IN THIS ISSUE 2 Upcoming Educational Events 24 NDA | American Rescue Plan 3 NCA | President’s Perspective 25 UNR | College Prep Summer Camp for Indian Youth 4 NCA | Spring Update 25 High Desert Grange | Fitting 6 NBC | CheckOff News & Showmanship Youth Clinic 7 NBC | Beef Recipe 26 UNR Extension | Prepare for Wildfire, Smoke & Ozone 9 E&E News | Sage Grouse Changes / Grazing Rule 27 Wells FFA | Golden Legacy 10 Eye on the Outside
11 Editorial | Budd-Falen Law 12 Editorial | Let’s Talk Ag
28 NDA | Nevada Food and Ag Trade Report (2021 Q4)
29 USGS | Walker Basin Hydro Mapper available online
14 SRM | Water Outlook: Water Availability Via Snow Survey 30 2022 Churchill County Junior Livestock Show & Sale Results and Farm Bill Programs 18 NFB | Coping with Another 32 Public Lands Council | Capital Issues Year Of Drought 19 NFB | Scholarship Available! 20 NFB | Grassroots Newsletter
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34 Smith & Mason Valleys Water Rights & Groundwater Conditions PowerPoint
22 Idaho Rangeland Conservation 39 Churchill County Cowbelles Mongolian Beef Recipe Partnership Annual Meeting
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