Large wildfires throughout the Pacific Northwest are taking their toll on vineyards. The significant amount of smoke and ash in the air can make its way into wine grapes, having…
Forest Service Wildland Fire Suppression Costs Exceed $2 Billion
…$2 billion, making 2017 the most expensive year on record. Wildfires have ravaged states in the west, Pacific Northwest, and Northern Rockies regions of the United States this summer. As…
Cattle Loss Limited from Montana Wildfires
Montana has lost almost a half million acres of land thanks to wildfires. More than half of that acreage total came from just one fire. The Montana Stockgrowers Association tells…
U.S. Forest Service Chief Tidwell Announces Retirement
…to confront the increasing severity and costs of wildfires and their residual impacts on the agency’s lands stewardship. Tidwell was appointed Chief of the Forest Service on June 17, 2009….
Western View: The Prairie Fires
Most of us in Agriculture are aware that areas of the midwest were devastated by massive wildfires in March of 2017. The fires were headline news for a couple of…
Secretaries Perdue and Zinke Stress Inter-Departmental Collaboration as Wildfire Season Approaches
…the 2017 wildfire season to be “another challenging year” saying: “The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture will improve the way that both Agencies manage wildfires by ensuring that all…
New Spending Bill’s Impact on Agriculture
…in the bill. The department isn’t planning to enforce the rules until at least October, while it takes comments in the meantime. Lawmakers also included funding to fight wildfires out…
Buffet Foundation/Drovers to Raise $2 Million for Wildfire Relief
…month saw devastating wildfires burn 1.6 million acres in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Starting now, all monetary donations to the Drovers/Farm Journal Million Dollar Wildfire Relief Challenge will be…
NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement
…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…