The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council announced their support this week for President Trump’s nomination of former Congressman Steve Pearce to serve as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
Kent Bacus, executive director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the BBB has several positives for cattle producers.
Last week, the University of Idaho in partnership with the Public Lands Council, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and others, released a 10-year study exploring the impact grazing livestock has on sage grouse populations. That study concluded grazing provided a host of benefits, including:
Increasing the biomass and diversity of insect species for food
Reducing the risk of wildfire th