Cattle industry secures the passage of two key land and wildfire management bills

“It is no secret that livestock grazing is a means of reducing those fine fuels on the ground.”

Cattle producers are hailing the House passage of two significant bills that aim to enhance the resiliency of western landscapes against wildfires.

Garrett Edmonds, with the Public Lands Council and NCBA, spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender about the ACRES Act and the Fix Our Forests Act and the importance of land and water management for livestock grazing to reduce wildfire threats.

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