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WASHINGTON — The fee for grazing livestock on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service will be the same as last year, $1.35 per animal unit month, the two federal agencies announced Friday.
An animal unit month is the amount of forage needed to sustain a cow and a calf, one horse, or five sheep or goats for a month.
The fee is adjusted annually on March 1 to take into account private grazing rates, cattle prices and the cost of livestock production. It applies to public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service in 16 Western states.
The Associated Press
