The California Farm Bureau says a new farm worker law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday will force the state's farmers and ranchers to choose to give up free speech and private property rights in a trade over union elections.
Cody Allen Easterday was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wire fraud Tuesday, for conducting a so-called 'ghost-cattle' scam where he charged Tyson Fresh Meats for feeding cattle that didn't exist.
The U.S. EPA has proposed changes in the use and application of the herbicide atrazine, as well as the addition of runoff control measures to mitigate its impact on aquatic communities. The public comment period closes on Friday, Oct. 7.
Combining soybeans promptly and at the right moisture level, keeping up on equipment maintenance and making in-field harvest/combine adjustments as needed are just a few ways growers can reduce in-field losses as harvest shifts into high gear.
Soybean yield losses mount as growers wait for better nematode control. The amount of money farmers hemorrhage to this microscopic root parasite each year is staggering.
"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity.
Richard M. Nixon (1913 - 1994)"
