The August 2026 Family Farm Alliance Monthly Briefing is now available. Download the PDF here.

This month’s issue takes you inside the Alliance Board of Directors retreat in Cheyenne, Wyoming, held alongside Cheyenne Frontier Days and the first-ever Day of the American West. It examines a deepening crisis on the Colorado River, previews a consequential fall for Western water and agriculture in Congress, and travels to Montana’s Bitterroot Valley for a boots-on-the-ground look at the challenges facing irrigation managers. Plus: registration is now open for the 2026 Annual Conference in Reno, and our summer interns take on the technologies that could help grow the West’s water future.

In this issue:

• The West, Together: the Alliance Board retreat in Cheyenne during Frontier Days and the Day of the American West
• The Colorado River crisis deepens as states face a new era of water management
• Congressional update: government funding, the Farm Bill, permitting reform, and WRDA all await lawmakers this fall
• Boots on the Ground: Montana’s water challenges up close in the Bitterroot Valley
• Registration is open for the 2026 Annual Conference — Growing the Pie: Innovation for the Next 100 Years — October 28–30 in Reno
• From the next generation: Alliance interns explore cloud seeding, desalination, on-farm technology, and the future of Western water infrastructure

READ THE AUGUST MONTHLY BRIEFING

Thank you for your continued support of the Family Farm Alliance and our work to protect water for Western irrigated agriculture.