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Water is becoming the hard limit on U.S. ranches

With drought tightening supply and diesel driving up the cost of every mile, the real risk on most ranches isn’t running out of water – it’s not knowing you’re already losing it.

June 9, 2026

Andrew Coppin

Across much of the U.S., ranchers are dealing with a shift that’s been building for years: The patterns they’ve relied on are changing.

It just comes natural: How Country Natural Beef sets its producers up for success

September 16, 2025

Tyrell Marchant

Leave the land better than you found it. That’s the charge given to the ranchers who are members of Country Natural Beef.

Build a functional grazing plan

A properly formed grazing plan is so much more than a simple to-do list. It can be a custom-built framework to increase your ranch’s productivity and profitability for years to come.

July 22, 2025

DelRae Ferguson

Taking care of the land doesn’t just happen. It takes patience, planning and a willingness to adapt to change as it happens.

Pioneers of today

July 8, 2025

Cassidy Woolsey

Whether it’s a developing a mitigation plan, modernizing water infrastructure, understanding how a changing climate impacts water resources or getting involved and making sure legislators know just have important this resource is, they are all pioneering efforts for tomorrow.

Gov. Brad Little highlights American Falls Dam and Magic Valley water infrastructure projects

In June, Gov. Brad Little highlighted the importance of major water infrastructure investments aimed at helping canal companies, irrigation districts, cities and other partners modernize and sustain critical water systems.

June 26, 2025

Cassidy Woolsey

On June 16, Gov. Brad Little and Idaho Water Resource Board (IWRB) Chairman Jeff Raybould visited American Falls Dam and the Highline Canal south of Buhl to highlight two major projects funded through the state’s Modernizing Water Infrastructure grant.

From conflict to collaboration

September 9, 2024

Cassidy Woolsey

While chatting with a grower recently, he shared a saying he once heard: “You can mess with a guy’s wife, but you can’t mess with his water.” Depending on your sense of humor, that saying might come across as a bit crude, but I use it because it paints a picture of the realities of Western water disputes.

Finding balance: Idaho’s water challenges and potential solutions

Idaho growers share their frustration over water curtailment during a year of excess water, stressing the need for better distribution management and urging long-term solutions to avoid future challenges.

August 26, 2024

Cassidy Woolsey

“I’m getting fatigued on the problem. I want to focus on solutions,” says Jake Stander, a fifth-generation grower near Blackfoot.

Understanding water management challenges in Idaho’s Treasure Valley

The Treasure Valley faces water management challenges due to urbanization's impact on drain flows, with the Treasure Valley Water Supply Project providing innovative solutions to understand and manage these changes.

July 31, 2024

Cassidy Woolsey

The Idaho Water Users Association (IWUA) midyear meeting in June highlighted significant water management challenges and innovative solutions in the Treasure Valley.

Buying some time

July 8, 2024

Cassidy Woolsey

While this agreement is a significant step forward, it does not address the underlying issues in managing the aquifer. It merely buys some time for the state to formulate a more practical and effective management strategy before we find ourselves in a similar situation in the next growing season.

How did we get here? Idaho Water Users Association addresses ESPA water issue

June 19, 2024

Cassidy Woolsey

On June 10-11, the Idaho Water Users Association held its midyear meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho, where a key presentation addressed the contentious issue of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA).

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Water is becoming the hard limit on U.S. ranches

It just comes natural: How Country Natural Beef sets its producers up for success

Build a functional grazing plan

Pioneers of today

Gov. Brad Little highlights American Falls Dam and Magic Valley water infrastructure projects

From conflict to collaboration

Finding balance: Idaho’s water challenges and potential solutions

Understanding water management challenges in Idaho’s Treasure Valley

Buying some time

How did we get here? Idaho Water Users Association addresses ESPA water issue

Ranchers navigate tough grazing decisions amid drought

Water is becoming the hard limit on U.S. ranches

Preweaned calf rumen development: How it shapes heifer growth and future milk production

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