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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Bureau of Reclamation and the seven states that share the Colorado River’s water are preparing to return to the negotiating table to decide the future of the river’s water as the current guidelines governing drought-related water cuts nears its 2026 expiration.
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications from higher education institutions to conduct soil science research and improve regional surveys.
The Environmental Protection Agency will not publish a multiyear package of biofuel blending targets this week after being granted an extended timeline announced Tuesday.
The Agriculture Department has agreed to enroll 1.07 million acres in the Conservation Reserve Fund this year out of the 1.19 million acres offered by landowners under general signup rules.
Senators were warned Wednesday that the EPA’s new regulations for plant-incorporated protectants will slow the breeding of new fruit and vegetable varieties that are more resistant to pests and diseases.
In an effort to reduce impacts to endangered species, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to roll out a strategy next month that will take what the agency says is a broad approach to reducing runoff and spray drift from herbicide applications, officials told an advisory group last week.
Dairy operations and cattle producers in the Southwest are bracing for potentially higher feed bills, depending on how farmers respond to a historic agreement among California, Nevada and Arizona that’s intended to slash agricultural water usage and preserve hydropower generation.