Sea Pact Members Rally Together to Support Seafood Industry Challenges in the Wake of Covid-19 Crisis

March 24, 2020 Sea Pact

Sea Pact, a collaborative association of eleven leading American and Canadian seafood companies working to drive industry sustainability progress, have resolved to work together to face the unprecedented challenges of the Covid-19 global crisis.

Catholics With the Diocese of Syracuse Given Permission to Eat Meat on Friday

March 24, 2020 LocalSyr.com

Late Friday, The Most Reverend Douglas J. Lucia, Bishop of Syracuse announced he has granted dispensation from the law of abstinence for members of the Diocese of Syracuse.

Threat of Sick Workers at U.S. Meat Plants Forces Policy Changes

In shelter-in-place America, people have been filling their freezers full of meat just in case. Meanwhile, at the plants where the meat is packed, the big question is: What happens if the workers start getting sick?

Colorado Ag Day at the State Capitol has been Canceled

Colorado Ag Day at the State Capitol has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), however, we will still be celebrating agriculture’s contributions to Colorado from a social distance.

FlowerTrials 2020 Canceled

March 24, 2020 FlowerTrials

The FlowerTrials Board has been continuously monitoring the situation, and in light of the emerging European and global situation, and the threats to both health and commerce, the Board has decided not to wait for the previously announced deadline of April 6th, but has taken the collective decision to cancel the FlowerTrials event in week 24 with immediate effect.