National & World Ag News Headlines
Farm Bureau Members to Serve on National Leadership Committees
USAgNet - 12/23/2020 Just over 20% of Americans who serve as volunteers nationwide share their expertise as members of boards or committees, according to AmeriCorps. This commitment to step up and serve helps shape the direction of organizations they care about, as Farm
Bureau volunteer leaders demonstrate year after year.
The American Farm Bureau Federation recently appointed farmer and rancher members to the organization s Promotion & Education and Young Farmers & Ranchers committees. Continuing to engage with consumers to build trust and share the story of agriculture is an important part of national program committee work, especially now as farmers and ranchers are still farming during the pandemic, said AFBF President Zippy Duvall.
SAFA’s 2020 success story
18 December 2020 – The SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan, has issued a report outlining the national team and other successes SAFA has achieved in 2020.
SAFA EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS PROGRESS REPORT 2020
National Teams:
U17 Men:
The U17 Men won the COSAFA Cup and qualified for the 2021 AFCON. They Ranked 3rd in Africa.
U17Women:
They are 1 match away against Morocco from qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. We are still awaiting the decision by FIFA if they will postpone or cancel the World Cup.
U20 Women:
They are left with three games from qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. They are currently ranked 3rd in Africa.
BLM is considering developing new trails and is asking for public input
Public comments will help to guide recreation opportunities near the Wasatch Front
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office is considering potential trail development near growing communities along the Wasatch Front. If implemented, this proposal would increase recreation opportunities and improve public land access. Potential trails would be located in the Lake Mountains in Utah County, the North Oquirrh Management Area (NOMA) in Tooele County, and Rose and Yellow Fork Canyons in Salt Lake County.
“The BLM recognizes the benefits of increasing recreation opportunities in our metropolitan areas and improving access to public lands,”
SALT LAKE CITY Federal land managers are considering a new series of trails that could soon add up to 55 miles of recreational trail within three counties in Utah s population core.
The project, which opened for public comment Wednesday, would seek to add upwards of 25 miles of single-track trails within the Lake Mountains in Utah County; 15 miles of trails within the Rose and Yellow Canyons near where the Salt Lake, Utah and Tooele counties meet; and another 15 miles in the North Oquirrh Management Area (NOMA) between Tooele and Salt Lake counties.
In all, about 24,055 acres of land between the three locations are considered for the proposal, according to a document published this week by the Bureau of Land Management. The trails would vary in elevation from 4,400 feet to 7,690 feet, with the highest point at Lake Mountain. The BLM would also pursue access easements from adjacent willing landowners to facilitate the project.