Lower grazing fees in New Mexico
3/13/2019 1:31:03 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
New Mexico
Start Date: 3/12/2019
- End Date: 12/31/2019
The New Mexico State Land Office lowered grazing fees for ranches on State Trust land as drought reduced the amount of available forage land and increased operating costs. The fee was lowered about 1.79 percent from 2018, averaging about $5.60 per animal unit month. The Land Office leases roughly 8.8 million acres of State Trust land for livestock grazing.
Carlsbad Current-Argus (N.M.), March 12, 2019
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