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Botany

(70,581 posts) Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:56 AM Apr 2014

Help please How much does the government charge per cow per year to graze on public lands?

I talked to a friend who did range land work in the late 1970s and the early 1980s and
he said it used to be $2.50 per cow per year. Is that right?

Links would help too.

thanx .... have some coffee and some snacks

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Help please How much does the government charge per cow per year to graze on public lands? (Original Post) Botany Apr 2014 OP

$1.35 per animal unit month (AUM) liberal N proud Apr 2014 #1

On Ed the former governor of of Montana said that it would be about $1.35 a month per cow when it jwirr Apr 2014 #2

It changes every year based on a math Finnmccool Apr 2014 #3

Yum, the coffee and snack hit the spot.l GeorgeGist Apr 2014 #4

About 10% of the going rate for private land.... truebluegreen Apr 2014 #5

liberal N proud

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1. $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM)

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:00 AM

Apr 2014

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/grazing.html

jwirr

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2. On Ed the former governor of of Montana said that it would be about $1.35 a month per cow when it

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:02 AM

Apr 2014

is one of these government contracts. That is VERY cheap.

Finnmccool

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3. It changes every year based on a math

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:26 AM

Apr 2014

formula called AUM which includes the price of beef. It ranges from 1.35 to 1.90.

GeorgeGist

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4. Yum, the coffee and snack hit the spot.l

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:51 AM

Apr 2014

truebluegreen

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5. About 10% of the going rate for private land....

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Mon Apr 21, 2014, 11:59 AM

Apr 2014

even the Rugged Individualists who pay up could be termed Welfare Moochers.

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