ASSOCIATION NEWS


Alliance hosts annual event


The 2023 Family Farm Alliance Annual Meeting and Conference, scheduled for Feb. 23-24 at the Silver Legacy Resort in Reno, Nevada, is an opportunity for producers, policymakers and water professionals from throughout the West to focus on topics of critical concern.


The conference theme is “A Wake-Up Call for America – Why Farms, Water and Food Matter.”


A wide variety of speakers will take on the issues that make a difference to irrigators. Members of Congress and their staff, administration officials and representatives from constructive NGOs are regulars on the program.


Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton, U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Robert Bonnie and Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR), the likely new chairperson of the House Water, Oceans and Wildlife Committee, are invited speakers. Tom Birmingham, the recently retired longtime general manager of Westlands Water District, will deliver closing remarks.


Learn more about the 2023 Family Farm Alliance Annual Meeting and Conference on the Family Farm Alliance website at familyfarmalliance.org/ events.


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NCC urges better practice for member producers & ginners


To significantly reduce plastic contamination in seed cotton and lint, the National Cotton Council sent its new round module wrap standard flyer to its member producers and ginners urging them to use only wrap products that meet the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers standard and that are NCC-approved.


On the NCC’s website, the flyer noted that the ASABE standard was developed using measurements from wrap products that perform at levels acceptable to the U.S. cotton industry. The NCC is maintaining a database of approved wrap products on its website at cotton.org/ tech/quality/contamfree. cfm. Wrap products will have to meet or exceed three main requirements to be approved:


1. laboratory testing 2. field testing 3. wrap color


Wrap manufacturers who have questions or want to begin testing for inclusion on the approved listing can email wrapstandard@cotton.org.


NGWA to host Smart Water Policies Fly-In


The National Ground Water Association will be holding the 2023 NGWA Smart Water Policies Fly-In March 22-23 in Washington, D.C. The fly-in will focus on two days of advocacy surrounding the industry’s most pressing policy issues. Attendees will meet with their representatives and be given the opportunity to discuss priorities such as expanding grants for private water well owners, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, managed aquifer recharge, workforce development, and new regulations for commercial driver’s license and commercial motor vehicle operators. The fly-in will also include a full day of policy presentations and networking opportunities. For more information, go to ngwa.org.


CAIA makes improvements & hosts event


The board of directors of the California Agricultural Irrigation Association decided it was time to bring their website up to date, increase its security and make it easier for its members to find the information they need. The CAIA board unveiled their new website at their Feb. 14 dinner meeting held during the 2023 World Ag Expo. This year’s event took place at the Elks Lodge located at 3100 West Main Street in Visalia, California. CAIA members, irrigation industry representatives and other interested parties were all in attendance.


Additional information regarding the dinner meeting can be found on the website at calagirrigation.com/ events/.


CPIA hosts irrigation conference


The Central Plains Irrigation Association would once again like to invite everyone to attend the Central Plains Irrigation Conference scheduled on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Kearney, Nebraska. The conference features several irrigation-related presentations and networking opportunities. The venue rotates between the three member states (Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado) to be accessible to the local members, industry and producers. More detailed information, including the agenda for this year, will posted online at centralplainsirrigationassociation.org.


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