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Siskiyou County Farm Bureau vs California Department of Fish and Game (Update)
TRIAL IN SISKIYOU COUNTY FARM BUREAU WATER RIGHTS SUIT RESUMES MAY 29 Trial is scheduled to resume May 29 in a lawsuit filed by Siskiyou County Farm Bureau to challenge the California Department of...
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Last Child On The Farm (Guest Post)
Whenever I pass a freshly plowed field it gives me the same thrill as an unopened book–full of potential, surprise, and pleasure. And just like that book beckons me to peek beneath its cover, the sight...
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The USDA and Meatless Monday
Yesterday, while the Verizon towers were down in Siskiyou County, a newsletter from within the USDA, Greening Headquarters Update, was released and had a suggestion to implement the Meatless Monday...
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Taxes, Wildfires and Missed Opportunity
Most folks have noticed, it is fire season in California and most of the western United States. What many may not know is that the ‘brilliant’ state of California has also begun to send out ‘fire...
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Proposition 37, Labeling Lemon
Proposition 37 is plain and simply a bad law….for multiple reasons. Prop 37 would require labeling for non-harmful ingredients. Prop 37 does not require ALL products to labeled. Prop 37 is a...
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Dodge Scores Big!
Team Dodge runs returns a kickoff for a touchdown! Dodge, like Ford and Chevy, has been a strong supporter of American agriculture. Last night, during the Superbowl, their “God Made A Farmer” ad went...
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What Do We Eat? Beefiniroom Casserole!
Tonight was “dad’s night to cook.” We just picked up some fresh zucchini and yellow squash from the local farmer’s market last night (I stuffed and barbecued a big one last night for supper), had some...
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My Cowboy Code
On this National Day of the American Cowboy, I felt inclined to post my version of the “code.” Live by the Golden Rule. Practice tolerance and understanding of others. Be hospitable to strangers....
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Farmers and Ranchers Save Salmon
The snow pack in the mountains has long since melted. Tributaries to the Scott River and the river itself are quickly drying up, if not already. Contrary to what environmental activist groups, such as...
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Resolving Animal Cruelty
I tip my hat to the California Cattlemens Association and Assemblyman Jim Patterson for submitting AB 343 with coauthors Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian, Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, Assemblyman Brian...
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