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Between 40-60% of employees left the agency after receiving the ultimatum to move or leave the agency. [7] Black employees previously holding 47% of roles dropped to 19% post relocation. [6] After the move NIFA employees voted to unionize under the American Federation of Government Employees. [8]
Logo of United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Veterinary Services, all a part of the Department of Agriculture. Source: Converted from EPS version found on an archived logo page (direct EPS URL ). The current website has the same graphic on the logo page, though it is in a .sit archive file. Author: U.S. Department of ...
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The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (then known only as the Department of Agriculture) was brought into existence in 1921 by the provisions of Act 13 of the Public Acts of 1921. Previous to this time, the regulatory work affecting agriculture was administered by commissions, departments and individuals.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (originally known as the Washington Agriculture Commission) was established in 1913. [1]In 1915, the state legislature granted the WSDA authority to create and enforce grading standards for apples and other tree fruit packed in the state.
The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the principal in-house research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). [3] ARS is one of four agencies in USDA's Research, Education and Economics mission area.
The department is under the direction and supervision of a Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services, who is appointed by the Governor of Virginia. The department is located within the Governor's Secretariat of Agriculture and Forestry, which is under the direction of the Governor's Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.
Pigford v. Glickman (1999) was a class action lawsuit against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that it had racially discriminated against African-American farmers in its allocation of farm loans and assistance from 1981 to 1996.