Farmers Work to Beat Heat and Stress of Season

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... Stuart Sanderson's region of Madison, Alabama, has been inundated as well. "I don't think we've had a day in the past week when it hasn't rained. It's been a continuing story for us this season -- to the point we are going to take prevented planting on some acres. That is not what we wanted, but it is the hand we have been dealt," said Sanderson.

Sanderson and Zoerb are participating in DTN's View From the Cab feature this year. The ongoing series explores crop conditions and other rural issues throughout the growing season.

"When it rains, it pours" had dual meaning this week for these farmers. Temperatures sizzled as commodity markets tanked and unrest around the world added more uncertainties to an uncertain time.

Stress is a part of the profession, but it begs a broader discussion about long-term farmer mental health. Read on to learn how these farmers work to keep life in balance and how other farmers help. ...

@#1 ... Stress is a part of the profession, but it begs a broader discussion about long-term farmer mental health. Read on to learn how these farmers work to keep life in balance and how other farmers help ...

Hopefully, they don't use ChatGPT ...

@#3 ... I mean, Mexican work. ...

A question I have asked so many times in the past ...

Why is Pres Trump going after immigrants instead of the reason why those immigrants come to the United States?

Shouldn't Pres Trump be going after the companies who hire these illegal immigrants? Isn't that job prospect a reason why the immigrants come to the US?

So, maybe try to solve the root cause of the problem, and not make political heyday by going after the symptom of the problem?

Why thousands of US companies are hiring talent in Latin America
www.charlotteobserver.com

... A mid-sized tech company in Silicon Valley received additional investment and is preparing for rapid growth. It urgently needs to scale up its software development team.

Despite offering competitive salaries and a dynamic workplace, its HR department struggles to find the right talent. Candidates are either underqualified or snatched up by larger competitors with bigger pockets.

Frustrated and desperate to maintain momentum, the company's leadership team begins exploring a once-unconventional solution: recruiting talent from LatAm. Within weeks, they onboarded a talented team of developers, solving their hiring crisis.

This scenario is far from unique. Thousands of U.S. companies are turning to LatAm to address their workforce needs, driving a paradigm shift in how businesses approach recruitment, reports Near (Hire With Near), a staffing and recruiting company specializing in LatAm hiring.

Key takeaways

- - - U.S. companies are turning to Latin America (LatAm) to solve critical talent shortages and rising salary costs. With 75% of U.S. employers struggling to find skilled workers and salaries increasing 3.6% annually, businesses are finding that LatAm offers access to qualified professionals they simply can't afford or find domestically.

- - - Hiring skilled professionals from LatAm offers significant cost savings, allowing businesses to reinvest savings into growth areas like R&D and marketing.

- - - Major U.S. corporations like Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM have successfully built teams across LatAm for decades, creating a deep pool of professionals who already understand U.S. business practices, communication styles, and quality standards -- making the transition seamless for companies of all sizes.

Why companies are looking outside the US ...

OK, now do farm workers and the companies who hire them ...

@#6 ... You can tell Snoofy never talks to people in real life. ...

... and how can we tell that?

But more to the point, what say your current alias about the topic of this thread, aside from its usual disruption attempts?

@#8 ... Kind of a dumb question. ...

I do not agree with your assessment.

But then your comment asserts ...

... Jesus felt it necessary to warn us, don't scapegoat foreigners, but treat them with kindness. ...

While I may not disagree with the comment, I suspect that others may view the comment differently.

What does the Bible say about refugees and displaced people?
www.worldvision.org

... You won't find the term "refugee" in the Bible. But the Word of God has plenty to say about people called "strangers" and "sojourners" or "foreigners" in our translations.

"Strangers" and "foreigners" refer to anybody who lived among the Jews but was from another ethnic group -- no matter what category they might represent in today's terms.

For instance, the book of Ruth is about a widow from the tribe of Moab who chooses to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Israel and live there with her. In Ruth 2:10, we see her ask Boaz, in whose field she is gleaning, "Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me " a foreigner?" She understands her status as being outside the tribe of Israel.

"Sojourners" are people who are temporarily living in Israel or traveling through the country. ...

There are principles in God's Word about how His people are to treat strangers, foreigners, and sojourners. ...

@#10 ... Because he would be beaten within an inch of his life if displayed any of the racism he does here ...

So, violence seems to be the reaction your current alias ascribes to those who it disagrees with?

And, back to the topic of this thread ...

... Stuart Sanderson's region of Madison, Alabama, has been inundated as well. "I don't think we've had a day in the past week when it hasn't rained. It's been a continuing story for us this season -- to the point we are going to take prevented planting on some acres. That is not what we wanted, but it is the hand we have been dealt," said Sanderson. ...

Yeah, the farmers of the Country are resilient, and seem to respond to the conditions that face them.

@#13

A nice dodge from the point-blank question I masked in #11.

Why?