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...
The July 2026 Family Farm Alliance Monthly Briefing is now available. Download the PDF here. This month’s issue examines a busy water policy agenda in Washington, worsening drought conditions across the West and efforts to improve how federal water infrastructure...
As drought conditions continue to intensify across much of the West, water reliability remains one of the most pressing challenges facing agriculture, rural communities, and our nation’s food supply. This month’s briefing examines worsening drought conditions,...
This morning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern, Alliance Executive Director Samantha Barncastle will testify before the U.S. House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries at a hearing titled “The Federal Reclamation Program’s Next Century.” If you want a...
As the West enters the 2026 irrigation season, water conditions are tightening across nearly every major basin. Low snowpack, early runoff, and expanding drought are creating a year defined by uncertainty for agricultural producers and water managers alike. At the...
The Family Farm Alliance’s March 2026 Monthly Briefing is now available, featuring the latest updates on federal policy, Western water infrastructure, and on-the-ground engagement across the region. This month’s issue highlights continued movement on the Farm Bill,...
