{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"How a Fence Line Dispute Almost Tore a Family Apart - Charles & Heather Maude | #104","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/13984150\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":7813,"description":"Charles and Heather Maude are fifth-generation ranchers in South Dakota who farm home raised beef and pork direct-to-consumer. In this episode they describe their family history on the land, their early lives in agriculture, and the events that led to a criminal indictment by the United States Forest Service over a disputed boundary fence.\nThe episode documents their personal background, the mechanics of Western land use, and a detailed account of how a civil land issue escalated into a federal criminal case.\nKey TopicsFederal criminal indictment over a land disputeHow the case escalated from civil to criminalLegal strategy and case dismissalImpact on family, finances, and rightsPrecedent for ranchers and landowners\nWhat You'll LearnHow a ranching family faced and beat a federal criminal indictmentHow a routine land boundary issue escalated into criminal chargesHow federal land enforcement works in practice for ranchersThe personal, financial, and legal costs of a criminal caseWhy this case matters for landowners and producers\nConnect with Charles & Heather\nWebsite\nInstagram\nFacebook\nTimestamps\n00:00:00 Why this story matters\n00:03:00 Heather’s ranch upbringing\n00:09:00 Charles’s family land history\n00:15:00 Growing up ranching\n00:24:00 Marriage and the Atlas Blizzard\n00:33:00 Ranch community and shared labor\n00:35:00 Forest Service fence dispute begins\n00:41:00 Meetings with federal officials\n00:52:00 Civil dispute turns criminal\n01:05:00 Impact of the indictment\n01:22:00 Washington D.C. and case dismissal\n01:27:00 Media and political pressure\n01:34:00 Precedent for landowners\n01:50:00 Land stewardship and politics\n02:08:00 Final reflections","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/al8BwjjnR2m8I-3vEq0Iyx2E0FqQ9QB0aLPF4D6flnY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzE3/NmFmYjZiNmRkZDdm/Y2MwYzk5ZjI5ZjRj/YzgwZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}