One headline in the Salt Lake Tribune has stirred up the agricultural community across the West. It proclaims that hamburgers and cows are the culprits behind the droughts, and by eating fewer burgers, Americans could save the environment. Sound familiar? Last spring Ireland made international headlines with a plan to slaughter 200,000 cows to combat climate change. The farmers and ranchers in the mountain west know that cows can change landscapes, and if they’re responsibly grazed, they can change those landscapes for the better by building up soil resiliency and helping to promote biodiversity on ranchland. While cows have been the most recent environmental scapegoat, they...

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