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Vermontâs House Natural Resources Committee is considering reforms to wildlife management. It is about time. In Vermont wildlife is a public trust. Like any trust, the trustees have a duty to avoid waste and to act in the best interests of the beneficiary. In this case the beneficiary is the public. Management decisions should be in the public interest and should be based on sound science. Today they are not. The final decision making power over much of Vermontâs wildlife doesnât rest with the professionals at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. That power rests with a volunteer board appointed for six-year terms. That board is chosen in an opaque, closed-door process, without public input or review. Qualified applicants frequently donât even get an acknowledgment of their application.
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Vermontâs House Natural Resources Committee is considering reforms to wildlife management. It is about time. In Vermont, wildlife is a public trust. Like any trust, the trustees have a duty to avoid waste and to act in the best interests of the beneficiary. In this case the beneficiary is the public. Management decisions should be in the public interest and should be based on sound science. Today they are not. The final decision-making power over much of Vermontâs wildlife doesnât rest with the professionals at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. That power rests with a volunteer board appointed for six-year terms. That board is chosen in an opaque, closed door process, without public input or review. Qualified applicants frequently donât even get an acknowledgment of their application.
Joseph Watts wins East Coast Young Farmer of the Year regional final
15 Feb, 2021 03:15 AM
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The Country
Joseph Watts has proven he s too hard to beat, taking out East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year for the third year in a row.
The 30-year-old has become the second person to advance through to the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final in July.
The competition on Saturday at Hawke s Bay Showgrounds showcased the best Young Farmers from all parts of the agriculture sector in the East Coast region, chosen from two district contests.
With just five points separating them, second place East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year was awarded to Ashley Greer, 30.
A California city could be the first in the nation to require pandemic hazard pay for farmworkers
A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Coachella, a Southern California city known for its popular annual music festival, passed an ordinance on Wednesday that requires retail pharmacies, grocery stores, restaurants and agricultural businesses in the city to provide additional compensation to their workers given the threat they face from the coronavirus.
Under the mandate, affected businesses that employ more than 300 people nationally or more than five people in the city will have to pay their workers an additional $4 an hour for at least 120 days. The regulation would also prevent businesses from retaliating against workers by limiting or reducing their pay.