Here are some Federal resources for workers, employees, and drivers being classified as “essential.”  We anticipate most State “shelter in place” orders will mirror this guidance. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – Expanded Emergency Declaration FMCSA – Expanded Emergency Declaration Click here for Essential Food…

On March 24th, WPVGA offered a series of presentations available via video conference as part of the 2020 Food Safety program. While viewing these presentations is not required for any food safety certificate or audit, they do provide information about various topics occurring throughout the…

As you have heard, Governor Tony Evers will be issuing a “safer at home” order for the State of Wisconsin TOMORROW.  We do not know the exact content of the order.  However, last week, on Friday, March 20, 2020, the WPVGA proactively requested an exemption from…

Here are some Federal resources for workers, employees, and drivers being classified as “essential.”  We anticipate most State “shelter in place” orders will mirror this guidance. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – Expanded Emergency Declaration FMCSA – Expanded Emergency Declaration Click here for Essential Food…

NEWS RELEASE – Alliance for Food and Farming – March 25, 2020 Peer reviewed research and a recent survey of registered dietitians nutritionists has shown the potential negative impact on fruit and vegetable consumption caused by the so-called “dirty dozen” list.  Further, the “dirty dozen” list has been repeatedly discredited…

Dear WPVGA Members: I hope you are taking care of yourselves and your families as we all deal with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a time of great uncertainty, and we, like all others, are in uncharted waters. For all of our members, I want…

Working Together Through the Crisis During these unsettling times and amid the fast-moving and ever-changing environment that we now find ourselves facing, United Potato Growers of America is working with our membership to apply rational thinking, keep markets as stable as possible, manage our supplies,…

A message from Tom Stenzel, President & CEO March 19, 2020 6:45 pm EDT/3:45 pm PDT Dear produce industry member, Thank you for all you and your teams are doing to keep the food supply moving. As I’ve visited grocery stores in the Washington, DC…

By Wes Webendorfer and Jordan Lamb, DeWitt LLP Federal Government Enacts FFCRA and Considers Cash Payments to Taxpayers FFCRA Enacted: On March 18, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which among other things, provides paid sick leave, unemployment benefits, free coronavirus testing,…