May 20, 2017 Congress must advance WRPA to stop government extortion of water rights Land managers in the West increasingly demand that ranchers who work federal land surrender their water rights to the government or get off the…
May 15, 2017 Idaho judge rebukes tribe’s claim to water rights outside reservation boundaries Also important, Judge Wildman found that the tribe’s domestic and agriculture water rights are limited to the lands within the current boundaries of the…
May 8, 2017 Utah national monuments ‘adversely impact’ ranching, multiple use, economic development The courts have declared there is no need to protect common sagebrush ground with no scientific or historic value. While there are clearly beautiful…
May 1, 2017 New Mexico AG takes on ‘unfair’ cattle industry practices which harm family ranches Attorney General Balderas recently became aware of the possibility of such harm from federal regulations and four mega meatpacking corporations that collectively process approximately…
April 26, 2017 How do you spell ‘Sustainability?’ R-A-N-C-H-I-N-G Cattle also play a positive role in sustaining our prairie grassland ecosystems. By utilizing forages to produce high-quality protein on lands not suited for…
April 25, 2017 Farmers look forward to relief from crushing Obama-era EPA regulations By 2050, U.S. farmers and ranchers must rise to the challenge of feeding 2 billion more people than we feed today. We are fully…
March 27, 2017 Please, Mr Trump, don’t let wildfire-devastated farmers be ‘forgotten men and women’ American farmers are the backbone of this nation. They work quietly and are too often forgotten by the other 98 percent of Americans. They…
March 23, 2017 After 30 years, Pennsylvania farmer still fighting feds over illegal taking of property It was 30 years ago this spring that Bob Brace, a Waterford-area farmer, first clashed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about his…
March 21, 2017 President Trump proclaims March 21 National Agriculture Day “American farmers and ranchers are the heart and soul of America and they represent the determined, self-reliant character of our Nation. We are proud…
March 21, 2017 Government regulations, big corporations killing off family ranches As older ranchers see children leave for other lines of work, Boone said the ranches that families are forced to sell are often absorbed…
