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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
The Agriculture Department is launching a $400 million effort with 18 irrigation districts to pay Western farmers to cut back on water use, so long as they promise to keep farming.
A large majority of registered Latino voters living in eight western states are concerned about the future of land, water air and wildlife, according to a recent survey by Colorado College.
A new report from the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the University of Arizona says dry periods have been longer and annual rainfall has decreased over the course of the last 50 years.