A controversial proposal by the Bureau of Land Management has now become official. The move puts conservation on equal footing with grazing, affecting 245 million acres of mostly western land, and it is causing some serious concerns among the ranching community.
Executive Director of the Public Lands Council Kaitlynn Glover spoke with RFD-TV’s own Tammi Arender on what the rule entails, the impact on producers, and what can be done to revise the rule moving forward.
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