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Hispanic ranchers dealt blow in lengthy battle over grazing

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of Hispanic ranchers has been dealt a blow in their years-long feud with the federal government over grazing rights on land in New Mexico that has been used by their fa...

Sheep trailing, Heritage Days to be held this weekend in Bayfield

For 18 years, Bayfield has celebrated autumn and harvest-time with its Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing event. The Heritage Days kickoff event will be held at the South Street Gym...

Rose Chilcoat faces new felony charges for ‘endangering livestock’ in Utah

Chilcoat and husband plead not guilty, tell their side of story in blog post

Cattle ranchers sue to return country-of-origin labeling to meat

SPOKANE, Wash. – Ranchers on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, seeking to force meat to again be labeled if it’s produced in other countries and imported to the United States....

Gary Raymond Farmer, longtime Durango rancher, dies at 74

Gary Raymond Farmer, part of a long-time La Plata County ranching family,, died Thursday. He was 74. His wife, Jeanne Parks, said a memorial service will be held in Durango at the...

BLM to use interactive online map for travel-plan comments

Online system will allow public to view roads, trails in 3 regions

For brand inspector Chad Moore, horseback beats an office chair any day

In a county pasture awash in late fall sunlight and surrounded by the distant La Plata Mountains, Chad Moore ambles on horseback through a herd of slow-moving cattle. With the her...

James Ranch seeks county permit to grow business

Noise levels emerge as a touchy issue

Navajo woman’s woolly wish is granted in McElmo Canyon

Navajo woman, 96, spends time with sheep