Back in November, the USDA and the Department of the Interior announced a partnership promising something many Western cattle producers haven’t heard in years: more opportunity for grazing on public lands, not less.

The difference between a fair easement and a long-term problem often comes down to easement terms that get overlooked. Estate planning, financial planning and other long-term strategies often get the most attention in discussions about keeping a ranch intact for the next generation – and for good reasons; those tools are critical to ensuring an operation can transition smoothly.

Mindy Anderson spoke at the America’s Grasslands Conference in Kearney, Nebraska, about the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation's efforts to start a conservation easement program.

The Coombe Family of Thunder View Farms is passionate about preserving the land while creating a sustainable and profitable beef business.

If you own or lease any amount of rural land for livestock or crop production, then you have likely encountered obstacles arising from the division of the surface and mineral estates and the impact that can have on your use of the land.

The interests of waterfowl and cattle have a shocking number of similarities. What is good for the ducks is often good for the cattle and vice versa.

Managing the land after the funeral – you have choices to make now.