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Sustainable Cowboys or Welfare Ranchers of the American West?

By Vickery Eckhoff, February 12, 2015 // 100 Comments

Five hundred million dollars[1]. That’s what 21,000[2] ranchers who graze their livestock on America’s iconic western rangelands are estimated to have cost US taxpayers... [View more]

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The Media Adores Ranchers. Here’s Why They Shouldn’t.

By Vickery Eckhoff, February 7, 2015 // 41 Comments

The US livestock industry has enormous economic and political clout. But news reports consistently highlight a small segment of it — ranchers grazing livestock on... [View more]

Rated: F

Article Review:

"Why You Really Should (But Really Can't) Eat Horse Meat"

the Guardian - Jan 09, 2015

Guardian’s Wild Horse Meat Story Contains 92% Beef

By Vickery Eckhoff, January 27, 2015 // 21 Comments

Caty Enders handed the reins of her wild horse article to meat industry suppliers and sources. Hidden economic conflicts of interest — and significant errors — ensued.

Rated: D

Article Review:

"Actually, Raising Beef Is Good For The Planet"

Wall Street Journal - Dec 19, 2014

Grass-Fraud Beef

By James McWilliams, January 6, 2015 // 7 Comments

In her recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, “Actually, Raising Beef Is Good For The Planet,” Nicolette Hahn Niman, a self-described vegetarian rancher, argues that raising cattle has environmental consequences that have been exaggerated by mainstream science and the... [View more]