…change for some time, including more frequent and intense drought, flooding and wildfires, and such disruptions are expected to increase in frequency and severity over time. “Many of the ways…
House Agriculture Committee Leadership Calls for Swift Confirmation of Governor Sonny Perdue
…influenza was discovered in a commercial poultry flock along the Mississippi Flyway. In the southern high plains, wildfires have burned more than two million acres, killed thousands of livestock, and…
USDA Targets $6 Million for Wildfire Relief
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated $6 million to help aid farmers and ranchers recovering from recent wildfires in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The $6 million in available funding, delivered…
Subcommittee Examines Livestock Producer Perspectives on Next Farm Bill
…bill to alleviate some of the challenges our farm families and communities face,” said Subcommittee Chairman Rouzer. “Beyond contending with the challenges of Mother Nature, including the devastating wildfires that…
Ag Subcommittee Evaluates Effectiveness of Forestry Initiatives
…improve our management programs. As we have seen in the past few weeks in my home state of Oklahoma, as well as Texas, Kansas, and Colorado, wildfires can wreak havoc…
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
…last week, Roberts said he expected a disaster declaration within up to five days. Federal programs providing aid in disasters such as wildfires include the Emergency Conservation Program, the Livestock…
Texas, Kansas Suspend Trucking Restrictions for Wildfire Relief
…of hay and fencing supplies, along with animal care supplies for the livestock that survived the wildfires. The fires burnt more than a million acres last week in four states….
Conservation Districts to Lead Record 25 RCPP Projects in 2017
…federal, state, local, and tribal partners, including 14 soil and water conservation districts, to address the potential for high-severity wildfires through the improvement of our forests, rangelands, and water resources…
Protecting Natural Resources Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…watersheds, forests and woodlands from the devastating and costly impacts of wildfires and other threats, while protecting water resources, and improving wildlife habitat,” USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and…
One of Three Major U.S. Drought Areas Will Improve
…includes the southeast United States. That area has been in the news as wildfires have recently burned over 80,000 acres of land. Southern California has been suffering from a drought…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…acres and triggering the evacuation of 80,000 people. In the southeastern United States wildfires have burned more than 120,000 acres this fall. The southeast region of the Forest Service is…
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
…potential for flash flooding during the rainy season now under way. Five years of drought conditions have exacerbated wildfires across the state. Rain is beginning to fall on fire burn…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…fuels and replant trees. Otherwise, the conversion to chaparral could further increase risk of wildfires and affect the state’s water supply. A U.S. Forest Service survey, released in June, revealed…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
Across California, tens of millions of trees are dead, intense wildfires burn, and orchard and forest waste piles up, as more plants that convert wood waste into electricity close due…