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As years of drought and overpumping have reduced groundwater supplies across the West, officials and conservation groups in one part of our region are working to address the problem.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is spending more than $22 million to help livestock producers in the West reduce conflicts with large carnivores and steward land for wildlife. The funding is part of a larger effort to preserve agricultural lands.
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After centuries of systematic efforts to eradicate wolves in the U.S., they're making a comeback. Some of their best habitat may be located in the Colorado high country.
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The Wind River Development Fund (WRDF) is a Native-led and Native-focused lending institution that helps spur economic development on and around the Wind River Reservation. That means they get loans and capital into the hands of local entrepreneurs, farmers, and ranchers in the area. The nonprofit was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAFF) to help continue that work.
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A new report shows thousands of elementary schools across the U.S. are near farms likely sprayed with pesticides linked to cancer and other health problems. That includes hundreds of schools in the Mountain West.
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told western governors this week that he’s concerned about consolidation in food production. Farm sector income reached record highs in 2022, but the number of farms continues to decline and the average farm size is increasing.
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A new report shows the federal government is paying billions of dollars to farmers who are losing crops to extreme weather – and the payouts keep growing.
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Last year, Wyoming lost 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the Mountain West, more than seven million acres have disappeared in the past decade, mostly in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico.
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Two University of Wyoming professors want to share a little known part of Mexican-American history in the state
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Ranchers, government officials and nonprofits met in Cody Sept. 25 to discuss compensation options in a potential Brucellosis outbreak.