The Business of Agriculture: Upper Valley Farmers Fight the Battle of Bedstraw
What kudzu is to south Georgia — ubiquitous, fast-growing, invasive — smooth bedstraw has become to the fields, meadows, pastures and other open lands of the Upper Valley region. And the summer of 2015 is proving to be the worst year yet with the aggressive weed, as farmers, property managers and agronomists try to figure out ways to beat the pest back, usually with only marginal success. Smooth bedstraw especially loves roadsides,...
The HR Pro: What it Really Takes to Make Employees Happy
You may be familiar with this scenario. Employees walk into human resources or the manager’s office and complain about their pay. They may cite their own good work, their co-workers’ higher pay or lack of talent and they might even question why employee X is still employed given his or her low productivity and high pay. Some are quiet and analytical, some are loud and belligerent. They talk about the same topics with their supervisors...
