USDA cuts $1M grant for Nashville urban canopy program; Nonprofit says move will hurt tree farms • Tennessee Lookout
Ending federal funds for the USDA’s program to restore tree canopies in low-income cities leaves one Nashville-based nonprofit and tree farmers that dry them high says the nonprofit organization. Cumberland River Compact It was set to receive about $1 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to plant approximately 5,000 trees in the Nashville area. […]
Recent study expects Yuma County farms to lose $2.8 million per year to natural hazards
Yuma, Arizona (Kyma, Kecy) – According to Recent research by Trace Onethey say Yuma County Farm is expected to lose $2.8 million a year to natural disasters. “Weather experts say we are currently suffering from a 22-year drought here in the southwest,” said Julie Murfrey of the Arizona Federation of Agriculture. The Arizona Farm Bureau […]
Sweet Grown Alabama announces locations of U-Pick Strawberry Farms in Central, South Alabama
The Yellowhammer State is home to some of the best strawberry farms in the South, and as berry season begins, Sweet Grown Alabama is letting the public know where to find berries in abundance in the central and southern parts of the state. The nonprofit organization Sweet Grown Alabama expands marketing opportunities for farmers by […]
Arizona moves to end Saudi farm’s groundwater deal to grow alfalfa
Gov. Katie Hobbs' administration announced two measures Monday to stop a controversial Saudi Arabian company from using groundwater in a state-owned basement in western Arizona to grow and export alfalfa. Hobbs said in a statement that the Arizona Land Department has canceled one of its leases in Fondomonte, Ariz., and will not renew the remaining […]
La Paz County fights foreign farms over water for alfalfa
Leaders in Arizona's rural counties are calling on the governor and other states to protect water supplies as Middle Eastern companies move to the state to grow alfalfa that will be shipped overseas to feed cattle. Requesting assistance from authorities. Companies from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have purchased thousands of acres in […]
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) – A blanket of bright green alfalfa stretches across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, surrounded by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock's family has been using groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than 60 years. They have long been accustomed to the vagaries of Mother Nature, […]
In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm’s water use
A large hay and alfalfa farm using a mechanized overhead irrigation system that moves in a circle is seen on March 10, 2021 in Needles, California. This desert valley on the border of Arizona and Nevada uses groundwater drawn from the Colorado River to grow hay and alfalfa, much of which comes from animals from […]
Rose Acre Farms Breaks Ground On Desert Valley Egg Farm In La Paz County
With an investment of over $100 million, the farm will create 150 new jobs La Paz County, Arizona (May 5, 2023) – Becker Development and Consulting LLC, along with client Rose Acre Farms, today held a groundbreaking ceremony for its second egg production farm, named Desert Valley Egg Farm, located in La Paz County, Arizona. […]
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water | KTAB
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) – A blanket of bright green alfalfa stretches across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, surrounded by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock's family has been using groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than 60 years. They have long been accustomed to the vagaries of Mother Nature, […]
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water – WAVY.com
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) – A blanket of bright green alfalfa stretches across western Arizona's McMullen Valley, surrounded by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock's family has been using groundwater to grow forage crops here for more than 60 years. They have long been accustomed to the vagaries of Mother Nature, […]
