I have to agree. The refugees scare the heck out of me. They do things that are absolutely horrible but it is accepted in their culture as the norm. A man from Israel that my husband works with said that if a woman goes into a store and has a tank top or shorts on they believe that it is ok for them to rape her. So what happens when they come over to our country and are around your daughter? They are still going to believe those things are ok because that is what they have been taught to believe.

cyount2009 - 2016-10-12 1:08 PM Dairymen must decrease the amount of methane produced by 40% by the year 2030. Oddly, the amount of methane in the atmosphere has not increased since the 1990s, it has a short life span once released. Rice patties are the biggest culprits for the production and release of methane but California has been doing everything it can to kill the dairy industry for a long time. Farms and ranches are now required to pay overtime to their employees. The seasonal employee will STARVE. During hay season here the farm hands may put in 70 hour work weeks but come winter time they are lucky to get in 20 hours. They are paid a straight time by the hour regardless of the hours they work. Basically, the over worked hours in the summer are balanced by the under worked hours in the winter. The farm hands save their summer time wages for the low times during the winter. Now they will not be able to do much saving at all. Salary is not an option either. I don't know if it is federal or state law but an employee has to make a minimum of $70K a year to be put on salary. Crews will be rotated every 8 hours. Some of the farm workers here do alfalfa in the day time and during potato season, plant and harvest potatoes at night. There will be no more of that. I have not talked to a single farm worker who was in support of the new overtime law. They knew and understood the ramifications of it and how it would effect their paycheck. The whole state has been asked to cut water usage by 23%. Now there is talk about the central valley regulating farm wells and cutting the amount even more of run off farmers are allotted for irrigation. They are already working on a minimum. So many fields have gone fallow. Orchards are drying up. In the mean time, the inner city and suburban areas are worried about their lawns.

SloRide - 2016-10-12 1:15 PM It's federal and the limit is around $54,000 to be salary. My husbands employers bumped him up to $55,000 last year because of this law. The rest of the stuff I do not know anything about so thank you responding:)

Three 4 Luck - 2016-10-12 1:35 PM


 I'm salary on $6,000 a year, so that can't be a federal law. 

slacy09 - 2016-10-12 10:48 AM Not being rude, just askin....Trump is scarier to you then the refugees (terrorists) and illegals that will be allowed in our country anytime??  These people that cut off heads, rape, murder etc don't scare you more than Trump?  Because they will infiltrate our country with open borders that Hillary will allow!  

I have to agree. The refugees scare the heck out of me. They do things that are absolutely horrible but it is accepted in their culture as the norm. A man from Israel that my husband works with said that if a woman goes into a store and has a tank top or shorts on they believe that it is ok for them to rape her. So what happens when they come over to our country and are around your daughter? They are still going to believe those things are ok because that is what they have been taught to believe.

Dirt Dobber - 2016-10-12 9:02 AM It seems every election the sky is going to fall and every election it doesn't.  When Obama got elected I heard both times I might as well forget about barrel racing.  First four years we went through a rough patch and now things are cycling back around and we are doing good.  I'm glad we didn't spend a forture on stock piling stuff.

outrundaizy - 2016-10-12 9:40 AM Just throwing it out there, but do people really think Trump is a GOOD option? Or just the better option?



Im truly worried about what will happen if either of them..  To me it seems like this might all be a set up 

Three 4 Luck - 2016-10-12 1:33 PM California Ag already paid overtime for over 60 hours a week, and Ag wasn't the only industry exempted from the 40 hour work week law. Between this and the minimum wage hike, water issues, and other taxes and regulations that make it more difficult to compete with other states, much less other countries, the industry is facing some tough choices. I just recently learned that putting a flat bed on a pickup in CA makes it a commercial vehicle. How stupid is that? That's just one example of many of how out of touch those people are. Ag as a whole in the US survives by innovation and efficiency, while at the same time being one of the more environmentally protective countries. Can we improve? Sure. And we're getting better every year. Many practices that improve sustainability and benefit the environment also provide economic incentives. But dumbass policies and regulations that cut the legs from beneath us will eventually make it impossible to survive. Several politicians (all Dems, incidentally) have been heard to say we don't need Ag here anyway because that's what 3rd world countries are for. Really? REALLY?

OregonBR - 2016-10-12 2:31 PM Have you ever heard of the frog and the boiling water? The parable of the boiled frog helps us to understand what is happening to the world. Since when to ranchers get murdered for standing up for personal property rights. Since when do "protesters" have the right to shoot police? These things are all gradually happening to those around us. But it's not happening to us, so we don't speak out. We don't sense the danger of our freedoms being stripped one at a time. Suppose you want to boil a frog. How do you do it? You could place the frog into a pot of hot water, but as soon as it feels the heat, it will jump out. So, what can you do? Put a pot of cool water on the stove and then add the frog. Not sensing danger the frog will stay. Next, turn the burner on low to slowly heat the water. As the water warms, the frog relaxes. The warmth feels good. As the water gets hotter it acts like a steam bath draining away energy and deepening the frog's relaxation. The frog becomes sleepy and has less and less energy while the water is getting hotter and hotter. By the time the frog realizes its danger, the water is beginning to boil, and it is too late to take action. There is neither time nor energy left to do anything. The frog perishes in the boiling water. What is the moral of the story? Be vigilant. Don't let unexpected change creep up on you. Don't become a "boiled frog." Pay close attention to what is going on around you, so that you can notice when the "water" is getting hot. We are actually there now.

kwanatha - 2016-10-12 6:46 PM my take home income is the same as it was 10 yrs ago. got cuts then got a measly raise to go back to original salary but now i pay more for insurance. Thanks Obama. I also have huge deductables that I did not have before.

 before Obama I paid about $8 bale of hay now it is almost double

I REMEMBER A POST ON HERE BEFORE OBAMA GOT ELECTED 



everyone was saying what they fed and tone was very matter of fact... everyone posted how they used the best feed, best supplements and best tack; just would not sacrifice quality! I remember chuckling that would end soon and then i saw posts about cutting costs and saving money later, getting more jobs and having gardens.





there were tons of posts of board buddies going to sales and buying prospects or just buying prospects, then we had posts about people cutting their numbers, selling off, and not breeding as much. Also not as many posts about new saddles...



I know people that are not going to races anymore some are just selling out. i see starving animals  that i never saw before. i mean really who can not afford to feed a dog.  So manmy people are on foodstamps these days. There are so many homeless people I really do not know how some live in a bubble and think nothing is different.



GEEZE LOOK AROUND THE CARS ARE GETTING REALLY OLD!  i used to see so many new cars i have the same truck and car as I did before obama they are both 12 yrs old. i always had them replaced at 6-8 yr intervals