NV: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
Environmental Scorecard Rates Nevada Leaders
CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada's delegation in Washington, D.C., gets mixed results on the annual Environmental Scorecard, just released by the League of …
Conservation Poll: Nevadans Very Concerned About Drought
LAS VEGAS - Nevadans are highly concerned about the drought; 72 percent say it is extremely or very serious according to the new 2016 Conservation in …
Drought Summit: Public Input as Scarce as Water
CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Drought Summit wrapped up Wednesday with a focus on tribes and conservation voices, but other voices were missing, according …
Nevada Consumers Meet Growers: It's National Farmers Market Week
RENO, Nev. - Americans increasingly want to know where their food comes from and how it was grown, which may account for the booming popularity of …
Satellite Images Could Help Nevada Farmers
MOAPA VALLEY, Nev. – A partnership involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture and NASA could benefit farmers in Nevada and elsewhere as the …
Study Outlines Ways to Get More out of the 'Hardest Working River'
CARSON CITY, Nev. – Reuse and conserve are the two big points in a new study about how to stretch the water in the Colorado River to meet the …
UNR Hopes to Help NV Farmers Survive Extreme Drought
RENO, Nevada - Helping Nevada farmers survive another year of severe drought is what the University of Nevada-Reno hopes to do by holding several …
Southwest Tips Hat to CO River: Feeds NV Drinking Water & Economy
LAS VEGAS – Nevadans are being invited to tip their hat to the Colorado River this week, as both a prime source of local drinking water and a …
Fight a World Food Shortage: Learn to Love Leftovers
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - There's a major opportunity to address the growing global demand for food and to slow the rising cost of groceries. Professor Jon …
Seeking Fairness for Nevadans in the Farm Bill
LAS VEGAS - Congress is ready to debate the new Farm Bill, and some in Nevada believe the current version does not have a lot to offer farmers in the …
Latinos Call Attention to “Dangerously Low” Colorado River
LAS VEGAS – Drought, climate change and increased demand are three factors commonly blamed for low water levels in the Colorado River. And now…
Latinos alertan sobre niveles “peligrosamente bajos” del Río Colorado
LAS VEGAS – La sequía, el cambio climático y el incremento en demanda son tres factores que comúnmente se atribuyen a los …