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Rancher Profile: Tim Canterbury

Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/11/2022

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…
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Rancher Profile: Matt McElligott

Posted by Public Lands Council on 07/08/2022

Matt McElligott has family ties to agriculture that go back well over a century. Starting out in Kansas, his family began ranching in the 1800s, eventually homesteading in Eastern…
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Rancher Profile: Dan Anderson

Posted by Public Lands Council on 06/17/2022

Planting Roots The Anderson family hails from South Dakota with deep roots in the area and its rich agricultural history….
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Rancher Profile: Niels Hansen

Posted by Public Lands Council on 01/28/2022

The great American West was built upon the ideals of hard work, perseverance, and tradition. It’s these same principles that serve as the foundation for so many families who…
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Rancher Profile: Mark Roeber

Posted by Public Lands Council on 05/01/2020

Those who have had the opportunity to marvel at the foot of the geographic feat truly understand the beauty of the West Elk Mountain range in Colorado. Winding trails…
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Rancher Profile: Bob Skinner

Posted by Public Lands Council on 06/15/2016

Bob Skinner’s ranch was homesteaded by his Great Great Grandfather in 1863, and now has its seventh generation involved in ranching…
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Rancher Profile: Dave Eliason

Posted by Public Lands Council on 03/21/2016

A fifth-generation rancher, Dave Eliason works with his family to run cattle in both Idaho and Utah on private and public lands, and has long been a…
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Rancher Profile: JJ Goicoechea

Posted by Public Lands Council on 11/02/2015

In north-central Nevada, JJ Goicoechea can be found taking his two young daughters down to the water to see the sage grouse nesting or bald eagles circling in the…
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Rancher Profile: Joe Guild

Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/22/2015

Joe Guild’s path to ranching may have started initially with family tradition, but he leverages his education on behalf of the ranching community. “What’s really interesting about public land ranchers…
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Rancher Profile: Brenda Richards

Posted by Public Lands Council on 10/22/2015

Brenda Richards knows the value of hard work. Growing up around agriculture as a child, she raised and managed a small herd of sheep, using the profits to pay…
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Rancher Profile: John O’Keeffe

Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/11/2015

John O’Keeffe’s family has ranched in the rangelands of Lake County, Oregon since they emigrated from Ireland in the early 1900s. Now, John runs his cattle ranch with his…
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Rancher Profile: Robbie LeValley

Posted by Public Lands Council on 09/11/2015

Robbie LeValley’s cow-calf operation in western Colorado is run by her family—and has been for four generations. Her two sons will be the fifth generation to ranch the lands. Robbie’s…
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