Why the West's Irrigated Farms Are Critical to America's Food Security
Samantha Barncastle, Executive Director of the Family Farm Alliance, is an attorney with 17+ years in water law and natural resources, a multigenerational farm kid, and a farmer's wife in New Mexico's Mesilla Valley. In this powerful episode of Fill Your Plate Now, Sam shares her journey from the youngest attorney licensed in New Mexico to leading the fight for Western irrigated agriculture—the region that grows the majority of America's specialty crops, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and dairy. From the history of the Family Farm Alliance (founded nearly 30 years ago by farmers concerned about…
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