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 projects are reviewed and delivered. It also features firsthand observations from Executive Director Samantha Barncastle’s travels through Colorado’s West Slope, plus interviews with experienced water leaders conducted and written by this summer’s Family Farm Alliance interns.

In this issue:

• Congress considers major water, agriculture and drought-response legislation
• A boots-on-the-ground look at severe water conditions across Colorado’s West Slope
• Reclamation realignment and implementation of updated NEPA procedures
• Recent Endangered Species Act regulatory and court developments
• Family Farm Alliance interns interview experienced water leaders about the greatest challenges facing the West
• Details on the 2026 Farmer Lobbyist Trip to Washington, D.C.

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