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

Maybe, but even the ones that want to be environmentally friendly face energy challenges.

Wyoming is joining 11 states that signed onto an amicus brief in support of South Dakota ranchers who say only beef bred, born and raised in the country should get to use the label.

The nonprofit Property and Environment Research Center is providing funding to help two ranches near Meeteetse install virtual fences.

There’s been a push recently to remove or replace fences to allow deer, pronghorn and elk to move about and migrate. But one of the biggest hurdles is knowing where all those miles and miles of fence actually are.

New research shows high levels of a toxic byproduct linked to cancer and other health problems polluting drinking water across the U.S., including parts of the Mountain West. One of the main causes is manure runoff from livestock farms.

In the middle of February, Hannah and Ryan were abruptly fired from their federal jobs with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.

Ranchers have long used wood and metal fences to graze cattle in certain areas, but that makes it hard for big game to migrate. Some say virtual fencing could be a win for ranchers and conservationists.

At least three ranches in the Elk Mountain area lost 50 cows to an all but unheard of disease in the U.S. Shortly after the cattle diagnosis, one rancher had potential symptoms of the disease too. We learn more about the handling of the rare disease and how it eroded some local trust in government and public health agencies.

When ranchers move cattle across state lines, they must show documentation that their herd has been screened by a veterinarian for potential disease. By the end of the year, the Wyoming Livestock Board will no longer provide paper digital certificates of veterinary inspection, though ones that were previously printed will still be accepted.