State Fires charring US West range set up ranchers for hardship By MATTHEW BROWN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press Aug 12, 2021 LAME DEER, Mont. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through eastern Montana and elsewhere in the U.S. West are devouring vast areas of rangeland that ca…
State 2 California wolf packs produced pups in 2021 Updated Apr 13, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two state wolf packs produced pups this year, according to a new report by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Other Voices Farmers and ranchers need support during drought By Karen Ross and David Shabazian, special to CalMatters Jun 22, 2021 While California is known for its world-famous entertainment industry and ever-transforming tech sector, agriculture is the often-overlooked b…
State Featured State not facing meat shortage but supply chain strained By Eli Walsh Bay City News Service May 6, 2020 California is not likely to suffer a beef shortage as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic but the industry’s processing plants and d…
Coronavirus Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Mar 25, 2020 DUFUR, Ore. (AP) — The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America's urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponenti…
Bay Area Landowner arrested for allegedly killing cows over dispute Updated Apr 13, 2025 GILROY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in the East Bay have arrested a man who allegedly shot to death and buried 11 cows earlier this summer amid …
Bay Area Hundreds of dead cattle lead to California rancher’s arrest The Associated PressUpdated Mar 21, 2018 Â