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The Irrigation Association will host “Irrigation’s Role in Sustaining Value & Mitigating Risk,” a one-hour webinar on July 26.  
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When you are looking to apply for assistance through EQIP, there are many things to consider and questions to ask once you get there.
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Our longtime economy columnist George Oamek has found the right season in his life to take things a little more slowly.
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The Irrigation Association has issued a Call for Proposals to gather ideas for future industry presentations.  
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The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee proposed a bill cutting USDA funding by more than $9 billion below 2023 levels.  
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The initial price is the result of previous leasing pilot programs in the Upper Colorado Basin that converged near $150 per acre-foot.
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Agriculture holds the key to capturing vast amounts of atmospheric carbon, and irrigated agriculture pumps that effort into high gear.
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The early March failure of Silicon Valley Bank could have an impact on irrigation technology and innovation, especially startups.  
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Two North Dakota Senators and a North Dakota Congressman introduced a bill to amend the Dakota Water Resources Act.
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The National Minority Supplier Development Council included 11 members in its first Black Farmers Equity Initiative in January.