USDA proposes regulations to expand grazing access

The USDA has proposed updating its regulations for national forests and grasslands to reflect a policy of expanding access to livestock grazing on public lands. The regulatory revisions are intended to implement the USDA’s joint “grazing action plan” with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which aims to “fortify the American beef Industry.” The changes are meant to align the U.S. Forest Service’s grazing regulations with the BLM’s on such issues as assessing the viability of restoring grazing to public land allotments that are currently vacant, among other measures.

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