Archive for December 2016
WLA 2017 Policy Agenda
A brief overview of WLA’s 2017 policy agenda
Read More...New Video from TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation
TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation provides healthy food on working lands in a way that sustains the planet and inspires others to action. Western Landowners Alliance Board Treasurer, Wendy Millet, is…
Read More...FACT SHEET: The Obama Administration Announces New Steps to Advance Soil Sustainability
Dec 5, 2016 – Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), in collaboration with Federal agencies and private-sector stakeholders, is announcing new steps to work towards…
Read More...USDA Partners with Farmers and Ranchers to Protect More Than 500,000 Acres of Working Grasslands
Nov. 30, 2016 – Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Deputy Under Secretary Alexis Taylor today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept more than 504,000 acres that…
Read More...NRCS to Expand Targeted Conservation Effort for Wildlife on Agricultural Lands
Nov. 29, 2016 – From the northern bobwhite to trout and salmon, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is adding dozens of new target species to its premier wildlife conservation…
Read More...The Hill: Trump must put rural America to work
November 29, 2016 – Many rural communities, especially forest-dependent communities, have yet to recover from the economic downturn. In fact, some areas like northern Maine or parts of the South…
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