Dec 26th, 2008 · Wyoming landowners are banding together to form "wind associations." These ad-hoc groups are providing leverage for farmers who are looking to use their land to profit from new wind farms. Wind energy could provide the ranchers with a more stable source of income.
Dec 8th, 2008 · Many ranchers in the northern Rockies are delighted with the federal government's decision, explaining that they are losing too much livestock to the predatory animal. But wolves, we find, are only a small part of the challenges facing ranchers.
Jul 13th, 2008 · The Department of Homeland Security is considering relocating the nation's main animal disease lab. Now located on an isolated island off New York, the lab could be moved to North Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, Texas, or Kansas. Local residents, farmers and ranchers are worried, while local officials anticipate the money and prestige the lab might bring.
Mar 27th, 2008 · "Snake oil" is a term that means "fake." But would you believe snakes in a bottle of vodka are really an "ancient Asian elixir"? People bought the idea -- for $23 a bottle -- but the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission didn't. It had the rattlesnake rancher known as "Bayou Bob" arrested for selling liquor without a license. Bayou Bob says he'll fight the charges. The liquor -- he says -- was just a preservative for the snake.
Feb 22nd, 2008 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to take the gray wolf off the endangered species list. Hunters and ranchers once again will be allowed to kill the predators. Wolf advocates argue delisting puts that population at risk.
Nov 5th, 2007 · In Brazil, people use fire as a weapon in range wars to push other ranchers off their land. Scientists say these fires, along with the seasonal fires to clear land, is not just destroying parts of the Amazon's southern forests, but altering the climate as well.
Jun 18th, 2007 · Australia is the world's driest inhabited continent, and some parts are getting drier. Many farmers and ranchers are struggling because of the lack of rain, but for a lucky few, climate change has brought more rain.
Jun 12th, 2007 · Officials in southern Nevada hope to build a 300-mile pipeline to carry water to Las Vegas. But ranchers who count on that water fear the project will mean an end to their rural way of life.