SD cattle producer says proposed rule could affect grazing

The president of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association says a proposed rule from the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management challenges grazing land access for livestock producers.

The proposed rule allows the BLM to identify lands and waters that require habitat restoration. Time-limited conservation leases would allow interested organizations to restore or mitigate lands that are traditionally used for multiple uses: to graze livestock, timber or hunt.

Eric Jennings says under the proposed rule, conservation uses would be elevated to the same level as grazing.

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