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PLC Seeks Information on Voluntary Grazing Adjustments

By Zach Altman | May 18, 2022

The Public Lands Council has been working with the BLM and Forest Service to ensure they’re directing their staff to use as much flexibility as possible during the upcoming grazing…

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Listen: Should Ranching Be Profitable? with Dallas Mount

By Zach Altman | April 4, 2022

Ranching for Profit is an organization started by Stan Parsons, recently run by Dave Pratt, that has been helping ranchers work on the business instead of in the business for…

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Benefits of Early Calving Are Increasing Due to Late Winter Warming

By Zach Altman | March 22, 2022

On rangelands of the Western U.S., calving in late winter instead of spring maximizes calf growth (weight) by supplying high-quality forage when its most needed, according to a study by…

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Pulling up stakes: Why some farmers are leaving the West Coast

By Zach Altman | March 17, 2022

Farmers fed up with the regulatory climate in California, Oregon and Washington have for years threatened to move away. Capital Press talks with several who have done it.

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Listen: Linda Davis on Cowboy Crossroads

By Zach Altman | March 16, 2022

Fourth-generation rancher Linda Davis talks about growing up on the Tequesquite Ranch in the 1930s, becoming a part of the Bell Ranch cowboy crew as a 5 year old, and…

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Living Roots: Fighting Soil Compaction with Biology and Diversity

By Zach Altman | March 14, 2022

A recent study by Anthony Bly of South Dakota State University found that no-till fields managed with diversified crop rotation, cover crops, and livestock integration had 57% porosity and an…

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Benefits of cover crops extend to dry areas

By Zach Altman | March 1, 2022

Cover crops do far more than cover soils. They provide an array of benefits, such as the ability to reduce soil erosion and increase soil health. They can help attract…

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NM cattle shooting hearing vacated

By Zach Altman | February 28, 2022

A hearing regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) decision to shoot estray cattle in the New Mexico Gila National Forest was vacated Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for…

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USFS sued for shooting estray cattle in NM

By Zach Altman | February 25, 2022

The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA), along with the New Mexico Federal Lands Council and two cattle companies, filed suit Feb. 9 in federal district court for New Mexico…

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Making the case for livestock grazing

By Zach Altman | February 17, 2022

Grass and grazing animals evolved together in North America, where bison, pronghorns and elk grazed the plains while elk, deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goats and Wood bison grazed more rugged…

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