Politics

UPDATE: FERC extends deadline for comments on Potter Valley Project fate to Dec 19

Requests for more time came from the Dept. of Interior, Forest Service, Lake County, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, America First Policy Institute, and private…

Dec 3 •

New WOTUS rule cuts red tape for farmers and ranchers

The EPA is redefining which waters fall under federal jurisdiction, fulfilling a 2016 Trump campaign promise.

Nov 20 •

USDA chief responds to UNWON reporting on King Ranch: "Help is on the way"

The King family has been targeted by the state of Washington for alleged damage to wetlands the family says are stock ponds.

Nov 7 •

Prop 50 silences rural California

It was designed to.

Nov 4 •

Amid noisy week in beef policy, USDA drops plan to fortify American ranching

It's the first government plan in decades aimed at revitalizing cattle ranching.

Oct 24 •

Ranchers react to Trump comments on importing Argentine beef: "America first? The independent rancher is always dead freakin' last."

Without country of origin labeling, ranchers say increasing imports is a betrayal.

Oct 21 •

California plan redistributes prime farmland in the name of "equity"

California Democrats release a draft plan that would de facto nationalize farmland, redistributing it to "socially disadvantaged" farmers along largely…

Oct 3 •

Letter from Russian and Eel River communities asks federal agencies to review "devastating" environmental impact of Potter Valley dam…

Over 900 farmers, ranchers, tribal leaders, community leaders, and residents signed a letter opposing proposed dam removals in Potter Valley.

Sep 30 •

“This shuts us down:" Potter Valley ranchers say PG&E cut water without warning amid dam removal fight

Residents blame dam politics for depletion of Lake Pillsbury before harvest, with fire season looming.

Aug 9 •

Rollins announces plan to decentralize and streamline USDA

Over half the department's D.C.-based staff will be moved to five regional hubs "closer to constituents."

Jul 31 •

Proposed Oregon rules could restrict agritourism

The clash reveals competing visions for the future of farming and farmland in Oregon.

Jul 28 •

Trump admin announces agriculture security plan including crackdown on Chinese farmland ownership; Rollins says no amnesty for illegal…

"We are taking our farmland back."

Jul 9 •

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