Can farming make space for nature?
After Brexit, the obsessions of Jake Fiennes could change how Britain uses its land. “Beginning next year, British farming will transition to a new system of support, which will be…
Read More...Ranchers blindsided by Trump’s border wall
Since 1994, the Malpai Borderlands Group has worked to steward approximately 800,000 acres of rangeland in southern Arizona and New Mexico. They have been lauded as a model of collaboration…
Read More...Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is not created equal
Building up soil carbon can help cut greenhouse gas concentrations in the air. It also improves soil quality in many ways: It gives soil structure, stores water and nutrients that…
Read More...Opinion: Conservation and restoration of our precious land
The future of New Mexico over the next 100 years will depend on actions taken today to ensure our natural resources continue to provide our most essential needs. The New…
Read More...Hunting is declining, creating a crisis for conservation funding
Americans’ interest in hunting is on the decline, cutting into funding for conservation, which stems largely from hunting licenses, permits and taxes on firearms, bows and other equipment. Even as…
Read More...Horse rich & dirt poor: film on wild horse management in the West
A film about the complex issue of wild horse management in the West is continuing to make the rounds of film festivals, community town hall events, and is also being…
Read More...The key to this ranch’s successful grazing strategy? People!
When we talk about grazing management, we usually think about how to manage livestock, and we think of forage and the soil below it. But there’s one more factor to…
Read More...BLM and Forest Service announce 2020 grazing fees
The Federal grazing fee for 2020 will be $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the BLM and $1.35 per head month (HM) for lands managed…
Read More...Development of soil enrichment project protocol
The Climate Action Reserve is developing a Soil Enrichment Project Protocol that will provide guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report and verify agricultural practices that enhance carbon storage in…
Read More...Opinion: To improve conservation, start with listening to rural landowners
With more than 50 percent of the U.S. designated as agricultural land, we are seeing greater emphasis being placed on fostering landscapes where conservation and agriculture sustainably coexist. If we’re going…
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