Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
On our cover this month, we feature Natasha Rankin, the CEO of the Irrigation Association (IA). Ahead of the IA’s Irrigation Show event in December, Ms. Rankin tells us about the organization’s many activities across domains such as training and certification, …
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
In this month’s cover story, we have the pleasure of interviewing Congressman Andy Biggs, who represents Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Biggs speaks about the importance…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
In this month’s cover story, we interview Julie Merritt, a water resource specialist with WGM Group, a Montana-based engineering, planning, and design firm. We dive deep into the unique and complex world of Montana water rights and hear…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
n order to better protect water quality and quantity and strengthen long-term resource management, the State of Nebraska has made the bold move of merging two existing departments, the Department of Environment and Energy and the…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
Irrigated farmers are often wary of programs to permanently halt irrigation on areas of land, especially when agriculture is seen as the enemy of a healthy environment. That is why the Ogallala Land and…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
This month, we interview Murray Isbister, a farmer and the manager of Fraser Farm, a working sheep operation attached to the storied Waitaki Boys’ High School. Having a farm on campus affords the students a hands-on education in primary…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
The Royal Family Farming operation in central Washington sells everything from tree fruit, beef, and milk to honey and skin-care products. And it does so with some of the most advanced regenerative…
Volume 16 Issue 10 Nov/Dec
Derek Jackson is a fourth-generation farmer in southeastern Wyoming and the president of the Wyoming Wheat Growers Association. In our cover interview this month, Mr. Jackson tells us about …
Volume 16 Issue 9 October
This month, we have the pleasure of featuring Dan Keppen, who will soon be handing over the reins at the Family Farm Alliance after 20 years as the organization’s executive director. In our interview, we…
Volume 16 Issue 9 October
The idea of agrivoltaics is simple but powerful. Interweaving crops and photovoltaic arrays not only allows producers to simultaneously grow plants and generate solar power—by shading the plants and cooling the array…