Policy analysis and planning requires that we know what the likely responses of affected parties to given policy changes. We conducted a random survey of ranchers holding 1998 public land grazing permits in all western states to determine the social and economic characteristics of permit holders, to assess their attitudes about public land policies, and to gauge their responses to three policies related to public land grazing. Respondents were asked how their operations would change due to three different levels of AUM reductions, three different grazing fee increases, and to changes in allowed season of use. The respondents were clustered into eight different types of ranchers using management objective, education, business organization...
Economic impacts often are cited as justification both for and against changes in grazing policy on ...
To mitigate adverse effects on ranchers from reduced access to public forage, financial or other for...
Linear programming was used to analyze the impact of potential changes in federal policies. The amou...
Policy analysis and planning requires that we know what the likely responses of affected parties to ...
This study identifies the characteristics and attitudes of public land ranchers. Data from a random ...
This study investigated the role that a public land grazing permit buyout would have on ranching ope...
Ranchers have concern over how federal policies such as the Endangers Species Act, the Clean Water A...
The objectives of this Colorado study were to assess primary reasons ranchers choose to stay or sell...
In the western United States, the management and use of public lands for livestock grazing is a freq...
Since the late 1960s, the Nevada ranch community has come under increasing pressure from environment...
In response to environmental pressure, public land agencies in Nevada have reduced animal unit month...
Land use conflict in the western US is becoming predominantly a social issue. The influx of new land...
The economic impact of changing land-use policies has traditionally been estimated using the standar...
Net returns to investment on western ranches are often low or negative. Ranchers who graze cattle on...
Payments for ecosystem services and other approaches seek to expand conservation outcomes from worki...
Economic impacts often are cited as justification both for and against changes in grazing policy on ...
To mitigate adverse effects on ranchers from reduced access to public forage, financial or other for...
Linear programming was used to analyze the impact of potential changes in federal policies. The amou...
Policy analysis and planning requires that we know what the likely responses of affected parties to ...
This study identifies the characteristics and attitudes of public land ranchers. Data from a random ...
This study investigated the role that a public land grazing permit buyout would have on ranching ope...
Ranchers have concern over how federal policies such as the Endangers Species Act, the Clean Water A...
The objectives of this Colorado study were to assess primary reasons ranchers choose to stay or sell...
In the western United States, the management and use of public lands for livestock grazing is a freq...
Since the late 1960s, the Nevada ranch community has come under increasing pressure from environment...
In response to environmental pressure, public land agencies in Nevada have reduced animal unit month...
Land use conflict in the western US is becoming predominantly a social issue. The influx of new land...
The economic impact of changing land-use policies has traditionally been estimated using the standar...
Net returns to investment on western ranches are often low or negative. Ranchers who graze cattle on...
Payments for ecosystem services and other approaches seek to expand conservation outcomes from worki...
Economic impacts often are cited as justification both for and against changes in grazing policy on ...
To mitigate adverse effects on ranchers from reduced access to public forage, financial or other for...
Linear programming was used to analyze the impact of potential changes in federal policies. The amou...