Grazing

This page is dedicated to Wayne and Helen Hage. Wayne Hage, harassed by the government and driven from his land, died today June 5, 2006. They fought the good fight for you, and for me. Photo: The late Wayne and Helen Hage, 1999

Grazing study doesn't reflect views of OSU, administrator says,  Capital Press 11/29/12. "...head of the College of Agricultural Sciences Department of Animal Health, said: 'I think that livestock grazing can be an important part of a range management program...' "

Court of Appeals leaves many questions unanswered in its decision reversing Hage’s takings award, Pacific Legal Foundation, posted to KBC 8/5/12.

Re: California Rangeland Conservation Coalition e-update; US Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Input on Proposed Easement Program, preceded by letter of "Input" by Dr. John Menke, posted to KBC 7/6/11. Dr. Menke's biography.

Grazing Improvement Act introduced, posted to KBC 5/31/11

Cattlemen pack wolf hearing, East Oregonian, posted to KBC 4/6/11

Judge's decision unfairly punishes ranching community, Statesman Journal, written by Senators Ted Ferrioli, Doug Whitsett, Frank Morse and Fred Girod 3/17/11

BLM may post grazing lease, permittee addresses, Current-Argus, posted to KBC 1/2/10

Ranchers lose to bull trout habitat; USFWS quadruples habitat for endangered fish, hikes scrutiny of grazing on federal land, Capital Press 10/14/10

* On Wednesday Dec. 9 the USDA, Happy Camp and Oak Knoll Rangers, will hold a meeting at the Yreka RV park main building from 6 - 8 PM.  This meeting is about authorizing livestock grazing in Hornbook, Ash Creek and East Beaver allotments. They are speaking of creating a set of corrals to assist with livestock management. It appears they will be speaking to Term permits with On and Off Provisions and is designed to improve trends in rangeland vegetation conditions, stream condition and forage utilization.

Dunn Carney News Release, Oregon: Ranchers successfully defeat an attempt by environmental groups
to stop grazing on federal forest lands, posted to KBC 6/18/09
Judge Haggerty's Order 6/15/09

Monumental end to grazing near Soda Mountain, Federal legislation sets stage for buyout of ranchers’ permits, Capital Press 1/22/09

Judge OKs emergency grazing program, with limits, Capital Press 7/24/08

PRESS RELEASE: USDA approves emergency CRP grazing for ranchers impacted by wildfire, Announcement follows urging from Walden for action, posted to KBC 9/13/07

Commentary: Grazing protects our rangeland ecosystem, by Dan Byrne, CFBF Ag Alert, posted to KBC 8/2/07. "Managed grazing is an integral part of our family ranch, where we produce cattle, hay and grain. We graze cattle on the same private and public lands that we have for the last 130 years. We have seen firsthand the benefits of grazing to wildlife, insects, native plant species and the rangeland ecosystem as a whole."

Grazing Rights on Public Land, a college report by University of Nevada student Stephanie Souza, posted to KBC 5/11/07

In Oregon suit, greens take new poke at public-lands grazing, KGW.com posted to KBC 5/9/07 "Ranchers argue that they're using land that can't produce crops and grazing doesn't cause the damage that environmentalists allege. Public lands are an integral part of many Western livestock operations, with ranchers combining privately held land with tracts they lease from the government.

Grazing Rights on Public Land, a college report by University of Nevada student Stephanie Souza, posted to KBC 5/11/07

Group identifies benefits of grazing for grasslands, Ungrazed areas lose species diversity, research finds, Capital Press, posted 1/21/07. "2006 marked the highest number Wisconsin has had in the number of dogs killed by wolves."

High court to decide BLM case, Billings Gazette 12/28/06. "The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide some issues from a case in which a Wyoming rancher charges that employees with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management stripped him of his federal land grazing permits because he refused to give the agency easements over his land."

Federal Land Sale Concerns, Loss of grazing allotments feared by county cattlemen, Pioneer Press, posted to KBC 3/26/06.

Hikers, Loggers & Grazing Prices, by Rick Frost, Range Magazine 5/21/06

Grazing allotments by Marcia Armstrong, Siskiyou County Supervisor District 5, 3/12/06

PRESS RELEASE: “Rural or Urban, It’s Ridiculous to Regulate Dust in the Wind”, U.S. cattle producers testify today across the nation, National Cattlemen's Beef Association 3/8/06. (EPA issue)

A Study Shows Cattle Grazing May Help Endangered Species, All Headline News posted 10/15/05.

The Rancher's Revenge, Phoenix New Times, posted 5/28/05. This is a nice story about a Rancher actually winning a court case where the environmental group lied.

Governor questions grazing on national monument, Albany Democrat Herald posted to KBC 4/23/05.

PRESS RELEASE: Subcommittee Examines Challenges for Grazing and Range Conservation, 413/05 House Resource Committee.

Public-lands ranchers: Should you trust this man? by Paul Larmer. "Andy Kerr, who has been an environmental activist for more than 20 years, was a key figure in the struggle to curtail logging in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, he is the director of the National Public Lands Grazing Campaign, which seeks to pass legislation that would allow the federal government to buy federal grazing allotments from ranchers and permanently retire the land from grazing. HCN executive director Paul Larmer"

OTHER PLACES: Jury Awards $600,000 to Arizona Rancher - Environmental Group Found Libel for False Statements and Accusations, 1/21/05 PRfect Media

Ranchers take aim at Oregon wolf reintroduction plan, H&N 12/15/04  "You really need to say that we have the right to protect our livestock anytime, anyplace," said Mack Birkmaier, a rancher from the Joseph area."

Wayne Hage photo by Scott Johnson

Hage v. U.S. AgLifeNW Magazine November Issue by Scott Johnson, AgLife editor  "After more than a decade of harassment, being forced out of (ranching) business the only alternative was the court for Wayne Hage. Excerpts from the trial, and information provided and gleaned from various sources will be passed on to you, the reader, to draw your own conclusions."

Lake County borders on drought; County may be eligible for CRP emergency grazing program H&N 6/30/04. (Thank you Ann Venemon for your common sense...we hope it is contageous! KBC)

Cattle Grazing aids seasonal wetlands, 5/26/04.

Wayne Hage/US Court of Federal Claims, Day 1, posted to KBC 5/7/04, Stewards of the Range. "The Hage family is finally seeing their day in court. But more importantly, the pattern and practice of the federal land management agencies to drive western landowners off the range is on trial."  The outcome of this will effect how government agencies can harass and evict grazers.
Hage v United States, Day 2, 3, and 4, 5/10/04.
Hage vs US Days 5, 6, and 7, 5/13/04
Hage vs/U.S., day 8, posted to KBC 5/19/04.
Hage vs/U.S day 9, posted to KBC 5/27/04
Hage vs/U.S. days 10-12 posted 5/31/04
Hage vs/U.S. days 13-15 reposted 6/13/04

1998 interview with Wayne Hage by Liberty Matters regarding his court case and harassment by the government, 'An American Original: Wayne Hage.'