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2021 Western Alfalfa Symposium Held In Person
2021 Western Alfalfa Symposium Held In Person
2021 Western Alfalfa Symposium Held In Person
After taking a year off, the 2021 Western Alfalfa & Forage Symposium will be held in-person November 16th-18th, at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV. Organizers said this year, an agricultural educational tour of Nevada is being offered, visiting a dairy, a specialized goat dairy, distillery, the Derby Dam and Newlands water project, and a hay export operation. Early ...
Idaho’s Ruhs Honored During PLC Meeting
Idaho’s Ruhs Honored During PLC Meeting
Idaho’s Ruhs Honored During PLC Meeting
During their 53rd Annual Meeting this week, the Public Land Council honored Idaho rancher and longtime Bureau of Land Management leader John Ruhs with the 2021 Friends of PLC award. Ruhs formerly served as BLM Acting Deputy Director, Assistant Director of Fire and Aviation at the National Interagency Fire Center, and a state director for both Nevada and Idaho. ...
OCM Applauds Introduction of Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
OCM Applauds Introduction of Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
OCM Applauds Introduction of Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
On Wednesday, House lawmakers introduced the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act. Supporters said the legislation will reform and bring accountability as well as transparency to Commodity Checkoff Programs. Applauded by the Organization for Competitive Markets, the organization claims checkoff programs “have long been plagued by scandal after scandal for misappropriation of funds, lack of t
Western Drought Continues To Intensify
Western Drought Continues To Intensify
Western Drought Continues To Intensify
Despite an overall decline in drought conditions across the continental United States over the past month, drought conditions intensified across much of the west. "As we move in to the month of June we continue to see at least two thirds coverage of the two highest drought areas D3 to D4 or extreme to exceptional drought in a number of western states including California, Nevada, Utah, Arizon
Dry Weather Will Continue, Temperatures Expected To Climb
Dry Weather Will Continue, Temperatures Expected To Climb
Dry Weather Will Continue, Temperatures Expected To Climb
The theme of spring 2021 is dry. Area soil moistures are low, area forest and timber lands are dry, and its only early May. Marilyn Lohmann, meteorologist for the National Weather Service says this dry pattern, which started back in March is not due to El Niño, La Niña, or even a dominate ridge of high pressure parked off the coast of the Northwest. “The syst ...
Cover Crop Workshop Starts This Week
Cover Crop Workshop Starts This Week
Cover Crop Workshop Starts This Week
Producers and other connected to the Ag industry interested in learning more about cover crops, both what works and what does not in the Northwest, are invited to an on-line workshop series that starts Thursday. The Western Cover Crops Council, in partnership with the University of Idaho and Oregon State University will host regional workshops to discuss cover crop research and outreach efforts a
BLM To Construct Fuel Breaks Ahead of Wildfire Season
BLM To Construct Fuel Breaks Ahead of Wildfire Season
BLM To Construct Fuel Breaks Ahead of Wildfire Season
The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles of strategic fuel breaks in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to help control wildfires.  According to the Oregonian, the fuel breaks are intended to prop up fire mitigation efforts and help protect firefighters, communities and natural resources.  Ac...
USDA Releases Proposed Amendments to Sage Grouse Management Plans
USDA Releases Proposed Amendments to Sage Grouse Management Plans
USDA Releases Proposed Amendments to Sage Grouse Management Plans
On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture proposed changes to how it manages greater sage grouse in Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah.  The changes, according to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, “strive to improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current sage grouse plans."  The pro...

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