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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,
Jul 16, 2008
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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
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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
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The writer signs on to a radical center attracting
ranchers and environmentalists in the West
by Linda Hasselstrom,
Jul 16, 2008
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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
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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
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Lani Lamming of Wyoming leases goats to conscientious
landowners who have discovered the benefits of organic weed
control.
by Ed Marston,
Jul 16, 2008
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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
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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
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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
