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U.S. sheep ranchers are struggling but domestic lamb consumption is up. As it stands now, the country imports more than 70% of the lamb it consumes.

Last year, Wyoming lost 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the Mountain West, more than seven million acres have disappeared in the past decade, mostly in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico.

In 2020, Nikyle Begay started Rainbow Fiber Co-Op, a wool co-op intended to protect ancestral flocks on Navajo Nation and to help other Navajo shepherds get fair prices for their wool.

Grey wolves are one of the most controversial animals in the West, and how you can manage the species depends on what state you're in. Along the Colorado-Wyoming border, that friction is part of daily life.

Raising sheep is a way of life for many people in the Navajo Nation, but historic drought, grazing restrictions and development threaten that livelihood. There are some younger people, though, speaking out and finding ways to pass on the tradition.

A new survey of farmers and ranchers found they mainly trust local agencies and have not taken much advantage of state and federal payout programs.

Several recent conflicts over public lands access have made headlines in our region. One of those cases involves a practice called corner crossing, and it could determine whether recreationists can access millions of acres.

The latest Utah news for Friday morning, April 8, 2022

Across the West, women are changing the ways land and livestock are managed.

Across the West, women are changing the ways land and livestock are managed. Ashley Ahearn saddled up for the Mountain West News Bureau to chronicle their big dreams – and daily challenges. This is the second story of a three-part series.

Across the West, women are changing the ways land and livestock are managed. Ashley Ahearn saddled up for the Mountain West News Bureau to chronicle their big dreams – and daily challenges. This is the first story of a three-part series.

The pandemic has beef markets on a roller coaster, and Shohone, Idaho's Amie Taber is among the ranchers along for the ride.