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RANGEfire! | Brown Water and My Brother’s Blood
Originally found on RANGEfire!. By RANGE contributor and freelance journalist Marjorie Haun Retrospective: Frederick Don Snyder KIA Vietnam, May 17, 1970 May 1970 That day in May of 1970 rendered perfect spring weather. As the lawn sprinklers beat out their lively tick, and a cloudless sky domed above my head, I twirled breezily in our…
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RANGEfire! | Why aren’t animal rights activists fighting the “Condor Cuisinarts?”
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Not Here, Not Now, Not This Kind by RANGE contributor GREG WALCHER An Ellsworth, Maine newspaper columnist lamented voters’ defeat of a transmission line to bring renewable energy. “Talk about mixed messages. We want renewable energy but not here, not now, not this kind. We have to reduce our reliance on…
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Protect The Harvest | Reality Bomb From California Farmer Over Supply Chain
How Real is the Supply Chain Crisis You Ask? By California Farmer, Doug Kaba See all of that beautiful organic baby spinach out there? Well, all 100,000+ pounds of it will likely be plowed under in the next few days because the processor who washes and packages it can’t secure the packaging material to put…
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RANGEfire! | SNWA using illegally-held grazing permits to drive ranchers off Nevada range
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Ranchers in battle with government over grazing permits on public lands George Knapp 8 News Now LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada’s ranching industry is dwindling, in part, because of a brutal and persistent drought but also because of competition from an unlikely source — a public agency. Veteran ranchers in Nevada say…
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ShareTrails | Why 3588 for Lake Powell’s Lake Level
One of the key principles of Fill Lake Powell is to achieve and maintain a target lake elevation of 3588 feet above sea level by Water Year 2026. This elevation was chosen because it would allow existing recreational infrastructure to operate, including the Castle Rock Cut. Without the marinas, boat ramps, and other service facilities in place,
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Protect The Harvest | Baby Formula Shortage Impacted by Agriculture Supply Chain
By Jaclyn Krymowski for Protect The Harvest Throughout 2022, the national inventory of infant formula has decreased each month causing substantial shortages. The reason for this significant drop is due to a complex series of supply chain issues going back as early as 2020 – from the dairy farm to retail shelves. Over half of…
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RANGEfire! | S&P imposes Communist Chinese-style “social credit” system on states
Originally found on RANGEfire!. S&P Hits U.S. States With Politicized Credit Scores The ratings agency seeks to penalize fossil-fuel producers. Its ‘ESG’ push is unlikely to end there. by Utah Treasurer, Marlo Oaks Ideological criteria will now influence the credit ratings of state and local governments, thanks to S&P Global Ratings. In addition to rating…
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RANGEfire! | Radical enviros lose bid to stop historic Wyoming cattle drive
Originally found on RANGEfire!. America’s Most Famous Cattle Drive Saved! Mountain States Legal Foundation Press Release By Alfonso Tarantino, Communications Manager For years, Mountain States Legal Foundation has fought to defend Wyoming’s Upper Green River Drift ranchers and their right to graze from environmentalists looking to shut down grazing and one of America’s last great…
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ShareTrails | Proposals in Montana: Bitterroot National Forest and Swan Mountain
Montana has several Forest Service proposals on the horizon. The first released project is the Bitterroot Front Project. The Bitterroot National Forest is located in southwestern Montana and eastern Idaho. The proposed project from the U.S. Forest Service will consider treatments over 144,000 acres in Montana only. The proposed projects will include forest resiliency plans
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Protect The Harvest | April Friend of the Land
Protect The Harvest would like to salute Kyle and Mindi McMillan, our April Friend of the Land. Kyle and Mindi McMillan live in Sheridan, Indiana. Their large family lives on an 80-acre tree farm in Hamilton County and operates Fieldgate Farm, a boutique animal husbandry program with unique breeds: Highland Cattle, Gypsy Vanner Horses, Valais…