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USDA: Net farm income hits record high, but fewer farms exist
Ag Secretary Vilsack warns of farm consolidation crisis and fewer small farms, urges policy shift to support diverse farm sizes and bolster rural economies.
Snow drought threatens west, senators call for Farm Bill action
US senators urge action in Farm Bill for drought-hit West amid record low snowpack and water deficits.
Water from the air? Innovative partnership brings drinking water to remote Arizona communities
Source Global and Local First Arizona partner to bring clean water to over 3,400 Arizonans via solar-powered hydropanels.
Agricultural interests across rural America are pleased with the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett, tightening the reach of federal regulations on clean water.
The 1980 Groundwater Management Act signed by then-governor Bruce Babbitt was the last major groundwater regulation in Arizona. Now, Babbitt is promoting a rural groundwater bill recently introduced...