Arizona Public Land Ranchers Treated As A Protected Class
The Arizona Legislature has created two new multi-million dollar government assistance programs for the state’s public land ranchers that have made them […]
Category: Forest Service
Posts about livestock grazing on Arizona’s National Forests.
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 made drastic changes to the state’s two natural Heritage Funds since Arizona voters passed Proposition 200 in 1990 […]
Public Land Ranching Subsidies Increased During Megadrought
Massive amounts of government assistance have been used to increase cattle grazing on public land in the Desert Southwest during the region’s […]
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 Water Protection Fund Grants Hijacked
The Arizona Water Protection Fund (AWPF) has been hijacked by ranchers and other agricultural interests, despite the fact it was created in […]
Arizona Game & Fish Department Helping Wildlife That Go Moo
The money the Arizona Game & Fish Department raises from its annual Big Game Super Raffle is supposed to be used for […]
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 […]