Arizona Ranchers Get Another Government Assistance Program
In 2024 the Arizona Legislature made another government assistance program available to ranchers with their passage of HB 2865, even though many […]
Author: Jeffrey D Burgess
Voluntary Federal Grazing Permit Retirements Are A Solution
The federal government is spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually in a misguided and often futile attempt to try and maintain […]
Why Is Livestock Grazing Still Permitted in Federal Wilderness Areas?
Most Americans don’t know that livestock grazing is allowed in wilderness areas on public lands, and if they find out, they are […]
Ranchers Want To Graze More Of Arid Tonto National Forest
The The Tonto National Forest land management plan (LMP), revised in 2023, includes a provision pushed by local ranchers that could expand […]
Public Land Ranchers Using Government Cost-Share Programs Don’t Always Share the Costs
The Arizona Legislature has created two new multi-million dollar government assistance programs for the state’s public land ranchers that have helped make […]
Arizona’s Mexican Wolf Depredation Compensation Program Rife With Conflicts Of Interest
The Arizona Livestock Loss Board (ALLB) disperses federal funds to ranchers for expenses resulting from the 1998 introduction of endangered Mexican wolves […]
Arizona Game & Fish Department Is In The Ranching Business
The Arizona Game & Fish Department is involved in the business of cattle ranching on public land, despite the fact its only […]
Legislature Changed Arizona Heritage Fund To Benefit Ranchers
The Arizona Legislature has tampered with the state’s natural Heritage Fund since voters passed Proposition 200 in the 1990 election to create […]
Arizona’s Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution Reduction Grants Subsidized Arizona Ranchers
The nonpoint source pollution reduction program administered by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is another one of the bewildering array […]
Arizona Legislature Diverted Proposition 303 Money To Ranchers
Arizona voters passed Proposition 303 in 1998 to fund the Growing Smarter Act with the belief that it would provide $20 million […]