Laramie Range Wind Project wins its state permit, with 26 conditions and no county application
Wyoming's Industrial Siting Council issued its final order for the 650-megawatt wind farm northwest of Cheyenne, weeks after the developer…
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Ranch & Range
Cattle and hay markets, grazing and water, rodeo, horses and public lands in the ranching West.
Screwworm reaches Arizona and New Mexico. Here’s what ranchers need to know
New World screwworm has been confirmed in Cochise County, Arizona, and in several New Mexico counties. Movement controls, sterile flies and what to check for.
By Hank Overby · · 3 min read
Susan Nottingham keeps her parents’ ranch near Burns from going the way of their first one
Her parents' first ranch became the EagleVail golf course. Susan Nottingham has now put 18,484 acres of the Nottingham Ranch…
Colorado tightens livestock entry rules to keep screwworm out
With screwworm confirmed in Texas and New Mexico, Colorado adopted an updated emergency rule on Oct. 9 requiring inspections, permits…
Hay prices this winter: how to read the USDA reports for Colorado and Wyoming
The USDA's market news hay reports are the best public guide to what hay is selling for. Here is how…
The rodeo calendar: Greeley, Cheyenne, Laramie and the county-fair shows in between
From the National Western in January to the county fairs in August, here is how the rodeo year runs in…
A year on a North Park cattle ranch, from calving in the snow to shipping in October
At 8,000 feet in Jackson County, Colorado, the ranch year runs on a short hay season and a long winter.…