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California agencies fund research to improve stability of state agricultural trucking workforce

In-depth study will interview more than 500 truck drivers to examine critical link in supply chain and state’s economy California agencies overseeing agriculture, business, labor and transportation are commissioning a study to examine the unique aspects of agricultural trucking in … Continue reading

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Beekeepers turn to anti-theft devices to protect hives — from the Associated Press via the Los Angeles Times

By Daisy Nguyen For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the country truck billions of honeybees to California to rent them to almond growers, who need the insects to pollinate the state’s most valuable crop. But as almond trees … Continue reading

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