Results for keyword: Land-grant Universities
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A prof takes on the sacred cow
At the University of Wyoming, Prof. Debra Donahue's book, "The Western Range Revisited," with its criticism of grazing, has provoked fury among ranchers and raised questions about academic freedom.
by Katharine Collins, Feb 28, 2000 -
Searching for pasture
Lyle McNeal revived the Churro sheep, a dying breed, and helped the Navajos who once depended on them, but now the professor is locked in a bitter battle over the sheep and other issues with Utah State University, which once supported the project.
by Lisa Jones, Jan 31, 2000 -
Tribes and a university improve ties
Washington State University sets up an advisory board to cooperate on education and research issues with 10 Northwestern tribes.
by Staff, Mar 02, 1998 -
Bad blood over good sheep
Lyle McNeal, founder of Utah State University's Navajo Sheep Project, comes to a crisis with the university and files suit against it over the future of his project to save the Churro sheep.
by Emily Miller, Aug 18, 1997 -
Did ranchers fire a university president?
The firing of New Mexico State University President J. Michael Orenduff may have been at the behest of ranching interests.
by Peter Chilson, Jun 23, 1997 -
Mt. Graham telescope rides through Congress
President Clinton signs a bill approving the University of Arizona's construction of a third telescope on Mount Graham.
by Heather Abel, May 13, 1996 -
Helping a busted mining town back to its feet
Extension agent Barb Andreozzi offers creative ideas and practical assistance to help Anaconda, Mont., prosper again.
by Florence Williams, Mar 18, 1996 -
Talking ranching through its bleakest hour
Hudson Glimp of the University of Nevada's College of Agriculture seeks to create "sustainable agreement" in public-lands grazing.
by Donica Harrington And Jon Christensen, Mar 18, 1996 -
Playing politics or helping the range?
New Mexico State's Range Improvement Task Force has often been accused of being a front for the livestock industry.
by Tony Davis, Mar 18, 1996 -
What is cooperative extension?
Description of what the West's extension agents do.
by Lisa Jones, Mar 18, 1996
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