Ranchers are having a really hard time these days. They’ve got more drought, more conflict, expensive land, high rates of... more

We follow the cow’s journey from the mountain pasture to the feedlot and eventually the slaughterhouse. Along the way, we... more

We head to Wyoming’s Red Desert - and hear the history of the 19th century range wars. They led to... more

The history of how we brought the pastoral cow to live on the arid lands of the west is a... more

The Abeyta family has been driving sheep down from the mountains of southern Colorado for generations. But it hasn’t been... more

The Rolling Stone: The Modern West is re-sharing our ranching series The Great Individualist. This time, we explore our deep... more

We're back with a new season of Modern West. Listen to the first episode of The Great Individualist Reboot now!

It's a new season of the Great Individualist - new episode premieres on August 21st.

Wyoming is known as the “equality state” because it was the first in the nation to pass women’s suffrage. And... more

Meet Iva, an innovative teacher conducting scientific research with her middle schoolers on the Wind River Reservation. They even set... more