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 […]
Category: Bureau of Land Management
Posts about livestock grazing on Arizona’s BLM lands.
Donald Trump Would Mismanage Western Public Lands
If Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election the management of livestock grazing on Western public lands will continue to further the […]
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 […]
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 made them […]
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 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 […]
Arizona Game & Fish Department Helping Wildlife That Go Moo
The money the Arizona Game & Fish Department gets from the annual Big Game Super Raffle, which is now managed by the […]
Livestock Forage Disaster Program A Disaster For Taxpayers
Ranchers in the desert Southwest have received large subsidies from the USDA’s Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) which have perpetuated unsustainable ranching […]