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No kidding: California overtime law threatens use of grazing goats to prevent wildfires

Por: ABC News Business May 30, 2023

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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer.These voracious herbivores are in high demand to devour weeds and shrubs that have proliferated across California after a drought-busting winter of heavy rain and snow.“It’s a huge fuel source. If it was left... + full article



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