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Nearly $350,000 will be paid out to Colorado ranchers whose livestock were killed or harmed by wolves last year. It鈥檚 key part of the state鈥檚 wolf reintroduction program, and KUNC investigative reporter Scott Franz has been looking into it. We'll hear from Scott on reimbursing ranchers when wolves kill their livestock, today on In the NoCo.

More than 180 cattle have gone missing in the San Juans last year. Investigators believe cattle rustlers may be behind the incidents.

Farmers and ranchers face stressful challenges every day: From hail and drought to financial pressures. A new film explores those issues, and looks at why farmers don鈥檛 always ask for help. 鈥淟egacy鈥� screens this weekend at the Breckenridge Film Festival. We talk with the film鈥檚 director talks about possible solutions for this silent epidemic.

Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River water.

Colorado鈥檚 new wolves are drawing a big following 鈥� not without some controversy. Today on In The NoCo, KUNC鈥檚 Scott Franz discusses recent wolf milestones and tension on the Western Slope, and whether wolves might one day become a tourist attraction.

New research shows cattle grazing can coexist with one of the most iconic and threatened birds in the West.

Last year, Wyoming lost 500,000 acres of farm and ranch land, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the Mountain West, more than seven million acres have disappeared in the past decade, mostly in Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico.

Farm and ranch lands across the West face many threats 鈥� like inflation and outside development. But the federal government is working with agricultural producers to preserve open space and the benefits it provides.

The Bureau of Land Management will extend the public comment period through July 5 on a proposal to elevate conservation on its lands. The announcement follows significant pushback from conservatives, energy companies and ranchers in the Mountain West

Hundreds of people gathered at the state capitol on Friday to show support for a Black rancher and his wife who have clashed with the local sheriff鈥檚 office outside of Colorado Springs.