June 19, 2019 Elk thriving around Virginia’s reclaimed coal mines The program has been so successful that from 2014 to 2019, the elk herd has actually grown from 71 elk to now around 200….
November 2, 2017 R-CALF calls for restoring free market competition to cattle industry Bullard charged that the industry silently allowed policies that disfavor independent cattle ranchers in the beef supply chain to be established, by not requiring…
October 7, 2017 Burdensome regulations counterproductive to conservation efforts The same incentives that make historic preservation laws counterproductive also make much environmental regulation just as ineffective. Jonathan Wood Property and Environment Research Center…
December 16, 2016 Drain the Swamp: Federal agricultural subsidies, cronyism, handouts Imagine an industry in which taxpayers provide handouts to multimillion-dollar businesses when they don’t generate as much revenue as they hoped. Or imagine the…
December 2, 2016 OPINION: Trade reforms promise big benefits for Utah ranchers, farmers Establishing strong, enforceable rules of trade to protect American exporters from politically motivated, un-scientific trade barriers will ensure that Utah’s agricultural and food companies…
October 27, 2016 Forest Service turns to pricey private management to improve facilities, services A plan to transfer the management of campgrounds, trailheads and day-use facilities throughout the national forest to Parks Management Company included price increases of up to 300…
October 13, 2016 Want to honor Indigenous People? Get the Feds out of their business The question of Indian rights goes far beyond the location of a single pipeline: Shouldn’t Native Americans be free to make their own decisions…
October 11, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 2 Grazing rights are inherently tenuous because agencies continually reallocate rangeland resources and adjust grazing privileges to meet changing political conditions. Moreover, without the right…
October 6, 2016 American Bison: A Reversal of Fortune Once the bison’s value as an ecological curiosity increased, efforts to preserve the species became successful. Today, there are numerous bison ranches, some of…
October 2, 2016 New Zealand farmers thrive in absence of subsidies, government controls “You had a system dictated by government programs that was thrown out the window overnight. But the farmers kind of reinvented themselves and now New…
