by Family Farm Alliance | Oct 2, 2022 | Monthly Briefings
Farmer Lobbyists Return to DC First Alliance Fly-in since 2019 Thirty farmers, ranchers, water managers and association leaders departed the dry, dusty West and descended on Washington, D.C. late last month, sharing their stories and engaging federal lawmakers and...
by Family Farm Alliance | Aug 31, 2022 | Monthly Briefings
Feds’ Colorado River Deadline Passes Water Users, States Scramble to Avoid Crisis A mid-August deadline established by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation for Colorado River Basin states to come up with plans to avoid a looming crash on the river came and...
by Family Farm Alliance | Aug 1, 2022 | Monthly Briefings
Alliance Reps Advocate for Western Farms As Global Food Insecurity Concerns Mount Driven by concerns of rising food prices and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Family Farm Alliance board of directors at its meetings in Reno last February prioritized the need to...
by Family Farm Alliance | Jul 1, 2022 | Monthly Briefings
Alliance President Delivers Gripping Testimony to Senate Committee Short-term and long-term solutions to the Western drought were the topic of the June 14 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. Family Farm Alliance President Patrick O’Toole’s...
by Family Farm Alliance | May 31, 2022 | Monthly Briefings
Western Drought Impacts Every American House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) last month led a Republican forum titled “How Western Drought Affects Every American.” The Family Farm Alliance and several of its members...
by Family Farm Alliance | May 1, 2022 | Monthly Briefings
Irrigators Face Water Cuts as Food Supply Concerns Mount Western producers continue strong push to protect irrigated agriculture Farmers and ranchers across the Western United States continue their struggles for water, at a time when war in...
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