Author: Rachel Gabel

Terry Fankhauser came to Denver to join the staff at the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association in 2000, a ranch kid from Kansas nearly straight out of K-State. His family ranch, established in 1906, is in Madison, Kansas, near the Verdigris River south of Emporia. CCA was established in 1867, and is the nation’s oldest cattlemen’s organization,…

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have apologized for the lack of transparency and communication with local officials and ranchers about the wolf release. They have promised to mend the proverbial fences. They have been made aware that private gates have been closed to them. They have sat through SMART Act hearings where legislators grilled them.…

Cory Gaines is a member of the Northeastern Junior College faculty and makes his home in rural Colorado. He’s not from agriculture, but he has an interest in it and his efforts to learn more are laudable. It’s not an easy task in a state where the ag industry is as diverse as in Colorado.…

The Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule allowing for Natural Asset Companies to be traded on the NYSE is reckless and politically motivated, exactly the opposite of the purpose of the SEC. The management of public lands ought not be for sale. The SEC was created by Congress to ensure transparency, fair prices for trading,…

California’s Proposition 12 is fully enacted, requiring that all pork sold in the state come from sows housed according to the standards set forth by the proposition. This has forced the entire pork industry to pivot, investing millions of dollars to meet the space requirements. When hogs leave the farm and enter the food supply,…