LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Agri-Business Association (MABA) today called on U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to act with urgency to support agricultural producers facing serious economic hurdles as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. MABA joins other Michigan leaders and organizations that have called on the USDA to act promptly in support of Michigan agriculture at an uncertain time.
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April 14, 2020 – During the past several weeks, the Michigan Agri-Business Association has heard from many of our members who have taken decisive steps to safeguard the health and safety of their employees and customers. This is critical, because keeping people safe and preventing the spread of the Coronavirus will help us get through this situation more quickly. State leaders have emphasized that businesses remaining open need to take every precaution to guard against the spread of the virus. MABA is providing the following information to help you prioritize best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has streamlined the process of posting jobs to the Pure Michigan Talent Connect site for employers. Please complete the form at the following link if you are a business that provides critical infrastructure as outlined by the Governors Executive Order and have immediate job openings. Once approved, the job will automatically post to Pure Michigan Talent Connect and will be promoted on the Michigan Talent Connect COVID-19 Job Portal page. https://forms.leo.state.mi.us/intake/
March 31 – With offices closed, the Michigan Secretary of State (SOS) has asked Michigan professional and trade associations, such as MABA, to compile member requests for Secretary of State emergency transactions supporting critical infrastructure activities. For critical agricultural and food production activities, this could include issuance of seasonal restricted CDL licenses and critical replating/registration of farm supply transport equipment.
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