Resources for commenting on the BLM Rule
SACPA has created a webpage full of resources to help our member comment on the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed “conservation and land health” rule. Click here to view the page
Environmental Regulation
Agitators demand 2 MM acres in AZ/NM — for jaguars
You just have to read this article. The arrogance and abrasive disregard for rural communities is unfathomable, and so is the number of lies the Defenders of Wildlife is telling about the history of jaguars in Arizona and New Mexico. Remember, NO naturally occurring female jaguar has been documented in New Mexico–EVER. Not in the […]
SACPA supports O’Haco for AZ Game Commission
SACPA sent a letter to Governor Ducey recommending Jim O’Haco for our next Arizona Game and Fish Commissioner appointment. View the letter
Sign NCBA’s Petition Opposing SEC Regulation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a new regulation that would give the financial agency authority over environmental regulation. The proposed rule is part of the Democrat Party’s “Green New Deal.” The rule requires all publicly traded companies to report all the greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains. Ultimately, this would require ranchers […]
Litigation industry attacks 24 So. AZ grazing allotments
On February 28, 2022, the Center for Biological Diversity and The Audubon Society filed a 60-day Notice of Intent to sue the Coronado National Forest and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It appears their legal staff is attempting to file a suit that would prohibit the affected grazing permittees from intervening in their self […]
Update -NM: 65 head of cattle gunned down in CBD lawsuit settlement
65 head of cattle shot from a helicopter in New Mexico appear to have been gunned down by the US Forest Service under pressure from the Center for Biological Diversity, with whom the agency reached a settlement agreement. More information here. Update: New Mexico Cattle Growers Association and New Mexico Federal Land Council Sue US […]
Democrats introduce “Voluntary” Grazing Permit Retirement Act
According to msn.com, over the past year in Phoenix, …inflation rose 10.9 percent. That means that Phoenix residents paid about 16 percent more for meat, poultry and eggs, 6.5 percent more for milk, and 13 percent more for fruits and vegetables. It also cost 15.5 percent more to put clothes on their backs. With food […]
Study Confirms 2 Jaguars killed in AZ in 1960’s were Imported from Belize
A new study has been published in the Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, Babb et al. (2022) “Updates of Historic and Contemporary Records of Jaguars (Panthera onca) from Arizona.” The authors confirm the most highly contested findings of the literature review that SACPA conducted and first submitted, with full citations, in comments to […]
SACPA Comments on USFWS Draft Jaguar Recovery Plan
SACPA, together with an informal coalition of public and private organizations, has submitted comments in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s December 20, 2016 Jaguar Draft Recovery Plan. Click here to view SACPA’s comments. Please help cover the cost of these comments. To keep your SACPA dues at the bargain basement price of $25 […]
Video: Arizona Cattlemen’s Association 2015-16
This less-than 15-minute video was shown at the Arizona Cattle Growers Association’s 2016 convention. It highlights the ACGA’s accomplishments. We are tremendously blessed to have this outstanding organization working for us! If you are not already a member it is time to join. ACGA offers a variety of membership categories to suit your individual needs. **View the 2016 Video […]