Montana’s Tracy Stone-Manning Confirmed to Lead BLM   

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The U.S. Senate recently voted 50-45 to approve the nomination of Montanan Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). In that post, she’ll oversee management of 12 percent of the United States’ landmass.   Stone-Manning, of Missoula, Montana, previously served as an advisor to Senator Jon Tester (D-MY) and as director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality […]

Public Lands Council Stands Ready to work with Stone-Manning

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After the Senate confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning as Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Public Lands Council (PLC) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed their eagerness to collaborate with the agency leader. “The BLM has been without Senate-confirmed leadership for multiple years, so today’s confirmation is an important step for an agency that manages hundreds of […]

Montana Cowboy Artist Showcased in National Exhibition and Sale 

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Montana artist Nate Wald joined some of the finest traditional cowboy artists for the 22nd Annual Traditional Cowboy Arts Exhibition and Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, October 1 – 2, 2021.  Showcasing the best of saddlemaking, bit and spur making, silversmithing, and rawhide braiding from the members of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA), the exhibition […]

North Dakota Stockmen’s Association Taps Officers and Directors 

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North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) members tapped 32-year member and New Rockford, North Dakota, cattleman Jeff Schafer for a second term as the organization’s president at the NDSA’s 92nd Annual Convention & Trade Show, “Getting it Done in ‘21,” September 25 in Fargo.  Schafer’s Rhein Valley Farm is a sixth-generation operation, with three of those generations currently operating the diversified […]