Public comment open on programmatic EIS for rangeland restoration in Great Basin
Draft PEIS Available for Public Comment: April 3 – June 2, 2020. The BLM has prepared a Draft Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin. The Programmatic EIS…
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Farmers, ranchers who’ve lost restaurant business are coming up with new ways of reaching customers. This piece shares the stories of several creative Colorado farmers and ranchers responding to the…
Read More...Environmental group: BLM is pushing through Idaho grazing permits
An environmental group claims U.S. officials are using the coronavirus pandemic to force through a long-delayed Idaho livestock grazing allotment decision in critical sage grouse habitat for a powerful agribusiness.…
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American farmers and ranchers face a seemingly impossible task — to feed a rapidly growing global population. This challenge is being met with fewer farmable acres, less freshwater and more…
Read More...Can ‘Carbon Smart’ Farming Play a Key Role in the Climate Fight?
Markets are emerging to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But flows of greenhouse gases into and out of soil are complex,…
Read More...The surprising benefits of flash-grazing
This technique helps protect the watershed and enhance ranch operations. It also promotes even, consistent grazing. As a result, in combination with increased water retention, pastures become better habitat for…
Read More...A mustang crisis looms in the West
With too many animals on public lands and too many on the public’s hands, the federal wild horse management program is short of money and palatable solutions. As everyone, federal…
Read More...Stanford researchers uncover benefits of diversified farms for protecting wildlife
The researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife and are more resilient to climate change than the single-crop standard that dominates…
Read More...Coronavirus stress-tests the food supply network
COVID-19 has sent swaths of the U.S. food system into overdrive, as manufacturers, distributors, grocers and food safety regulators try to meet demand from consumers stockpiling food and other essentials. In…
Read More...Reminder: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands enrollment now open
Farmers and ranchers may now apply to enroll their grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands program. The signup runs through May 15, 2020. “Through this CRP Grasslands signup, farmers…
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