Curtis bill would offer more flexible grazing plans on federal lands

As America’s farmers and ranchers respond to shifting environmental or market conditions, as well as ecological emergencies like drought and wildfire, a newly introduced bill from U.S. Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) would give them more flexibility to cultivate grazing on federal lands.

The Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program Act, H.R. 9062, which Rep. Curtis sponsored on July 18, would follow a federal 2018 pilot program that allowed grazing permittees to respond to changing conditions in several western states, according to a summary provided by the congressman’s staff.