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Power Authority worries bill would threaten Hoover Dam allotment
A strike-everything amendment targets a little-known state agency that allocates billions of dollars worth of energy from Hoover Dam.
Shortage of large-animal veterinarians threatens health of Arizona livestock industry
Traditional veterinary medicine for large food animals in rural Arizona has all but vanished, leaving the state’s livestock industry increasingly vulnerable to disease and even death.
When discussing Arizona’s economic future, add water
If you want to glimpse the future of a city or state, all you need to do is look at how it’s managing its water supply.
Gov. Ducey vetoes animal cruelty bill
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has vetoed a bill that would have created a separate set of animal cruelty laws for livestock and poultry than animals owned as pets.
Water trauma: Apprehensive farmers could face radical shortages
The Colorado River may see a shortage as soon as next year, and the probability of one in 2017 jumps to 61 percent. If Lake Mead’s water level drops below 1,075 feet, agricultural users of Central Arizona Project water will see a big cut.
Legislative fixes to water crisis still elusive
House Speaker Andy Tobin said water legislation is at the top of Arizona’s priority list for next year, but a solution to the state’s impending water crisis is as elusive as ever.
Officials, lawmakers call for greater investment in wildfire prevention
WASHINGTON – For every dollar the government spends preventing wildfire damage, it could save cash-strapped agencies like the Forest Service another $5 on fighting increasingly large fires, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.
Cuts to food stamp benefits hit more than 1 million Arizonans Friday
More than 1.1 million Arizonans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – better known as food stamps – will see their benefits reduced Friday in a long-planned national cut.
Farm bill expired Monday, farmers hope for long-term replacement
The budget was not the only significant legislation that died Monday between a deadlocked House and Senate – the farm bill also expired at midnight, leaving farm programs, crop supports and food stamps up in the air.
Officials: FDA notice on antibiotics use wouldn’t affect Arizona agriculture much
Proposed federal restrictions on the use of certain antibiotics in livestock and poultry wouldn’t have much an effect on Arizona’s farms and ranches, according to experts here.
It’s a problem for everyone when the well runs dry
Benjamin Franklin probably was not being literal when he wrote, “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” But the literal interpretation certainly applies to the approximately 25 million Americans who live in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. People in these states don’t need Earth Day or Water Awareness Month celebrations to remind them of the wo[...]
Frustration and futility: Farming in Flagstaff
For more than 100 years, Arizonans have tried to grow crops to feed themselves, feed their livestock and make their living, with varying degrees of success.
