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After enforcement and lease termination, 12,863 acres of former grazing land move toward sovereign transfer — raising questions about sequencing, safeguards, and public trust transparency. Yanasa TV News When a grazing lease on state trust land becomes the subject of environmental enforcement, and that same land later appears in a state transfer program, the public…
Too Close for Comfort? Judge’s AGO Ties Spark Recusal Motion In February 2026, Wade and Teresa King — operating as King Ranch — filed a formal motion asking Grant County Superior Court to recuse or disqualify Judge Jennifer Richardson from presiding over their case against the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR). According to filings…
A temporary injunction, no permit, and a fight over whether a Private Membership Association is retail commerce — or something fundamentally different. Yanasa TV News Texas allows the sale of raw milk — but only inside a regulated permit system. Now the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is asking a Travis County judge…
How Lanesborough acknowledged, regulated, and taxed short-term rentals — then declared them impermissible under zoning law. Yanasa TV News In the Berkshire town of Lanesborough, a zoning enforcement case against Second Drop Farm has exposed a contradiction increasingly common in small towns across Massachusetts: local governments acknowledge, regulate, and tax short-term rentals — while simultaneously claiming they are…
What Happens to Administrative Courts After Jarkesy—and Why Farmers Should Pay Attention Yanasa TV News Most farmers never expect to find themselves debating constitutional law. They expect to argue yields, labor availability, weather, prices, and compliance checklists. When regulators show up, the assumption is usually the same: follow the process, answer the questions, fix what…
The Marion County case shows how small farms can comply with every rule — and still face shutdown pressure from neighbor complaints Yanasa TV News On January 20, 2026, county commissioners in Marion County approved a special use permit allowing a small “mini-farm” operation on a residentially zoned property outside Ocala. The applicants sought permission to keep…
Why planning-stage policy is where farms usually lose—and no one notices until it’s too late Yanasa TV News There is no rezoning notice taped to a fence post.No denied permit.No angry crowd at a county meeting—yet. What Union County is doing right now is quieter than that. And historically, far more consequential. Because once a rural…
When secrecy, NDAs, and “economic development” collide with water, power, and local consent, rural communities are left holding the bill. Yanasa TV News While residents of rural South Carolina were preparing for a winter storm in late January, something else was happening quietly inside county government. A vote. No public campaign.No clear explanation.And for many…
A closer look at American Prairie, public land grazing, and what ‘restoration’ means on paper. Yanasa TV News When the Bison Became the Headline The recent headline — “BLM kicks bison off the land” — is powerful, emotional, and incomplete. It suggests a familiar story: bureaucracy versus nature, regulation versus restoration, capitalism versus conservation. But once the…
Fallbrook homeowner says state agriculture agents entered his property, delivered a “spray, cut, or jail” ultimatum. Yanasa TV News A Fallbrook homeowner says state agriculture agents entered his property, delivered a “spray, cut, or jail” ultimatum, and brought California Highway Patrol to back it up. The state says aggressive action is necessary to stop a…