An $867 billion farm bill was passed by the U.S. House Wednesday after Senate approval earlier this week.

The bill includes food aid for roughly 440,000 Nevadans and promotes rural agriculture programs for the state’s farmers and livestock producers.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hemp is about to become legal nationwide.

A provision of the farm bill that received final approval in Congress on Wednesday removes hemp from the list of federally controlled substances and treats it like a regular crop.

LAS VEGAS -- Water leaders throughout the West now have a hard deadline to finish deals that would keep the Colorado River’s biggest reservoirs from dropping to deadpool levels.