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Writers on the Range
If you want to run a successful oyster farm, you need to develop a taste for eating raw oysters.
by Lissa James,
Feb 08, 2012
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Letters
by Michael Powers,
Feb 06, 2012
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Letters
by Michelle Schmidtke, DVM,
Jan 23, 2012
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Uncommon Westerners
The "overeducated cowboy" Raymond Ansotegui roams the West in the "Shaggin' Wagon," artificially inseminating cattle with the help of friends and family.
by Seonaid B. Campbell,
Jan 06, 2012
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Letters
by Jim Allen,
Dec 26, 2011
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Uncommon Westerners
Frustrated by the difficulty of finding kosher meat from humanely raised animals, Rabbi Hersh Saunders began raising livestock and learned to butcher in the ritual way as a shochet.
by Shanna Lewis,
Dec 07, 2011
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Feature
When a giant dairy proposed building near Jerry Nivens' beloved New Mexico home, the chain-smoking Texas hermit became an activist who organized other locals to fight the industry.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
Dec 05, 2011
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Feature
The old Ute-Ule mine site outside Lake City, Colo., is under scrutiny by the Hardrock Revision Team, which wants to clean up the mine and yet preserve it as a living and historic work of art.
by Laura Pritchett,
Dec 02, 2011
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Multimedia
Jana Hughes, of Hobbs, N.M., does not find dairies to be good neighbors. Janet Claborn, of Muleshoe, Texas, has recruited 14 dairies to her town and sees them as an economic development blessing.
by Stephanie Paige Ogburn,
Nov 28, 2011
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Feature
Viva Farms is a "farm incubator" in Washington's Skagit Valley that helps aspiring cash-poor farmers like Nelida Martinez start and successfully operate their own businesses.
by Jennifer Langston,
Nov 28, 2011
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Writers on the Range
Young people are eager to serve as unpaid interns on organic farms, but translating their dreams into a real, self-supporting lifestyle is proving harder.
by Dev Carey,
Oct 14, 2011
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Feature
The town of Opportunity, Mont., is weighed down by pollution from old copper mining and a modern-day river restoration project.
by Brad Tyer,
Sep 25, 2011
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Book Reviews
Richard S. Wheeler's historical novel dramatizes the rivalry between the "Copper Kings" in 19th century Butte, Mont.
by Karen Rigby,
Sep 18, 2011
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Writers on the Range
The best way to preserve the West's public lands is by preserving the West's ranchers.
by Amos Eno,
Sep 08, 2011
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Current
Researchers are trying to restore the damaged, acidic soil around abandoned hardrock mines with the help of biochar, a special form of charcoal.
by Kimberly Hirai,
Aug 08, 2011
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