Agriculture
Tradition Meets Technology: Idaho Ranch to Showcase Innovative Approaches to Working Lands
CARMEN, Idaho – At the J Lazy S Angus Ranch, Jay and Chyenne Smith are combining traditional ranching practices with new tools and conservation approaches to adapt to wildfire, water…
Read More...The Ranches Behind the Wildlife: Historic TE Ranch to Open Its Gates for Community Tour
CODY, Wyo. –Working ranches along the Absaroka Front do more than raise cattle. They help maintain open landscapes and important wildlife habitat for elk, mule deer, and other species moving between the Absaroka Mountains…
Read More...Recreation That Pays It Forward — New Land Stewardship Partnership Invests in Western Working Lands
Western Landowners Alliance and Infinite Outdoors Partner to Support Working Lands Through Recreation DENVER – For generations, recreation has helped sustain working ranches across the West. Hunting, fishing, wildlife watching, and…
Read More...Public Lands Grazing Reform Webinar: What’s Changing and Why It Matters for the West
Denver, CO – Public lands grazing policy affects everything from wildlife habitat and watershed health to wildfire resilience, rural economies and the ranching families who steward these landscapes. To help the…
Read More...WLA-championed changes advance in farm bill and USDA initiative
Support for wildlife habitat connectivity and mitigation corridors advances in the farm bill. Western Landowners Alliance (WLA) welcomes the advancement of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026…
Read More...Habitat Leasing Opportunity through USDA’s Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Grows with Important Changes in Western States
Sign-up runs through June 28, 2024. Denver – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday announced the sign-up period for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, which will run from…
Read More...New bill would scale up voluntary, locally-led big game conservation on working lands
The Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act would build on pilot Migratory Big Game Initiative WLA helped initiate in Wyoming.
Read More...Profiles in Land Management – Elk Glade Ranch
This month we are thrilled to share our profile of Elk Glade Ranch near Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Read More...Changes to Conservation Stewardship Program you should know about
Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages…
Read More...Profiles in Land and Management – Root Down Farm
This month we share the story of Root Down Farm in Pescadero, California. In 2014, Dede Boies started Root Down Farm in one of the most expensive counties in the United States. While finding affordable land and housing and starting a new business was a substantial challenge, her unwavering commitment to growing the best food she could for her customers in a way that also improves the health of the land helped Root Down Farm not just survive but grow.
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