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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, October 10, 2024
A Bayer subsidiary has agreed to pay $7.8 million to further conservation of wildlife, particularly the greater sage-grouse, settling a lawsuit that challenged approval of phosphate mining near Soda Springs, Idaho.
Farmers fear a proposed rule would limit them from using land on National Wildlife Refuges for agricultural purposes, though some environmental advocates are lauding the measure as a way to protect these wildlife habitats from the impacts of climate change.
A just-announced Bureau of Land Management effort to revise grazing regulations is already sparking sharp disagreements between ranching supporters, who welcome it as common-sense reform, and opponents, who say BLM is favoring the needs of cattle over the environment.
The Bureau of Land Management did not adequately consider the science behind management plans covering millions of acres of greater sage grouse habitat in Western states, a federal judge in Idaho ruled Wednesday, halting implementation of the plans.