Idaho man sentenced for harassing rival farmer

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Idaho man sentenced for harassing rival farmer

Associated Press - April 29, 2011 10:34 AM ET

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A judge in Malheur County, Oregon has ordered an exotic grain farmer from Caldwell, Idaho to spend a year on probation for harassing a rival grower.

Wayne Carlson pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor harassment charge as part of an agreement with prosecutors, according to court documents.

The Idaho Statesman reports that Carlson founded The Teff Co. in Caldwell, working with other area growers of the north African grain called teff.

Tesfa Drar, the general manager of Teff Farms in Minnesota, told authorities that Carlson threatened him when Drar was visiting the region last year to talk to local farmers about partnerships.

Drar, a native Ethiopian, said Carlson approached him during a luncheon and told him to go back to where he came from.

http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14540242

http://twitter.com/tesfadrar

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[gunDriller]

had to look that one up.

"Eragrostis tef has an attractive nutrition profile, being high in dietary fiber and iron and providing protein and calcium.[2] Some people consider it to have a sour taste. (This might be because it is often eaten fermented). It is similar to millet and quinoa in cooking, but the seed is much smaller, and cooks faster thus using less fuel."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis_tef

AKA "Teff"

it says the grain is about the size of a poppy feed. i could see that would be useful for feeding some animals, like baby chickens, but if you grew it yourself, separating the Teff from the Chaff ... could be difficult ?

[Low Pan]

....where's the Freedom of Speech?! And how do they know he was referncing Ethiopia. He could have been referring to MN.

Not to muddy the waters, but just think how many politicians have said this exact phrase in RE to the Immigration issues.