Exec Update

We are drawing May to a close and preparing for our upcoming summer meeting, while post-primary elections have also arrived. Our political faces in the state will change, as we saw some incumbents paired against each other in the redistricting and districts with no incumbents in the races. The general election will determine the final landscape of Idaho politics, but for now we can take a time of relief from campaigning.

This week, I will be in the office in Boise, as well as across the state at meetings. Additionally, I will be in Pocatello for the Jr High Rodeo Finals, stop in and visit if you are in the area- although my kids competition will be my focus, there is plenty of downtime at an all-day rodeo event to chat all things cattle.

--Cameron Mulrony

Executive Vice President

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Utah agrees to Bears Ears land swap

Utah officials this week approved a deal that would swap 161,000 acres of state lands inside the Bears Ears National Monument for federal parcels elsewhere, a move that comes even as the state continues to weigh a legal challenge of the site's 1.36-million-acre footprint.

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Pasture and rangeland conditions the lowest level this century

Pasture and rangeland conditions across the U.S. have reached the lowest level this century. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey shares some notable state ratings after a year of drought.

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