• WATCH: Latest PLC Video Highlights a Fifth-Generation Montana Ranch

    WASHINGTON (May 5, 2023) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) recently released a new video in their “Range Reels” series, spotlighting the work of Montana rancher Chisholm Christensen and his family. The video debuted during PLC’s Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Christensen’s family has run cattle on both public and private lands for five generations, […]

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  • PLC Calls for Project Proposals to Strengthen Ranching on Public Lands

    WASHINGTON (April 11, 2023) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) has launched a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) to find research ideas designed to strengthen the long-term viability of livestock production on our nation’s public lands. Tailored to producer-designed research questions each year, the RFP for Fiscal Year 2024 focuses on key themes, including: Comparative […]

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  • NCBA and PLC Denounce BLM’s New Public Lands Rule

    WASHINGTON (March 30, 2023) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) expressed serious concern with the Bureau of Land Managment’s (BLM) proposed rule titled “Strengthening the Stewardship of America’s Public Lands” that would completely upend BLM’s multiple-use mandate and jeopardizes the agency’s ability to be a good partner to the […]

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  • Rancher Profile: Scott Stubbs

    Scott Stubbs is no stranger to hard work. From an early age, Scott threw himself into his family’s sheep business, learning the ropes from his father and grandfather. Scott shared that whether it was on the winter range or on the mountain, he grew up helping his dad work the farm and sheep. It comes […]

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  • Rancher Profile: Ron Cerri

    Ron Cerri’s ties to Nevada are deep – and not just because he is the 4th generation in Humboldt County, where he and his wife, Denise, own a family cow/calf ranch in Orovada. Cerri is currently serving his third term as a Humboldt County Commissioner, all while ranching at Orovada and in nearby Eureka County. As […]

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  • Rancher Profile: Vicki Olson

    Vicki Olson’s philosophy on ranching reflects deep family history paired with a strong vision for the future of the operation – and a love for the land that sounds very familiar to many grazing permittees. “Ranchers are here for the long-haul and we are here because we love what we do,” she says. Simple as […]

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  • PLC and Forest Service Sign MOU to Promote Grazing Allotment Cooperative Monitoring

    WASHINGTON (November 28, 2022) – Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to promote cooperative monitoring of grazing allotments on National Forest System lands. The MOU will help public lands ranchers and local Forest Service officials cooperate to […]

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  • Rancher Profile: Tim Canterbury

    Tim Canterbury has five generations of family history that guide his approach on his Fremont County ranch. When the ranch first began in 1879, it was a cow/calf operation that sold cattle and beef to miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado, historically famous for its popularity among gold miners and views of the Rocky Mountains. Tim […]

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  • PLC Honors Awardees from WY and CA, Appoints New Officers at Close of Annual Meeting

    Cody, Wyo. (September 2, 2022) – Last week, during their 54th Annual Meeting, the Public Lands Council (PLC) honored two individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to responsible stewardship of public lands. In addition to their colossal bank of ecological knowledge, both honorees share an unwavering commitment to fostering productive relationships between grazing permittees and local […]

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  • BLM Recognizes Ranchers for Exemplary Stewardship at Public Lands Council Meeting

    Cody, Wyo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recognized the outstanding contributions of two ranches with federal grazing permits for their work to manage, maintain, and restore the health of public rangelands across the West. For many years, BLM has announced the recipients of the Rangeland Stewardship Award and the Sagebrush-Steppe Award at […]

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  • Court Grants Agriculture Coalition Intervention in Gray Wolf Lawsuit

    WASHINGTON (August 25, 2022) – Yesterday, the Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and other agriculture coalition members commended a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that will allow the coalition to intervene in the case Defenders of Wildlife v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and […]

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  • Rancher Profile: Dan Anderson

    Planting Roots   The Anderson family hails from South Dakota with deep roots in the area and its rich agricultural history. As Dan Anderson tells it, his grandparents came to the United States in the early 1900s, and in 1959, Dan’s parents purchased the ranch that continues to sustain the family to this day.   The family […]

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  • Biden NEPA Framework Compromises Environmental, Economic Goals

    WASHINGTON (April 19, 2022) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) and The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) today expressed concern that the Biden administration’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule undermines progress made over the last several years at a time when efficient regulatory processes are critical to environmental and economic sustainability. “When it comes […]

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  • PLC Now Accepting FY23 Grant Proposals

    WASHINGTON (APRIL 12, 2022) – The application period is now open for Fiscal Year 2023 grants from the Public Lands Council. PLC’s grant program offers funding on a competitive basis to projects that can equip public lands ranchers and land managers with information to help advance and improve the future of grazing on federal lands. Priorities […]

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  • PLC and NCBA Welcome Expansion of ELAP

    WASHINGTON (April 1, 2022) – The Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) welcome the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to expand the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) to cover a portion of the costs incurred from the transportation of livestock to feed sources. “Western ranchers experience […]

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