The Economic Effects of Three Changes in Public Lands Grazing Policies

Linear programming was used to analyze the impact of potential changes in federal policies. The amount of federal grazing used by ranchers was found to be relatively unresponsive to grazing fee increases. However, allotment reductions and adjustments in the allowed season of use for federal grazing had a large impact on the quantity of beef supplied and the net income of the ranches studied.This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries.The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.Migrated from OJS platform August 202