by Family Farm Alliance | May 31, 2017 | Alliance Op/Ed
Commentary: A Western coalition has an Endangered Species Act agreement and plan for species conservation that could be a framework for the future. There is definitely some excitement in the Western agricultural community about what the new administration and Congress...
by Family Farm Alliance | May 26, 2017 | Alliance Op/Ed
Farmers and conservationists have already demonstrated that collaborative water projects work, but more funding is needed, say representatives from Trout Unlimited and the Family Farm Alliance. AFTER THE FIRST 100 days of the new administration, Washington, D.C., and...
by Family Farm Alliance | Apr 19, 2017 | Alliance Op/Ed
Commentary: New measure offers reauthorized support for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, with improved priorities. Earlier this year, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, led by Chairman (Sen.) John Barrasso, R-Wyo., passed with bipartisan...
by Family Farm Alliance | Mar 23, 2017 | Alliance Op/Ed
Commentary: The Oroville Dam crisis in February has coalesced into a series of groups pushing their own political agendas. On Feb. 12, more than 180,000 people on the east side of California’s Sacramento Valley were ordered to evacuate, due to concerns that the...
by Family Farm Alliance | Feb 22, 2017 | Alliance Op/Ed
Commentary: The West needs more storage and water management systems, and Congress appears to be pushing ahead on the issue. For many reasons — political, economic, social — the construction of traditional water surface storage projects has almost become a thing of...
by Family Farm Alliance | Jan 19, 2017 | Alliance Op/Ed
Commentary: New administration has a lot on its plate, but getting this message out is important. The Trump administration will need to address the issues of Western water resources development and the implementation of federal environmental laws and regulations....
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