Apple workers push for rights at Yakima abuse forum
Washington apple workers described pay delays and unsafe conditions at a daylong forum in Yakima hosted by the National Administration Office under the U S Labor Department. Speakers including Ana Guzman and Hector Silva cited undocu mented workers as easy targets and urged formal complaints to enforce labor rights across the farming industry.
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Yakima
Wash
Washington
Apple
Ana Guzman
United States
Mexico
Guzman
National Administration Office
U.S. Department of Labor
Sponse
Canada
Hector Silva
Hidalgo
Yakima Valley
Silva
United Farm Workers Union
Condi
Mike Gempler
Washington Growers League
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Department of Labor
Larry Wilson
Seattle
Florida drought ends for farms but drinking water lag remains
Two tropical storms and months of rainfall boost lawns and lakes in Florida but officials caution that drinking water supplies are not yet back to normal after four years of drought. The underground aquifer around Orlando and Tampa stays depleted, and Lake Okeechobee rises but stays two feet below normal despite recent gains.
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Okeechobee
Fla
Florida
Michael Mulligan
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Orlando
Key West
Lake Okeechobee
Douglas LeComte
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Dryland Ag Day Program At Kansas Station In Tribune
The Kansas State Southwest Research Extension Center announces Dryland Ag Day with registration at 7:30 a.m. MDT Wednesday. The event closes with a 1:30 p.m. panel discussion at the station one mile west of Tribune on Highway 96. Pest management and cropping systems tours are set for 8 and 9:30 a.m. Indoor presentations start at 11 a.m. A noon Monsanto lunch includes a panel discussion.
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Kansas State Southwest Research Extension Center
Tribune
Highway 96
Monsanto
Heat stress spots grain sorghum in Kansas plans for next year
Kansas State Extension agronomists note grain sorghum’s drought and heat tolerance but warn stress at key growth stages can cut yields. Early head development, boot, heading, and grain fill stages determine abort florets, test weight, and lodging, with variety responses differing among hybrids.
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Plains States
Scott Staggenberg
Kansas State University Research and Extension
Dale Field
Staggenberg
Fjell
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