agriculture

Trust lands are not the same as most public lands. Public access to them can be restricted, and they're managed primarily to make money, usually for public schools.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back.

The local land trust is hosting an event to give community members a chance to test-drive the technology in real time. It’s also partnering with three local ranchers, who are giving virtual fencing a try for the next couple of years.

As predators like grizzly bears and gray wolves expand their ranges or are being recovered to more habitats, wildlife managers in the Mountain West are increasingly tasked with preventing conflicts between the animals and people. Some are turning to new strategies and technologies, including drones.

A new study finds that what Americans eat — particularly beef — plays a major role in carbon emissions in cities. And cities in the Mountain West rank among those most heavily impacted.

Farmers in Wyoming and across the U.S. face many stressors and they have one of the highest rates of suicide of any occupation. Behavioral health care providers are now being taught a new method to identify depression, anxiety and other issues among farmers.

Gordon said a working group will present a strategy for investments in education, applied research, and innovative farm and ranch management.

The estimate includes tickets and food sales, hotel stays, workers’ wages, advertising and more, but not the revenue made by concessionaires and other businesses at the fairs.

Steven Horn is a wildlife biologist by training and spent years working in conservation and agriculture in Colorado and Wyoming.

A majority of farms in the United States are considered small, and Nevada is no different. Many provide food right back to the local community. But it's becoming increasingly more difficult for them to survive. That's the case for one family-operated farm in Fallon.