World & Nation
The ecologically fragile Sand Hills of Nebraska--grassy dunes that sprawl across much of that state’s midsection--offer only marginal growing land for crops.
Jan. 5, 1986
California
Several California meatpacking companies that supplied beef to the National School Lunch Program have reached a $3.1-million settlement over allegations of abusive treatment of cattle and other issues.
Nov. 27, 2013
Meatpacking firms reach settlement on animal cruelty charges
The wife of an internationally known cattleman got a ransom note demanding $1 million after her husband disappeared, authorities have disclosed.
April 1, 1994
Politics
--From the day her first-grade teacher taped her mouth shut for talking too much, Jo Ann Smith has had something to say--but now she speaks for 230,000 American ranchers.
Jan. 31, 1985
LAS VEGAS -- Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s armed standoff against the federal government over grazing rights was back at high pitch Friday when the cattleman’s family marched into Las Vegas Metropolitan Police headquarters here, demanding that local law enforcement open an investigation into the Bureau of Land Management.
May 2, 2014
The conflict between cattleman Cliven Bundy and the federal Bureau of Land Management has attracted scores of self-styled militiamen who tote semiautomatic guns and share his antigovernment views.
April 24, 2014
Real Estate
Built for a lumber baron, it was fit for a lord.
Oct. 4, 1998
Food
Tatou’s going to Disneyland!
March 9, 1995
Ranchers are worried that a Supreme Court ruling Monday upholding new rules for grazing on federal lands could turn their livelihood into just another piece of the West’s colorful history.
May 16, 2000