grazing

Last week, a federal judge allowed Dwight and Steven Hammonds partial grazing rights in Eastern Oregon, a decision that has many in the livestock industry concerned.  The judge in Portland issued a 58-page ruling July 16th, granting a partial preliminary injunction as environmental advocacy groups continue to challenge Hammond Ranches ten-year federal grazing permit.  Th...

The federal government is reducing charges for federal grazing in 2019.  The federal grazing fee for 2019 will drop to $1.35 per animal unit-month for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head-month for lands managed by the USDA Forest Service.   ...

The 2019 Oregon Legislative Session starts January 22nd.  The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association's Jerome Rosa says one of the biggest issues the Ag community will watch is the debate over Cap and Trade.  Rosa said he finds it concerning a variety of industries will be taxed on emissions, but the root problem is not being addressed.   “More ...

The 2019 Oregon Legislative Session starts January 22nd.  The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association's Jerome Rosa says one of the biggest issues the Ag community will watch is the debate over Cap and Trade.  Rosa said he finds it concerning a variety of industries will be taxed on emissions, but the root problem is not being addressed.   “More and ...

How did the final pasture report of the year shape up? It was a tale of two halves. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said exactly half of the nation's rangeland and pastures were rated in good to excellent condition, with just  20% very poor to poor, which he said were nice round numbers to end the season.  ...

The grazing season is coming to an end across much of the United States.  But for many, the pasture conditions look very good.  USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey took a look at the next-to-last pasture report for the season.   "A lot of areas across the plains and the Midwest and northeast have already had a killing freeze so we are down to our next to last pasture and rangeland condition report

The 2018 wildfire season was an active one across the entire Northwest, burning thousands of acres of timber, grassland and more.  One of the industries that felt the impact of the fires the hardest, Oregon ranchers.  Jerome Rosa, Executive Director of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association says year after year, the western states are dealing with more fire, and more intense fires.  And he added ... R

August is the heart of the wildfire season for the Northwest and Pacific coast.  And while firefighters battle the front lines of several blazes across the region, the fight continues in D.C. and Olympia how to prevent large scale fires before they begin.  ...

Growing drought in the U.S. southern plains is again threatening cattle production.  During last week's cattle Cattle Industry Convention in Phoenix, one market analyst is suggesting the slowing pace of herd growth is a repercussion from dry condition in the southern plains.  Dr...

The Federal grazing fees for 2018 have been released.  Ranchers will be charged $1.41 per animal unit month (AUM) for public lands administered by the BLM, and $1.41 per head month (HM) for lands managed by the Forest Service.  The 2017 public land grazing fee was $1.87.  An A...