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However, there was significant pushback to the initiative from ranchers and farmers who feared that wolves would eat their livestock.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Some of the most outspoken critics have been ranchers, who’ve already lost dozens of animals to the predators, and big-game hunters and outfitters, who worry about the effects those wolves will have on deer and elk populations.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
The goal is to reinvigorate the fraternal organization that was once popular with Ramona’s farmers, ranchers, vineyard operators and others with a connection to agriculture.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
American ranches exiting the business due to bankruptcy, no replacement for the elderly rancher, drought, natural disasters, or land prices creating a higher ROI than farming or ranching are the main culprits.
—Tim Clark, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Some of the most outspoken critics have been ranchers, who’ve already lost dozens of animals to the predators, and big-game hunters and outfitters, who worry about the effects those wolves will have on deer and elk populations.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
The goal is to reinvigorate the fraternal organization that was once popular with Ramona’s farmers, ranchers, vineyard operators and others with a connection to agriculture.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
American ranches exiting the business due to bankruptcy, no replacement for the elderly rancher, drought, natural disasters, or land prices creating a higher ROI than farming or ranching are the main culprits.
—Tim Clark, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancher. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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rancher
noun
ranch·er
ˈran-chər 
: a person who owns or works on a ranch
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