"Federal overreach on your private property is not an experience any farmer or rancher should ever have to face," said National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President and Nebraska cattleman Buck Wehrbein. "I am thankful that the Maudes can return to their family ranch and their normal life free from the looming threat of federal charges."
“The Maude family endured a living nightmare and for the first time in months, they can finally rest knowing that an overreaching federal government will no longer be trying to throw them in jail,” said Public Lands Council (PLC) President Tim Canterbury, a federal grazing permittee and Colorado rancher. “We are so thankful for the groundswell of support from the Trump administration, Secretary Rollins, and grassroots ranchers from around the country who rallied around the Maudes. PLC will continue fighting to make sure this situation never happens to another hardworking federal grazing permittee again. We are thrilled that Charles, Heather, and their children can return to regular life.”
On Wednesday, April 30, the Maude family attended a press conference on the steps of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Joining Secretary Rollins and the Maudes at the press conference was Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Senator Mike Rounds, Congressman Dusty Johnson, Governor Larry Rhoden, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane, and PLC Executive Director
Posted: May 2, 2025