{"id":1943697,"date":"2023-06-04T04:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T08:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-labor-laws-affecting-goat-herders-could-remove-key-state-wildfire-prevention-method\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T04:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T08:06:58","slug":"california-labor-laws-affecting-goat-herders-could-remove-key-state-wildfire-prevention-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-labor-laws-affecting-goat-herders-could-remove-key-state-wildfire-prevention-method\/","title":{"rendered":"CA labor laws for goat herders may eliminate vital wildfire prevention in the state."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-labor-laws-affecting-goat-herders-could-remove-key-state-wildfire-prevention-method%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1943697&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California&#8217;s Red Tape Laws May Harm Goats and the Environment<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Changes in state labor requirements for herders may affect both businesses and the environment as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-requests-increase-to-its-budget-for-fy22-by-1-9b\/\" title=\"FEMA requests increase to its budget for FY22 by .9B\">wildfire season approaches<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Goat Herders Face New Labor Regulations<\/h3>\n<p>Goat herders in California have been reclassified by labor regulators, and this decision may have a significant impact on both businesses and the environment. The new regulations mean that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-why-the-medias-moral-panic-around-ukraine-failed-to-reboot-bidens-presidency\/\" title=\"Nolte: Why the Media's Moral Panic Around Ukraine Failed to Reboot Biden's Presidency\">goat herders<\/a> will no longer be eligible for monthly compensation and will instead receive hourly pay plus required overtime. This change will make it difficult for employers to keep their goat herder business afloat.<\/p>\n<h3>Impact on Employers and Wildlife Preservation<\/h3>\n<p>The new regulations will increase the hourly rate for farm workers from $15.50 to $14,000, according to the California Farm Bureau. This increase in overtime pay could have a significant effect on wildlife preservation and protection. Goats are used for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-california-regulation-has-unintended-consequence-that-could-fuel-major-wildfires\/\" title=\"California's new regulation may cause major wildfires.\">targeted grazing<\/a>, a strategy used by California to reduce the risk of wildfires, a natural disaster the state is prone to. During wildfire season, goats are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>One herder is usually in charge of 400 goats, but with an increase in herder pay, employees will maintain fewer herders, and the number of goats available for vegetation control will decrease. This could backfire on the state&#8217;s wildfire prevention tactics, especially after a drought-heavy winter and flooding in December 2022 that cost the state $5 million in damages.<\/p>\n<h3>Addressing the Issue<\/h3>\n<p>While the California Climate and Agriculture Network supports increasing wages for herders, they believe that $14,000 a month is not realistic. Goat-grazing operations need to exist, and the current regulations may make it unaffordable. Employers will have to drastically raise their rates, which will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-labor-laws-affecting-goat-herders-could-remove-key-state-wildfire-prevention-method\/\" title=\"CA labor laws for goat herders may eliminate vital wildfire prevention in the state.\">ultimately make goat grazing services unaffordable<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>California&#8217;s new laws for herders could have unintended consequences for both businesses and the environment. While the state needs to address labor regulations, it&#8217;s important to consider the impact on wildlife preservation and protection. Employers and industry leaders need to work together to find a solution that benefits everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s red tape laws may harm goat herders as changes in state labor requirements could impact businesses and the environment during wildfire season. The state&#8217;s labor regulators have reclassified goat herders, separating them from sheepherders, which means they will no longer receive monthly compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1943699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6230,23372,28246,4832,7750,8816,3772,14026,22644],"class_list":["post-1943697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-eliminate","tag-goat","tag-herders","tag-labor","tag-laws","tag-prevention","tag-state","tag-vital","tag-wildfire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1943697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1943699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1943697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1943697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1943697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}