Results for keyword: Livestock Ranching
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Who will take over the ranch?
As private lands become the new frontier in the West’s wild real estate frenzy, ranchers are turning to land trusts in places like Gunnison, Colo., to find out how to hold on to their land and keep it open and undeveloped
by Jon Christensen, Mar 29, 2004 -
Ranching's worst enemy? It's not greens
Western ranchers rejoice when a federal court jury finds that the nation’s largest meatpacker, Tyson/IBP, has illegally squeezed $1.28 billion from independent cattle producers
by Ray Ring, Mar 15, 2004 -
Straight talk about Mad Cow from a mad rancher
The writer urges people to look for grassfed beef raised locally to reduce the threat of Mad Cow disease
by Linda Hasselstrom, Mar 08, 2004 -
It’s time for a radical change on the range
The writer signs on to a radical center attracting ranchers and environmentalists in the West
by Linda Hasselstrom, Feb 09, 2004 -
Moving the cheese to New Mexico
Local opposition caused a major cheesemaker, Glanbia Inc., to build a new cheese plant in Clovis, N.M., rather than expand its Twin Falls, Idaho, plant– but the Idaho Legislature is making it harder for citizens to fight against huge dairies
by Julie Pence, Nov 24, 2003 -
Big stink over factory farms
In Utah, a new law prevents counties from making factory farms criminally liable for their impacts on local communities.
by Tim Wagner, Jul 08, 2002 -
Restoring the West, goat by goat
Lani Lamming of Wyoming leases goats to conscientious landowners who have discovered the benefits of organic weed control.
by Ed Marston, Jun 24, 2002 -
No magic bullet for wasting disease
Controlling the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer and elk has developed into a major problem for Department of Wildlife officials in Colorado, with critics appalled at the agency's slaughter of the animals.
by Lolly Merrell, Jun 10, 2002 -
Ranching the changing times
Bad economic times lead the writer to turn his ranching career into a "sell-out" occupation: the ranch-recreation business.
by Tony Malmberg, May 27, 2002 -
Raising a stink
When the dairy industry invades rural Idaho, communities face the dilemma of what to do with the waste cows produce. The huge dairy operations are contaminating local air and water.
by Stephen Stuebner, Apr 15, 2002
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