New state labor regulations are making it more expensive to provide goat-grazing services, and herding companies say the rules threaten to put them out of business.
WEST SACRAMENTO — 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.
Goats graze on dry grass next to a housing complex in West Sacramento, Calif., on May 17, 2023. Goats are in high demand to clear vegetation as California prepares for the wildfire season, but a farmworker overtime law threatens the grazing business. Goats graze on dry grass next to a housing complex in West Sacramento, Calif., on May 17, 2023. Goats are in high demand to clear vegetation as California prepares for the wildfire season, but a farmworker overtime law threatens the grazing business.
“My phone rings off the hook this time of year,” said Tim Arrowsmith, owner of Western Grazers, which is providing grazing services to West Sacramento. “The demand has grown year after year after year.”
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