Wyoming farms and ranches earned $29.1 million from agritourism and recreational activities in 2017, more than double the 2012 total. This ranks sixth in the U.S. and is quite remarkable considering Wyoming’s population is a fraction of the top five agritourism states of Texas, California, Colorado, Virginia, and New York.
The White House's plan would allow conservationists and others to lease federally owned land to restore it, much the same way oil companies buy leases to drill and ranchers pay to graze cattle.