Government/Policy Archives

September 30, 2022

A coalition of agricultural groups have offered their counsel for the implementation of drought funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.

September 17, 2022

NASS will send survey codes and questionnaires of the 2022 Census of Agriculture to every known ag producer at the end of the year.

September 16, 2022

The IA sent a letter to Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation, emphasizing water efficient drought solutions in the West.

August 22, 2022

The Department of the Interior is implementing Western water cuts and water loss plans as the Colorado River continues to lose water.

August 22, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act became law Aug. 16, moving billions for Western drought relief and ag, forestry and rural community investment.

August 12, 2022

The U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 7, where $4 billion would go toward drought relief efforts in the Western U.S.

August 5, 2022

The EPA, USDA and White House introduced the Biden administration’s new wastewater infrastructure initiative for underserved rural areas.

July 19, 2022

The California Agricultural Irrigation Association will cover water issues in its fall meeting Sept. 14-15 in Pismo Beach, California.

July 8, 2022

California Sen. Bob Wieckowski is proposing to use $1.5 billion in taxpayer funds to buy water rights from farmers.

July 5, 2022

Feature

Farm and conservation groups are beginning to advance their own policies to take to Congress for the 2023 Farm Bill.