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Sugarbeet Growers Use The Off Season To Talk With Lawmakers
Sugarbeet Growers Use The Off Season To Talk With Lawmakers
With warmer weather in the weeks ahead, sugarbeet growers will focus more on their fields and the 2023 crop.  But that doesn’t mean things have been quiet since harvest.  Samantha Parrott, Executive Director of the Snake River Sugarbeet Growers Association, says their growers have been hard at work over recent months advocating for issues vital to the ag industry, both at the state and federal lev
USDA Unveils Investments for Addressing Water Supply Challenges
USDA Unveils Investments for Addressing Water Supply Challenges
On Monday, the Department of Agriculture announced new investments and strategies to help farmers and ranchers conserve water, address climate change and build drought resilience in the West.  The effort is through the Western Water and Working Lands Framework for Conservation Action to address key water and land management challenges across 17 Western States.  The fra...
Fagan: Oregon Must Address Water Insecurities
Fagan: Oregon Must Address Water Insecurities
A new report from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office reveals big gaps in the state’s management of water resources.  Secretary Shemia Fagan said this basic human need is at risk.   "Our federally recognized tribes are unable to ensure that their people have access to clean water, and across the state we are not immune to the mega-drought that is incapacitating other parts of the western U
Neal: RD Funding Will Help Rural Americas Communities Thrive
Neal: RD Funding Will Help Rural Americas Communities Thrive
The USDA is out with a series of USDA rural development funding mechanisms are targeting improved market opportunities for rural economies.   “We are highlighting 242 investments totaling $981 million that will create economic opportunities for people and businesses and diverse communities and industries throughout 47 states Guam and the US Virgin Islands," noted rural business cooperative se
Why Do Farmers Adopt Conservation Practices?
Why Do Farmers Adopt Conservation Practices?
Many in farm country know the type, and extent of, conservation practices being employed by farmers.   “But the next logical step is to understand why producers are adopting or not adopting conservation practices.”   Dan Mullarkey with NRCS said to try to answer that question, USDA surveyed 34,000 crop producers as well as livestock confinement operators this spring and summer.  And the USDA has j

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