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…
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Researchers Call for Single Approach on Management of Wild Horses
by Colter BrownThe federal government’s management of wild horses is doomed to fail without fundamental changes in policy and the law, according to a new paper led by researchers at the University…
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Op-Ed: Are We Being “Planned” Off Our BLM Lands?
by Colter Brownby 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…
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BLM Proposes Sweeping Rule That Could Change Priorities for Public Lands
by Colter BrownThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a proposed rule that could change priorities on 245 million acres of public land in America. The rule would mark a major…
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Interior Department Announces Action to Restore Bison Populations
by Colter BrownThe Department of the Interior has announced several new steps to restore wild populations of American bison and the prairie grassland ecosystem. Through a new Secretary’s Order and over $25…
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The federal grazing fee for 2023 remains at $1.35 per animal unit month for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head month for lands…
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Daines, Rosendale, Zinke Push for Local Engagement in American Prairie Reserve Grazing Proposal
by Colter BrownU.S. Senator Steve Daines and Representatives Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke today sent a letter urging the Biden administration to hold its appeals hearing concerning the American Prairie Reserve Grazing…
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“Clearly A Precedent Setting Issue” -Karen Budd-Falen At the end of July, the Bureau of Land Management announced its final decision on the American Prairie Reserve’s bison grazing proposal on…
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Montana Farm Bureau Federation Joins Appeals of BLM’s Decision on American Prairie’s Grazing Permits
by Colter BrownBozeman, Montana—The Montana Farm Bureau Federation and Phillips County Farm Bureau have been granted the right to intervene in three appeals challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s final decision on…
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State of Montana Halting Bison Grazing on APR’s State Leases
by Colter BrownThe state of Montana will not provide authorization for bison grazing, construction, modifications, or electrification of fences on Flat Creek and Whiterock state allotments held by American Prairie. Those allotments…