Cow Dust and Cattle Country

May 07 2024 13 ep. 38 mins 1

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This is a podcast about ranching rights, cowboys, cattle, wildlife, the land government overreach, pseudo environmentalism and its effects on small ranch families and your food supply. It doesn’t even have a podcast category that fits it below. It’s about Agriculture and stewardship, and small family ranchers. patreon.com/CowDustandCattleCountry

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Black Range Tales, Mandy Lou, The Rawhiders Come to New Mexico

May 07 2024 30 mins

Black Range Tales, Sixty Years of Life and Adventure in the Southwest. James A. McKenna Mandy Lou The Rawhiders Come to New Mexico Today I am reading a chapter from a book carried in local Museums, the author was a prospector in Hillsboro NM in 1888 about the time this story takes place. Why did I choose it, the last part of the story will tell you. Hope you enjoy it.

Firsthand Account of Ranchers Dealing with Wolf Imposed Disaster

Apr 28 2024 45 mins

Today we were joined by Megan Richardson from the Slash Ranch. She will give us a rundown on what it has been like to have no wolf mitigation since the new Settlement between Environmental Organizations and the USFWS. A settlement that effectively revoked the 10J part of the Mexican wolf recovery plan that ensures ranchers are given mitigation tools and removals for multiple and ch

Buckle Up Colorado, The Wolf Is at Your Door.

Apr 04 2024 24 mins

Western Watershed are they distorting the truth and maligning southwest ranchers. The things I have experienced and seen over the years has me questioning their methods. Colorado ranchers have no idea of the giant pile of doo doo they can expect if they think their wolf program will be ethical and support their operations. NM ranchers, still going and surviving, even after being

Heritage Waters Coalition, presents Wild and Scenic Rivers and What it Means to NM Farmers and Ranchers

Jun 19 2023 43 mins

Hayden Forward presents the Heritage Waters Coalition analysis of Senator Martin Heinrich's Bill to apply WSR status to the San Francisco and Gila Rivers. Heritage Waters Coalition Ranchers Have Rights [email protected]

Talking to Welda Grider about whether the government agencies can be held to their word

Jun 14 2023 49 mins

Please excuse our recording quality this episode, when you get three grandmas in the discussion, there's going to be some giggling, dogs and kids. But the content is in the mix so take a listen. ✯✯✯ Hearing Notice ✯✯✯ US House Committee on Natural Resources Federal Lands Subcommittee Legislative Hearing – Thursday, June 15, 2023 On Thursday, June 15, 2023, at

Covering the Supreme Court ruling on Sakett v. EPA and the BLM’s proposed Conservation and Landscape Health rules

Jun 05 2023 49 mins

Howard Hutchinson from AZNM Coalition of Counties joins us to go over the coalitions work on the BLM's attempt to rewrite law and history to the detriment of multiple users of BLM lands. But first an update on Sakett V. EPA the recent win in the US Supreme Court and what it means for property owners across the country trying to curtail government overreach. Comments on the propose

Upcoming Episodes and Podcast Agenda

Apr 30 2023 34 mins

We've had a short hiatus during a lot of catch-up ranch work and a really unfortunate accident that is going to be ok with time. With the evolution of the podcast we want to discuss where we are going and pursue some new ideas. Resources Wildlife Livestock Conflict Resolution Act Public Rangeland Improvement Act Taylor Grazing Act Federal Lands Management and Policy Act BLM and Int

The Endangered Species Act, where it is, where it was and where it’s going.

Apr 12 2023 30 mins

Have you ever wondered why your small rural town or community is so broke. Well we have some answers for you. Unfortunately, one US law has the authority to completely ignore all your constitutional rights. Rights the urban centers take for granted.

Surviving the Mexican Wolf Program, barely

Apr 03 2023 50 mins

Twenty-five Years into the Mexican Wolf recovery program, and it's been a ride. We will use this episode to scratch the surface of how wolves have impacted ranchers in the southwest, the way they are managed and our personal experiences with surviving in ranching with these animals on the landscape.

What’s Up With That Grazing Permit

Mar 27 2023 53 mins

Where do ranchers get their rights on federally administered land? It might surprise you. It sure would surprise the USFS if they actually read the law and their own regulations. Carolyn takes the reigns and points out how The Homestead Act, The Stockraising Homestead Act, The Congress, and The President were all instrumental in ensuring Ranchers Have Rights.