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Court Ruling Improves Ballot Access for Montana Independents

Independent candidates seeking public office generally face tougher hurdles than their partisan counterparts. A recent federal court ruling, which gives non-partisan candidates more time to collect signatures to qualify for

By Chris Hinyub

/ June 1, 2012

Court Ruling Improves Ballot Access for Montana Independents

Bruce Ray Riggs: the Ultimate Independent

Bruce Ray Riggs, an independent running for U.S. Congress in Florida's 5th District, has a message and his message has attracted a small yet fervent following. Riggs,

By Chris Hinyub

/ May 25, 2012

Bruce Ray Riggs: the Ultimate Independent

Independents Disapprove of Obama's Handling of Housing Crisis

A new poll shows that independent voters in five swing-states, three of which are among the hardest hit by foreclosures and unemployment, disapprove of President Obama's leadership throughout

By Chris Hinyub

/ May 18, 2012

Independents Disapprove of Obama's Handling of Housing Crisis

Cal Farmers Look to Have Bigger Say with Open Primary

The state's largest farm organization is optimistic that recent electoral reforms in California will spell victories for their endorsed candidates in November. Casey Gudel, California Farm Bureau Federation&

By Chris Hinyub

/ May 11, 2012

Cal Farmers Look to Have Bigger Say with Open Primary

Agriculture & Voters Keen on Guest Worker Program

Attempts to tackle comprehensive immigration reform at the state level has wounded agriculture and exposed an unavoidable issue for farm-state lawmakers seeking election in 2012. Because U.S. citizens, by

By Chris Hinyub

/ May 10, 2012

Agriculture & Voters Keen on Guest Worker Program

Farm Labor Shortage Looms

When the nation's farmers started experiencing labor shortages last year they didn't know what to expect for the future; for many, the situation was without precedent.

By Chris Hinyub

/ May 4, 2012

Labor Rule Reversal Praised by Agricultural Stakeholders

Directed by the Obama Administration to abandon a proposed change to its regulatory code, the Labor Department has announced that it will not enforce new rules designed to limit the

By Chris Hinyub

/ May 2, 2012

Labor Rule Reversal Praised by Agricultural Stakeholders

Arizona's Independent Surge

Arizona has declared its independence from two-party politics as a full third of the state's electorate is now “unaffiliated” with either Republican or Democratic parties. Independents now outnumber

By Chris Hinyub

/ April 27, 2012

Ron Paul, In It to Win It

Rumors of the demise of Ron Paul's presidential campaign have been greatly exaggerated. Never lacking an “off-script” offering to complicate the mainstream media's primary election narrative,

By Chris Hinyub

/ April 25, 2012

Lower Honey Production Not Necessarily Linked to CCD

A new government report shows that honey-production in the U.S., and California in particular, dropped dramatically in 2011. Data from the NASS also shows that honeybee colony numbers are

By Chris Hinyub

/ April 20, 2012

Lower Honey Production Not Necessarily Linked to CCD

California Makes Sustainable Agriculture a Priority

California agriculture's first sustainability progress report is in. The consensus: the Golden State is on track to meet key environmentally-friendly goals set by a coalition of farmers, ranchers,

By Chris Hinyub

/ April 18, 2012

California Makes Sustainable Agriculture a Priority

Plant Pest Research Could Lead to Less Insecticide Use

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have found a way to identify aphids that spread plant viruses. Big whoop, right? Actually, the discovery of biomarkers that differentiate between

By Chris Hinyub

/ April 13, 2012

Plant Pest Research Could Lead to Less Insecticide Use