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AMY'S RANCH SLANTS Labor Pains
Sometimes the labor involved to help a cow out thats in trouble is nothing but a big pain. I can relate to the motherly instincts cows have, just not their impulse to calve alone and unassisted. If a...
Posted on 3/12/11 at 8:00 PM
Vilsack urges strategy in political fights
WASHINGTON — In his first major speech since the election, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Dec. 6 directly addressed Republican criticism of the Obama administration during the election campaign, and said that leaders in rural America need to take on a “new attitude” that replaces “trying to preserve what we’ve got” with “a growth mindset.”
By Jerry Hagstrom , December 17, 2012
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Locked-out union workers to vote on Crystal contract offer Saturday
The union has scheduled a third vote Saturday on a contract that triggered the first labor impasse in 30 years at the largest sugar beet processor in the country. On Aug. 1, American Crystal kicked out about 1,300 workers in what a vice president called a proactive move.
By Associated Press , June 22, 2012
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Cargill cited for 23 serious safety violations at Milwaukee slaughterhouse
Minnetonka, Minn.-based Cargill is one of the nation's largest beef processors. Federal workplace regulators this week cited Cargill Inc.'s Milwaukee beef slaughterhouse for 23 serious safety violations, the most violations the agribusiness giant has received at any of its U.S. plants in at least a decade.
By Mike Hughlett , December 10, 2011
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Dayton to American Crystal: Time for 'fair agreement' with locked-out workers
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton issued a statement Wednesday urging both sides in the American Crystal Sugar lockout to get back to the negotiation table, putting the most pressure on company officials.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 24, 2011
Crystal workers, supporters rally at N.D. Capitol for unemployment insurance inclusion; lawmakers decline
About 150 locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers and supporters rallied in the North Dakota Capitol's Great Hall today, urging legislators meeting in special session to bring them into the state's unemployment insurance program. The lawmakers declined.
By Chuck Haga , November 09, 2011
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Pickers want Florida chain to pay more for tomatoes
TAMPA, Fla. — After persuading McDonald’s, Whole Foods and Subway that they should pay an extra penny per pound for tomatoes, a farmworkers group took on supermarket giant Publix on Friday.
By Tamara Lush , April 16, 2010
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