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USDA Meat Inspector Furloughs To Begin In July
2013-03-14 16:14:00| Beef
By Len Steiner and Steve Meyer, Daily Livestock Report The USDA decision to furlough USDA meat inspecters all on the same day for 11 days beginning in mid-July is catching heat from many fronts. There will almost certainly be pigs, cattle and turkeys that go to market 8-11 days later than they would under a normal production flow. read more
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Meat Inspector Furloughs At Least Several Months Away
2013-03-09 16:19:00| Beef
Any furlough of meat inspectors is at least several months away, but the length of time before those furloughs could begin will also affect their impact. That’s according to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in his Tuesday testimony to the House Committee on Agriculture. Though the public hearing was geared toward reviewing the state of the rural economy, much of the early questioning revolved around USDA’s possible furlough of meat inspectors (due to sequestration), when that could happen, how it would take place, and all of the rest. read more
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Furloughs Shouldnt Include Meat Inspection
2013-02-27 15:56:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Office of Sen. Pat Roberts Senator Pat Roberts, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, said that under law, USDA is obligated to perform meat and poultry inspections for the safety of consumers despite threats by the Obama Administration to furlough Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) employees due to forced spending cuts set to take effect March 1, 2013. read more
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Acting EPA chief warns staff of furloughs
2013-02-26 20:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The acting head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warned staff on Tuesday that it may place an unspecified number of jobs on temporary furlough if across-the-board federal budget cuts take effect at the end of this week. Bob Perciasepe, acting administrator of the EPA, wrote in an email that despite taking early measures to cut agency spending on contracts, grants and administration in recent months, furloughs are inevitable. "Even with these actions, the arbitrary nature of...
Furloughs Would Cost Jobs, Reduce Supply, Raise Meat Prices
2013-02-25 16:09:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Office of Rep. K. Michael Conaway U.S. Representative K. Michael Conaway (R-TX), chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, has asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for answers on how the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) plans to implement its sequester cuts. read more