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Crossing the Divide in Malta
Essays written by Courtney White, originally published in Headwaters News.
Headwaters News Website
Ranchers, ecologists join forces to preserve economy, ecology in the coming 'Age of Consequences'.
Excerpt:
"A few years ago, while speaking to a roomful of ranchers in remote Malta, Mont., I was struck by the issue of bridging divides.
"It happened during the roundtable discussion that followed the presentations. The first divide was a logical one - the ranchers' concern for the next generation. They said their children felt an irresistable pull and an undeniable push - the pull of better pay and different careers in big cities, as well as the push of diminishing prospects at home.
"The list of challenges confronting the next generation was a familiar one: the rising costs of production; decreasing opportunities for off-ranch jobs; the commodity beef 'bottleneck' created by the near-monopoly of the national meat packing corporations; and a low-grade conflict between the 'Old' and 'New' West as the homes of urban emigrants began dotting the rolling hills south of town..."
Crossing the Divide in Malta pdf size: 0.09mb
Headwaters News Website
Ranchers, ecologists join forces to preserve economy, ecology in the coming 'Age of Consequences'.
Excerpt:
"A few years ago, while speaking to a roomful of ranchers in remote Malta, Mont., I was struck by the issue of bridging divides.
"It happened during the roundtable discussion that followed the presentations. The first divide was a logical one - the ranchers' concern for the next generation. They said their children felt an irresistable pull and an undeniable push - the pull of better pay and different careers in big cities, as well as the push of diminishing prospects at home.
"The list of challenges confronting the next generation was a familiar one: the rising costs of production; decreasing opportunities for off-ranch jobs; the commodity beef 'bottleneck' created by the near-monopoly of the national meat packing corporations; and a low-grade conflict between the 'Old' and 'New' West as the homes of urban emigrants began dotting the rolling hills south of town..."
Crossing the Divide in Malta pdf size: 0.09mb