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Ranching

Ron DeSantis next to a lab-grown chicken sandwich. | Illustration: Lex Villena; Michele Eve Sandberg

Protectionism

A Federal Judge Greenlights a Lawsuit That Claims Florida's Ban on Lab-Grown Meat Is Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker says Upside Foods has plausibly alleged that the law's protectionism violates the "dormant" Commerce Clause.

Jacob Sullum | 4.28.2025 3:20 PM

A farm animal wearing a tracking device | Photo: Louise John, PERC

Technology

Virtual Fencing Can Help Buffalo Roam and Antelope Play

Hundreds of thousands of miles of fences ensnare and sometimes kill wild animals. GPS technology offers an alternative.

Ronald Bailey | 4.24.2025 6:00 AM

Cows with ear tags | imageBROKER/alimdi / Arterra/Newscom

Big Government

The Government Wants To Track Your Steak

A proposed USDA rule would require RFID tagging of all cattle and bison that move across state lines.

C. Jarrett Dieterle | 6.22.2024 7:00 AM

Governor Kay Ivey | William Frye/ZUMA Press; Just Eat, Inc./Newscom

Food Freedom

Alabama Governor Signs Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-grown meat bans don't protect consumers, but they do protect ranchers and farmers from competition.

Emma Camp | 5.14.2024 10:56 AM

Wyoming | Sergio Pitamitz/robertharding/Newscom

Food Freedom

New Wyoming Law Lets Local Ranchers Sell Cuts of Meat Directly to Consumers

Wyoming’s first-and-best-in-the-nation food freedom law just keeps getting better.

Baylen Linnekin | 4.4.2020 8:30 AM

westendrf419725 | WWW.ALUNRICHARDSON.CO.UK Westend61/Newscom

Bureau of Land Management

The Feds Have Been Warehousing Wild Horses in Efforts to Preserve Them

A wild-animal preservation program has become a scheme for corralling captive beasts that bother cattle ranchers.

J.D. Tuccille | 4.30.2019 6:00 AM

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Policy

The Absurdly Harsh Penalties That Sparked the Oregon Rancher Protest

A federal judge rejected mandatory minimums for Dwight and Steven Hammond as unconstitutional; an appeals court disagreed.

Jacob Sullum | 1.4.2016 7:00 AM

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Policy

Wyoming Farmer Sues EPA Over $16 Million in Potential Fines Over Building Drinking Water Pond for His Livestock

Brian Doherty | 8.28.2015 2:23 PM

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Policy

Cattle Ranchers vs. The Feds: "You don't just come into a ranch and say I'm going to run it."

Alex Manning | 5.12.2015 11:54 AM

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