Almost the entire South Delta endured five months of catastrophe as 548,000 acres, including 231,000 acres of farmland, went underwater, yet EPA vetoed a relief pump solution.

USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue recognized that angst as he spoke to the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention Monday and signaled he’s open to changing the NASS methodology.

“We want to own the high ground—let others try to knock us off the hill,” says CEO Harold Cooper.

You need a strategy to retain valuable employees.

Marshall Custer, an attorney specializing in cannabis at Husch Blackwell Law Firm, says he sees the marketplace poised for change.