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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2017 – The Golden State is stretching for a new grip on both long-term water supplies and state water management policies after a tenacious five-year drought, capped by torrents of rain and snow across most of the state last fall through spring.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 – Over the last few decades, U.S. farmers have made great strides in conserving soil and enhancing water quality, but there’s a growing concern that more can be done, especially on water.
DES MOINES, IA, April 26, 2016 - The Iowa legislature adjourned last weekend after failing to come up with a permanent, long-term funding source to address pressing water quality issues, ...
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2017 – A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit by Des Moines Water Works against three drainage districts in Northwest Iowa, prompting a huge sigh of relief from the agriculture sector.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 - With a heap of snow in the Sierra Nevada and a winter deluge of rain, California agriculture is floating out of its five-year drought rather swimmingly.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 27, 2017 - Lots of farmers in Iowa are breathing a sigh of relief today after a favorable 3-2 ruling by the state Supreme Court in the lawsuit brought by the Des Moines Water Works seeking damages for alleged water pollution caused by nearby drainage districts.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2017 – Democrats and Republicans at a Senate hearing today offered distinctly different visions of the role of the Environmental Protection Agency if Donald Trump nominee Scott Pruitt is confirmed to lead the agency.
