HCN in the 1990s
BEYOND THE LORDS OF YESTERDAY
hen President Bill Clinton took office in January of 1992, the West’s “Big Three” industries of logging, ranching and mining — dubbed the “Lords of Yesterday” by historian Charles Wilkinson — were publisher Ed Marston began a decade-long dialogue with progressive ranchers like ranchers like Doc and Connie Hatfield of Brothers, Oregon, who pioneered sustainable grazing practices while selling beef to high-end urban markets.
