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 […]
Tag: Sonoran Desert
Posts about public land grazing in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert.
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 made them […]
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 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 […]
New Livestock Waters Aren’t Always Good On Western Public Lands
The most popular argument ranchers like use to defend their use of Western public lands is that the livestock watering sites they […]
Livestock Grazing Is Being Permitted on Hot Desert Public Lands
Did you know that the federal agencies charged with managing our public lands permit livestock grazing in desert ecosystems? In Arizona, for […]
Holistic Resource Management (HRM) Grazing Schemes Are Degenerative
Holistic resource management (HRM) proponents often claim that HRM livestock grazing schemes are a form of regenerative agriculture, but they are degenerative […]