In September of 2013 I was invited to speak to a group of farmers in Longmont, Colorado. They were curious about the imminent GMO labeling rules, the most recent threat to their freedom to operate as agricultural producers in Boulder County, a county where an affluent urban center increasingly meddles in the policies that affect rural families. The county harbors
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If your tire has a leak, is filling it with air every morning going to fix the underlying problem?
If your home has termites would it be wise to spend money on fixing the damaged wood before exterminating them?
Sometimes I feel that those who sit on the State Water Resources Control Board would be the ones filling their tires and paying carpenters to continually fix their homes. For the life of me, when do RESULTS matter?
This State Water Board needs to go. They have proven to be a failure by every...
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What would it require for you to make a 180 degree turn against something you previously believed to be true? I'm talking about the kind of shift that rocks your world, the realization requires a significant lifestyle change, the kind of change that
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It seemed that we had seen the last of the efforts of Assemblywoman Gonzalez with respect to AB 2757 which would have removed overtime exemptions for agricultural employees and require farm employers to pay overtime after 8 hours of work per day and 40 hours of work per week.That bill failed passage in the Assembly on June 2, 2016. However,
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Farmers frequently struggle to comply with the increasing laws and regulations affecting operations. This year could be a double whammy on agricultural employers. On the heels of the recent crammed through hike in the minimum wage...
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Farms and ranches have the unique position of being between federally held wildlife areas and national parks and urban settlements. The history of property ownership has much to do with the values of our country and the...
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