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rancher

[ran-cher] / ˈræn tʃər /




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A couple of charming shots show them walking the site with rancher Ed Pozzi, who became one of their local champions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, herself a cattle rancher, said lowering grocery prices cannot come “at the expense of American producers.”

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

But US cattle and rancher groups have been resistant to importing more beef.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

The last documented California grizzly killed was hunted down in August 1922 by a Tulare County rancher named Jesse Agnew, who blamed his dead calves on the grizzly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Fulfilling a long- held desire to be a rancher, Howard bought it.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Many farmers and ranchers across the US say they are being hit from all sides.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The first is that miners abandoned some donkeys in the region during the gold rush; the second is that a group of ranchers drove over a population of burros from Death Valley in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

What Turner did for bison is now being done by smaller ranchers who see no conflict between margin and mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The animals’ success has delighted conservationists but frustrated some cattle ranchers, whose livelihood can become dinner for the endangered canids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

They incorporated Western dyes into their weaving, became silversmiths and ranchers, and now drive trucks while continuing to live in traditional dwellings.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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