Japanese Beetle Reports and Deere Notice to Salaried Employees
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The Washington State Department of Agriculture is asking folks in the Tri Cities and surrounding area to report suspected Japanese beetle sightings.
WSDA says 38 have already been reported this summer.
www.moringagclips.com reports Japanese beetles are metallic green and copper. Their favorite plant is roses, but they eat grapes, hops, sweet corn, raspberries, and 300 other plants.
If you see a beetle, take a picture and report it at agr.wa.gov/beetles
www.morningagclips.com/tri-cities-residents-asked-to-report-japanese-beetle-sightings/
**The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association confirmed the effort to prevent ultra-processed, lab-grown protein in the diet of the American armed forces was successful.
This comes after news the Department of Defense is not pursuing lab-grown protein products for human consumption.
NCBA President Mark Eisele says after weeks of speaking out against the plan, we are thrilled to have DoD confirmation that lab-grown protein is not on the menu for our nation’s service members.
**John Deere, faced with lower customer demand for equipment, declining sales, and a difficult ag economy, confirmed cuts in its global SALARIED workforce.
Corridor Business says Deere didn’t release details on the number of salaried employees affected.
The most recent round of cuts follow hundreds of previously announced layoffs of Deere’s production workers in recent months.
The company isn’t saying when the salaried workforce reductions will happen.
