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The 20th Annual Family Farm Alliance conference and annual meeting was held February 28-29, 2008 in Las Vegas. Several participants called the conference "the best one yet!"

If you could not make it to Vegas, here are some documents you may want to see:

Family Farm Alliance 2007 "Activities and Accomplishments" Report. A 30 plus page summary of how the Alliance engaged on matters important to Western irrigators. Click here for the PDF version of the report.

Former Assistant Deputy Secretary Julie MacDonald's Rebuttal to Charges Made Against Her.

“No doubt you have all heard and allegations in the

Inspector General's report,” she said. “What has been less accessible is my rebuttal.”

Click here for Ms. MacDonalds' rebuttal to the IG report.

Western Water Policy - A New Vision

The Alliance's perspective on a new course for managing Western water issues.
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Western Water Supply Initiative
Include your project
Download Survey form here

The Alliance's Western Water Supply Initiative is a groundbreaking project that is focusing attention on the need for new water supplies Westwide. We are continuing to add projects to the database. Download the survey form and send us your ideas.

Alliance President Patrick O'Toole provided an overview of the Alliance's Western Water Supply Initiative at the 2005 Wyoming Water Association Meeting.

Click here for the PowerPoint presentation (PDF).

Welcome to the Family Farm Alliance Web site. We invite you to take a look around our site and find out more about our Alliance.

Alliance Mission
Defending Irrigated Agriculture

The Family Farm Alliance is a powerful advocate for family farmers, ranchers, irrigation districts, and allied industries in seventeen Western states. The Alliance is focused on one mission - To ensure the availability of reliable, affordable irrigation water supplies to Western farmers and ranchers.

The Family Farm Alliance is recognized as an authority on critical issues dealing with Western water policy. Our targeted focus enables us to be extremely effective.

To support our mission, we seek to:

· Impact key issues in Congress and federal and state regulatory agencies on irrigated agriculture issues.

· Build coalitions and create powerful alliances to advocate for irrigated agriculture.

· Facilitate the delivery of accurate and timely information to Congress, regulatory agencies and our members on issues which impact Western irrigators.

· Communicate with the media and the public on critical issues impacting Western irrigated agriculture.