1. AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2018 PANEL DISCUSSION
Colorado River Water Users Association
AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2018
TROY TIMMONS Director of Strategic Initiatives
Las Vegas, Nevada
December 14, 2017

2. WESTERN GOVERNORS’ ASSOCIATION

3. WESTERN GOVERNORS’ POLICY
WGA Policy Resolution : Western Agriculture
WGA Policy Resolution : National Forest and Rangeland Management
National Forest and Rangeland Management Initiative Recommendations
Governors’ correspondence

4. FARM BILL CONSIDERATIONS
Authorization levels
Competition for authorization dollars
Progressions from 2014 Farm Bill
Election year sensitivities
Photo by Scott Bauer, courtesy USDA Agricultural Research Service

5. FARM BILL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Working Lands (EQIP)
Land Retirement (CRP)
Easement (ACEP)
Partnership (RCPP)
Non-Farm Bill:
Technical Assistance
Emergency Response
Watershed Partnership
Butte County, CA
Photo by Lynn Betts, courtesy USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

6. CONSERVATION WISH LIST
Maintain authorization levels
Build on 2014 progress; provide greater flexibility to existing conservation programs
Refine other Farm Bill programs
Insect and Disease designations
Good Neighbor Authority
Stewardship Contracting Authority
Thomas Nast: Portrait of Santa Claus, Published in Harper's Weekly, 1881 / PD-US

7. CONSERVATION > CONSERVATION
Broad range of activities contribute to watershed health:
Forest / rangeland
Habitat
Wildfire mitigation / restoration
Invasive species
Cross-boundary efforts key to long-term effectiveness
Jodie Wilson / cc-by-2.0