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Climate Lawsuit Rides Fence Line

Fence-line fire: A Colorado rancher’s wildfire loss has wandered into one of the biggest climate liability fights in the country. Kathleen Kelley, a fourth-generation Colorado rancher, saw the Lee Fire scorch nearly all of her ranch, dry up water for hundreds of cattle and force her to sell the herd that had anchored the operation. Her story has become part of a broader caseasking whether fossil fuel companies can face state-level claims for climate damages. Court corral: The

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Rural Labor Gets Political

Labor math: Rural voters are divided over immigration enforcement, but farm labor math still refuses to fit neatly in a campaign ad. A rural voter survey found immigration near the top of the political pile, while separate polling showed about seven in 10 rural voters consider legal immigrants and temporary or seasonal farm workers important to local economies. That is a lot of nuance trying to squeeze through a narrow policy gate. Field reality: The tension is not exactly su

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Climate Lawsuit Rides Fence Line

Fence-line fire: A Colorado rancher’s wildfire loss has wandered into one of the biggest climate liability fights in the country. Kathleen Kelley, a fourth-generation Colorado rancher, saw the Lee Fire scorch nearly all of her ranch, dry up water for hundreds of cattle and force her to sell the herd that had anchored the operation. Her story has become part of a broader caseasking whether fossil fuel companies can face state-level claims for climate damages. Court corral: The

Livestock

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Problem Wolves Enter the Gray Area

Gray area: Colorado’s wolf program just hit the part of reintroduction where the brochure meets the livestock bill. State wildlife officials temporarily paused the chronic depredation directive that allowed lethal removal after repeated wolf attacks, saying future removals will be handled more conservatively while the population picture comes into focus. Translation: problem wolves are not off the hook, but the hook is now wrapped in committee language. Population math: The s

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Rural Labor Gets Political

Labor math: Rural voters are divided over immigration enforcement, but farm labor math still refuses to fit neatly in a campaign ad. A rural voter survey found immigration near the top of the political pile, while separate polling showed about seven in 10 rural voters consider legal immigrants and temporary or seasonal farm workers important to local economies. That is a lot of nuance trying to squeeze through a narrow policy gate. Field reality: The tension is not exactly su

Policy

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Climate Lawsuit Rides Fence Line

Fence-line fire: A Colorado rancher’s wildfire loss has wandered into one of the biggest climate liability fights in the country. Kathleen Kelley, a fourth-generation Colorado rancher, saw the Lee Fire scorch nearly all of her ranch, dry up water for hundreds of cattle and force her to sell the herd that had anchored the operation. Her story has become part of a broader caseasking whether fossil fuel companies can face state-level claims for climate damages. Court corral: The

Livestock

36 minutes ago

Problem Wolves Enter the Gray Area

Gray area: Colorado’s wolf program just hit the part of reintroduction where the brochure meets the livestock bill. State wildlife officials temporarily paused the chronic depredation directive that allowed lethal removal after repeated wolf attacks, saying future removals will be handled more conservatively while the population picture comes into focus. Translation: problem wolves are not off the hook, but the hook is now wrapped in committee language. Population math: The s

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REAP Gets Reaped

Solar panels just got dragged into a policy fight, which is impressive because they usually only follow the sun. Panel discussion: A coalition of farmers, solar businesses and rural energy groups is suing USDA over new Rural Energy for America Program restrictions that they say narrowed solar eligibility after producers already planned projects. The programcan support renewable energy and efficiency upgrades from solar arrays to grain dryers, otherwise known as farm math with

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Regenerative Ag Gets a Bigger Wallet

Regenerative agriculture just got a bigger federal wallet, which means the soil health crowd may briefly stop muttering into their cover crop seed catalogs. Soil money: USDA is increasing its Regenerative Pilot Program from $700 million to $1 billion for fiscal year 2027, with funding split between EQIP and CSP. Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, announced the boost after strong demand from producers. Paperwork compost: The department says producers will be abl

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Cows Get Invisible Boundaries

Virtual fencing is moving from ranch-tech novelty to public-lands tool, which is great news for anyone who has ever priced a fence and then quietly stared into the distance. No posts required: Halter and the Foundation for America's Public Lands are expanding virtual fencing on BLM-managed grazing land, with nearly $3 million committed across 15 projects, more than 4,500 cattle collared and over 1,300 miles of virtual fence drawn. The solar-powered collars use GPS and sound c

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Beef Supply Chain Gets Backed Up

The beef supply chain in southwest Kansas hit a human-resources problem that quickly became a cattle problem. Backed up: Heightened immigration enforcement activity around Dodge City, Liberal and surrounding communities led some meatpacking employees to miss work. Livestock groups said thousands of fed cattle were delayed, creating added feed, yardage and transportation costs while finished animals waited for a processing slot. Some plants temporarily slowed or stopped lines,

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California Puts More Corn in the Tank

California just gave E15 a much clearer lane to the pump, and corn growers have a reason to watch the fuel gauge. Green light: State regulators approved rules allowing voluntary sales of E15, a gasoline blend containing 15% ethanol. The action follows legislation signed earlier this month that removed technical barriers to putting the blend into the market. California had already authorized year-round E15 sales, but the latest rules give fuel suppliers a more workable path to

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California Puts More Corn in the Tank

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