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About the Grazing Lands
Updated
06/13/2008
Grazing lands are found in every state of the United States in the form of
rangeland, pasture, grazed forest, hay land, and/or grazed croplands. They have
many uses and produce many benefits of value, not only to their owners but to
the entire nation. Healthy grazing lands provide a social and economic base for
agricultural, domestic and municipal uses, power production, and fish and
wildlife. These lands are the source of forage for beef cattle, dairy cattle,
sheep, goats, and other livestock that produce food and fiber to meet human
needs. They provide essential habitat for many species of wildlife. Some of
these lands are also used for recreation. The aesthetic values of these lands
are immeasurable. Landowners and managers provide these multiple benefits when
comprehensive resource management is applied using appropriate grazing land
technologies.
Our Mission
To provide technical excellence to the Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) and other appropriate customers in the acquisition, development,
coordination, and transfer of technology that meets the needs of grazing land
resources, landowners and managers, and the public.
Functions
- To provide agency technical leadership in all areas of grazing lands
management and conservation.
- To locate, acquire, develop, coordinate, and transfer the appropriate
grazing land technologies to NRCS for use in providing technology to farmers
and ranchers for their use in making economically and ecologically sound
management decisions on grazing lands.
- To conduct workshops, paper presentation, and symposia to transfer the
latest technologies.
Grazing Lands Personnel Directory
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