Appeals court rejects lawsuit against Oregon grazing authorizations
Environmentalists have failed to convince the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that grazing authorizations unlawfully harmed bull trout on seven allotments in Oregon’s Malheur National Forest. The appellate court…
Read More...NRCS hiring 1,000-plus employees to bolster field offices
Understaffed for years, the Natural Resources Conservation Service is making a push to hire more than 1,000 employees so farmers can be assured of receiving technical assistance on conservation practices. The…
Read More...Montana farmers, ranchers implement conservation practices
Agriculture is key to Montana’s economy as well as to the abundance of the Treasure State’s open land. Farmers and ranchers are committed to continuous improvement, growing more food using…
Read More...Women In Ranching Program forges new ways of connecting
Ranching can be an isolating profession in a good year. But the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the few staples of social contact women ranchers rely on. A program led by…
Read More...Returning land to nature with high-yield farming
The expansion of farmlands to meet the growing food demand of the world’s ever expanding population places a heavy burden on natural ecosystems. A new IIASA study however shows that…
Read More...Expanding efforts to keep ‘cows over condos’ are protecting land across the West
Across the West, a growing number of ranchers and farmers are seeking conservation easements to stave off the big-box stores, self-storage complexes and residential construction consuming millions of acres of fertile open…
Read More...BLM advances large-scale New Mexico wind project
The Trump administration today moved forward on a wind project on public lands in New Mexico as it continues advancing major renewable energy projects for approval by the end of…
Read More...BLM approves controversial Colorado management plan
The BLM has approved what it calls a “balanced” land use plan for southwest Colorado that critics say unnecessarily emphasizes energy development over conservation. BLM’s record of decision approves the…
Read More...Greens sue to end ‘unlawful’ grazing at sensitive Arizona site
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging a federally approved plan to allow livestock grazing on sensitive Arizona lands. The lawsuit centers on stipulations in a resource management plan…
Read More...Photos: In rural towns and on remote farms the virus creeps in
In places where social distancing was already a way of life, the relentless pandemic has begun to reshape the economy. Many rural areas in Oregon and across the country remain…
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