Ford donation irks ranchers; $5 million contribution to Audubon group costs Ford sales among western U.S. land interests.(Brief Article)

Ford Motor Co. ads show cowboys proudly using the company's pickups. But a growing number of cowboys out West are angry enough with Ford to start driving Chevrolets.

Ranchers, loggers, miners and agricultural business interests are protesting Ford's environmental attitudes, specifically, a $5 million contribution to the National Audubon Society.

On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Ford dispatched two executives to Arizona to meet with three agricultural associations. One of the groups represents 4,000 elected or appointed agricultural and natural resource officials in 16 states and Guam.

Ford is embroiled in a passionate and divisive debate in the West over land …