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Preserving Ranch Lands in Pima County: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsSayre, Nathan F (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created2000-09
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A companion to the Preliminary Ranch Conservation Element, this report brings together leaders in the area of ranch conservation and compiles their expert writings on ecological and economic sustainability in ranching.

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Ranching Within Pima County - Ranch Tradition and Conservation in the Altar Valley Area: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsChilton, Susan E. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces…

The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces millions of pounds of beef a year.