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Ranchers urge county to include grazing, flood work in master plan; present Spanish Fork River RMP
Summary
Grazing association representatives told the commission grazing provides fire mitigation, economic value and stewardship across hundreds of thousands of acres; presenters requested the county include grazing in its master plan and offered a coordinated Spanish Fork River plan with estimated needs of more than $2 million and initial NRCS funding.
Representatives of multiple grazing associations and the USDA Farm Service Agency told the Utah County Commission the county master plan should formally recognize grazing on public and private lands and pledged to participate in planning and conservation work.
Rex Larson introduced association representatives who detailed grazing operations across broad county landscapes, economic contributions, and a role in fire mitigation at Camp Williams and other…
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