After being notified that federal agencies have been asking public lands ranchers to sign voluntary agreements, Farm Bureau has issued a cautionary warning.
Although 150 head of cattle were purported to be causing a significant threat to public safety and natural resources, USFS managed to dispatch just 19 head — a far cry from their initial “aim.”
After hearing arguments last week from the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association, Humane Farming Association, Spur Lake Cattle Company, and others, the U.S. District Court said that the gunning down of 150 head of cattle on New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness could commence. The four-day slaughter, while allegedly aiming to protect habitat and wilderness users, will leave an estimated 65 tons of beef left to rot in the Wilderness area.
The Gila National Forest has begun closing its boundaries to commence with the second aerial gunning of cattle loose in the New Mexico wilderness area.
New Mexico ranchers near the Gila Wilderness have received an impound notice from the U.S. Forest Service, a possible precursor to more aerial gunning.
Pack mules at Montana’s Ninemile ranch are vital to keeping trails on more than 3 million acres of land open for the public and providing access in the roadless backcountry.
The U.S. Forest Service should not be routinely borrowing money from prevention programs to combat ongoing wildfires. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue told Congress last week that taking funds from prevention efforts only leaves behind more fuel in the forests for future fires to burn, exacerbating the situation. Perdue made his remarks during a […]
In response to the extreme wildfires over large parts of the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has ramped up resources and assets. The fires, affecting forests and grasslands, are burning across Western Montana, Idaho, Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. “Our courageous USFS firefighters do an outstanding job and are […]
Four thousand jobs for young adults and veterans are now available thanks to the USDA and partners committing $20 million.