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Board directs staff to explore exemptions for sustainable cattle grazing on county and private lands
Summary
The Board voted to direct staff to study options allowing sustainable grazing to be exempted from grading and clearing rules and to evaluate county properties for grazing. Ranchers, agricultural groups and conservationists spoke in favor; environmental groups urged strict site-selection standards.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on May 21 voted to direct staff to explore options to promote and expand sustainable cattle grazing, including whether to exempt certain grazing from grading and clearing permit requirements and whether county-owned properties could be made available for local ranching.
Supervisor Jim Desmond said ranchers have adopted sustainable practices such as rotational grazing and limited herd sizes, and that grazing can suppress invasive plants, reduce wildfire fuels and…
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