The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) executive committee approved the organization’s policy priorities at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, with a focus on advancing animal disease…
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Rangeland Analysis Platform Offers Ranchers Decision Support
by Colter BrownBy Kayla Walker for Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Ranchers who carefully monitor and manage the range can often describe the changes they have seen over the course of several years. However,…
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A new documentary series highlights Wyoming ranching families that have gone to exceptional lengths to preserve Western ranching and steward big-game populations that depend on working lands. The three-part series,…
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Legislation Introduced to Reform NRCS and Protect Property Owners from Government Overreach
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced legislation that would reform the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals…
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Ag Producers Advocate for Voluntary, Incentive-Based Conservation Programs
by Colter BrownA House Ag Committee hearing on Capitol Hill this week examined the Conservation Title of the Farm Bill. Representatives heard testimony and asked questions of farmers and ranchers who have…
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Barney Creek Livestock Selected for Montana Leopold Conservation Award
by Colter BrownBarney Creek Livestock of Livingston in Park County is the 2022 recipient of the Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the prestigious award recognizes…
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BLM Recognizes Ranchers for Exemplary Stewardship at Public Lands Council Meeting
by Colter BrownToday, the Bureau of Land Management recognized the outstanding contributions of two ranches with federal grazing permits for their work to manage, maintain, and restore the health of public rangelands…
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NRCS Offers Up to $86 an Acre for Implementation of a Soil Health Management System
by Colter BrownNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices in Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, Wheatland, and Yellowstone counties are accepting applications for…
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Producers Find Moving Livestock Pens Out of Waterways Has Long Term Benefits
by Colter BrownThe following content is from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) “Conservation for the Future” series which features Montana landowners’ experiences working with the NRCS on various conservation projects.…
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Todd Heward Chosen as Recipient of the 2022 Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award
by Colter BrownCheyenne, Wyo. – The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (land trust) is happy to announce that Todd Hewardof Medicine Bow is the recipient of the 2022 Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award.…