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By Daniel Munch – American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Chances are, when you think of the West, images of cattle and horses and the ranchers that manage them are top …

The Society for Range Management (SRM) recently established the Chuck Jarecki Rancher Land Stewardship Award thanks to a generous donation by its namesake, Montana rancher Chuck Jarecki. The award was …

By Kayla Walker for Ranchers Stewardship Alliance There’s been entire books written on the history of fencing in the West.  The evolution of barbed wire, the impact fences had on …

The Bureau of Land Management is extending the public comment period for the Public Lands Rule by 15 days. This brings the time collecting public feedback on the proposed rule to a …

Kurt and PJ Myllymaki of Stanford are the 2023 recipients of the Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the prestigious award recognizes farmers, ranchers, …

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will invest $161 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in ecosystem restoration and resilience on the nation’s public lands. The work will focus on …

Montana State University has received several reports of black grass bug moving from pasture/crested wheat grass to neighboring winter wheat. The stippling damage on crested wheatgrass and other grasses is …

CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) reintroduced the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health (RANCH) Act. This legislation will promote resilient and healthy rangelands and effective grazing …

The Public Lands Council (PLC) recently released a new video in their “Range Reels” series, spotlighting the work of Montana rancher Chisholm Christensen and his family. The video debuted during …

by Karen Budd-Falen Remember the huge backlash in 2017 over the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) “Planning 2.0 regulations?” One of the major concerns was that the BLM could use …