####### The Department of Homeland Security defines Food and Agriculture workers as:

- • supporting groceries, pharmacies and other retail that sells food and beverage • supporting groceries, pharmacies and other retail that sells food and beverage products
- • carry-out and quick serve food operations - Carry-out and delivery food employees • carry-out and quick serve food operations - Carry-out and delivery food employees
- • manufacturer employees and their supplier employees—to include those employed in • manufacturer employees and their supplier employees—to include those employed in food processing (packers, meat processing, cheese plants, milk plants, produce, etc.) facilities; livestock, poultry, seafood slaughter facilities; pet and animal feed processing facilities; human food facilities producing by-products for animal food; beverage production facilities; and the production of food packaging
- • workers to include those employed in animal food, feed, and ingredient production, • workers to include those employed in animal food, feed, and ingredient production, packaging, and distribution; manufacturing, packaging, and distribution of veterinary drugs; truck delivery and transport; farm and fishery labor needed to produce our food supply domestically
- • workers and support service workers to include those who field crops; commodity • workers and support service workers to include those who field crops; commodity inspection; fuel ethanol facilities; storage facilities; and other agricultural inputs
- • and firms supporting food, feed, and beverage distribution, including warehouse • and firms supporting food, feed, and beverage distribution, including warehouse workers, vendor-managed inventory controllers and blockchain managers
- • supporting the sanitation of all food manufacturing processes and operations from • supporting the sanitation of all food manufacturing processes and operations from wholesale to retail
- • cafeterias - in-plant cafeterias used to feed employees • cafeterias - in-plant cafeterias used to feed employees
- • in food testing labs in private industries and in institutions of higher education • in food testing labs in private industries and in institutions of higher education
- • essential for assistance programs and government payments • essential for assistance programs and government payments
- • of companies engaged in the production of chemicals, medicines, vaccines, and • of companies engaged in the production of chemicals, medicines, vaccines, and other substances used by the food and agriculture industry, including pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, minerals, enrichments, and other agricultural production aids
- • agriculture workers to include those employed in veterinary health; manufacturing and • agriculture workers to include those employed in veterinary health; manufacturing and distribution of animal medical materials, animal vaccines, animal drugs, feed ingredients, feed, and bedding, etc.; transportation of live animals, animal medical materials; transportation of deceased animals for disposal; raising of animals for food; animal production operations; slaughter and packing plants and associated regulatory and government workforce
- • who support the manufacture and distribution of forest products, including, but not • who support the manufacture and distribution of forest products, including, but not limited to timber, paper, and other wood products
- • engaged in the manufacture and maintenance of equipment and other infrastructure • engaged in the manufacture and maintenance of equipment and other infrastructure necessary to agricultural production and distribution