FAR referendum: why growers should vote
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Voting papers have arrived in growers’ mailboxes for the FAR referendum, which determines its future. In this episode of Cut the Crop, CEO Alison Stewart explains how FAR is able to leverage its relatively small budget to provide growers with crop research that drives yields and farm profitability while meeting new environmental requirements.
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