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Attention Farm
Employers: Affordable
Care Act Notification to
Employees Deadline is
October 1
The federal Affordable Care
Act (ACA) requires most farm
employers to inform employees
about their ability to purchase
health insurance coverage through
state or federally-administered
insurance exchanges. By October
1, 2013, most farm employers
must provide each employee with
an “Exchange Notice”.
Fact sheets with explanations
and information about how to
comply with this requirement
are available now on the WVFB
website at www.wvfarm.org.
These fact sheets are purely
informational and do not
constitute legal advice. If you
need legal advice, please see an
attorney.
If you do not have internet
access, call the state office at
800-398-4630 x. 300, and we will
advise you how you can get the
information.
2 West Virginia Farm Bureau News
Want to Know Where Your Food Comes From? Free
Fall Farm Tour in Monongalia County Will Help You
Better Understand Agriculture
West Virginia Farm Bureau’s
Young Farmer and Rancher
Committee is inviting you to
learn more about the farms and
the farmers who grow your food
by attending the Fall Farm Tour,
October 5, 2013, in Monongalia
County.
Attendees
will meet at the
Park and Ride at
exit 146 on I-79
(below the Pilot
truck stop) at 9
AM. The tour
will stop at the
Joe Hatton, Mike
Morris and Kent
Leonhardt farms.
There is no cost for the tour.
The event will last all day. Don’t
worry, lunch is provided free,
courtesy of the Young Farmers and
Ranchers Committee.
You’ll learn about grazing
management; conservation
practices through multi-species
grazing, fencing and watering;
view a large animal feeding
facility and see a high tunnel.
If this sounds like a good
time to you, call WVFB Field
Representative
Eric Thomason
by Friday,
September 27
to make your
reservations or
ask questions.
Now is the
time to better
understand the
importance of a
safe, nutritious food supply, and
the farmers who work hard to
bring that to you every day. Don’t
miss out!
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by the 15th of the month prior to publication.
Time-sensitive announcements must be submitted
no less than 8 weeks prior to the date of the event.
Electronic submissions, including photos, are
preferred. Send to [email protected].