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Politics and Pork Production
2013-03-15 22:03:00| National Hog Farmer
Lately it seems as though nearly every significant news story impacting agriculture has originated in close proximity to Washington, D.C. Though the sequestration fallout for the pork industry seems quiet now, hang onto your hat this summer. According to our Legislative Preview reporter Scott Shearer, this week Under Secretary of Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen told the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee that the proposed sequestration plan will, indeed, include U.S Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) meat and poultry inspectors. The plan at this point includes 11 furlough days, no more than one day a week and no more than two days per pay period, scheduled from July to September for all 8,136 meat inspectors and a number of related staff.National Hog Farmer Blog read more
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