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In reply to the discussion: I want to start a boycott of Oregon beef. Or THEIR beef. Let's hit them right [View all]Kali
(55,008 posts)I know who the folks behind WWP are and what their agenda is and has been for about the last 20 years.
There are no massive subsidies - show me were to sign up for a check! livestock can and are being used to fix the problems that have been caused by bad management in the past, just like any other tool. Ranchers provide services (unpaid) beyond the use of (renewable) grass, that few have any understanding of.
The mix of land management/ownership in the west makes it impossible to make a living on private property exclusively. (that includes uses like guiding, hunting, and various recreation vocations as well)
on the other side of it, there is no way in hell, the taxpayers/federal government and NGOs could afford to manage all of it without locals doing what they do for nothing now.
nor could they afford to purchase all the private property that would go on the market if ranching was stopped. I have a developer breathing down my neck right now, and I know a lot of really nice locations that would TRULY be destroyed if those kind of assholes with a lot of money could get their hands on them. cows don't got nuthin' on pavement for ruining some ecosystems.