workers: Create a W-1 visa for lesser-skilled workers, a W-2 visa for aliens coming to the U.S. temporarily to perform agricultural services or labor under a written contract, and a W-3 visa for "at-will" workers with an offer of full-time employment in an agricultural occupation. [read post]
31 Mar 2013, 6:56 pm by Angelo A. Paparelli
  Studies have shown that these seasonal jobs filled by foreign workers are, however, important to our economy and lead to the employment of many thousands more year-round U.S. workers. [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 6:21 pm by Larry Catá Backer
., Korea, Australia and other like-minded democracies throughout the region.[5]The focus for the Prime Minister for the most effective use of Japanese power, then, was on rules promotion, guardianship of open seas and other global common spaces, and an active partner of democratic states in the Pacific region.[6] This was mirrored recently by Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida’s speech to the 183rd Session of the Diet in which he identified the three pillars of the… [read post]
14 Mar 2013, 10:05 am by Susan Schneider
For a good description of how this is supposed to work, see the USDA Economic Research Service Sugar and Sweeteners policy webpage.As Remy Jurenas of the Congressional Research Service wrote in the report, Sugar Program Proposals for the 2012 Farm Bill, "[s]ince the program records no outlays, its future did not receive attention among the proposals submitted to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for revising the farm safety net and reducing farm program… [read post]
10 Mar 2013, 9:43 pm by News Desk
The new rule from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service modifies labeling requirements for muscle cuts of meat and amends the definition what constitutes a “retailer. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 1:32 pm by Taryn Rucinski
The details of the 56-page report, available here, are discussed below:Why GAO Did This StudyThe AQI program guards against agriculture threats by inspecting international passengers and cargo at U.S. ports of entry, seizing prohibited material, and intercepting foreign agricultural pests. [read post]