agriculture

In Nebraska, Blackshirt Feeders LP is building the country’s largest feedlot for 200,000 beef cattle on a square-mile slab of concrete.

A sixth-generation Jackson Hole ranching family is giving the new tech a try.

Along the Colorado River, 30 federally recognized tribes have legal and cultural claims. Yet they have no formal seat in negotiations.

There is less water available now in the Colorado River and negotiators are working to figure out how to distribute that water.

Ranchers object to more competition during a drought-stricken year.

Widespread drought, hot temperatures, low humidity and wildfires across the state are hurting the ability of ranchers to produce hay this summer and reducing the quality of forage in pastures.

Western cattlemen are poised to lose almost all opportunity to comment on oil and gas development underneath their property.

Climate change is exacerbating conditions for more frequent and severe wildfires.

The U.S. is building more solar farms than ever. But as projects expand, they're also raising questions about where they belong. A new industry analysis suggests one of the biggest concerns — that solar is consuming too much prime farmland — may be overstated, especially in the American West.

Unlike the state, Teton County requires wildlife-friendly fences. Jackson may consider more this fall.