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BLM, USFS announce 2025 grazing fees 

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Feb. 06, 2025 1 minute read 1 comments
BLM, USFS announce 2025 grazing fees 

A grazing cow on an Oregon Bureau of Land Management allotment.

Greg Shine

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced the 2025 fees to graze on public lands administered by the agencies.

The fees remain unchanged at $1.35 per animal unit month (AUM). The annually determined fee uses a 1966 base value of $1.23 per AUM and is then adjusted based on current private land lease rates, beef cattle prices and the cost of livestock production. The fee applies to 16 western states. 

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  1. Alisa Clyne
    June 19, 2025
    President Trump's new bill is going to rip grazing leases on BLM and USFS lands away from ranchers for grazing and put in jeopardy the American beef supply! https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=821970f0212d46d7aa854718aac42310 Please help stop this!! The entire state of Montana is NOT included so that means they fought against it and won. We are a third generation of beef growers in AZ and half of our grazing land has been leased from both agencies for THREE GENERATIONS!! The inclusion of active leases can be taken out before the bill passes. PLEASE HELP!!

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