Although Flanagan stated that he wants to build his herd to its full potential, BLM plans to cut his AUM's because his herd currently falls short of the full number, despite the fact that Rafter Y Ranch has been running…
The Jordan Cove project is a liquefied natural gas export facility that will allow natural gas to be extracted in western Colorado before being exported via Coos Bay, Oregon. If the project is approved, it will create hundreds of jobs…
In recent years, aggressive green groups and federal agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS), have sparked conflicts over a number of Utah's historical county roads, with the most notable case involving the road…
Garfield County ranchers are fighting a proposed Bureau of Land Management order that would cut a cattle grazing allotment on federal lands in half. They say it would kill their family businesses. Ryan Summerlin Post Independent It’s ranchers vs. the…
"When Democratic Presidents exit, Utah has become the ATM for paybacks to special interest groups." Utah State Representative Greg Hughes "The Tsunami wave of government regulations is taking the family ranch (or farm) out of production. Those waves have decimated…
Noel believes the appropriate size of the monument should be no more than 500,000 acres and that multiple laws exist on the books to protect Native American artifacts and paleontological resources. Critics such as Garfield County Commissioner Leland Pollock rejected…
The BLM this month announced that the rule was final and on Monday, Garfield County agreed to spend as much as $40,000 with the Texas-based property-rights organization, the American Stewards of Liberty, to halt it. Western counties join in opposition…