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Issues in Animal Agriculture #4 Cattle and Rangeland

Issues in Animal Agriculture #4 Cattle and Rangeland. Adv Animal Science Sutherlin High School. Now…. Fold the paper into fourths Cut the paper along the folds Write your brand in the bottom right corner of all four pieces. So….

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Issues in Animal Agriculture #4 Cattle and Rangeland

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  1. Issues in Animal Agriculture #4Cattle and Rangeland Adv Animal Science Sutherlin High School

  2. Now… • Fold the paper into fourths • Cut the paper along the folds • Write your brand in the bottom right corner of all four pieces

  3. So… • Use the poster prompts around the room to agree or disagree with each statement. • Write why you have reached this conclusion (what is your reasoning?)

  4. Cattle grazing threatens rangeland endangered species. • Cattle grazing is beneficial for rangeland ecology. • Cattle grazing is negative for water quality on rangelands. • Cattle grazing is less economically valuable than other uses on the same land. • Cattle grazing is a positive use of public lands. • Cattle grazing of rangeland can impact climate change.

  5. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • No regulations until the 1900’s • Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 • Management by US Forest Service, BLM

  6. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • Primarily Western US • 350 million hectares (ha) • 160 million acres of BLM, 81 million acres of FS

  7. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • Public Grazing • Grazing allotments • AUM’s • 12,483,175 AUMs on BLM available in 2009 • 8,639,177 used

  8. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • The Argument For • Economic impact

  9. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • The Argument For • Fire suppression

  10. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • The Argument For • Ecological benefits

  11. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • The Controversies • Competition/Overgrazing

  12. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • The Controversies • Water Quality

  13. Cattle Grazing and Public Lands • The Controversies • Endangered Species

  14. What Affects Rangeland? • Grazing • Fire • Invasive Plants • Weather/climate • Fragmentation

  15. Best Management Practices

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