Farm Bureau Applauds Proposed Rescission of Misguided Land Rule

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on a Bureau of Land Management proposal to rescind the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule which threatened the future of ranching in the U.S. by destabilizing a decades-old tradition of grazing on federal lands.

"Farm Bureau applauds the administration and Secretary Burgum for recognizing that the 2024 Conservation and Landscape Health Rule would do the opposite of its stated goal by limiting ranchers' efforts in the stewardship of public lands. Farmers and ranchers care for the resources they've been entrusted with, and grazing on public lands helps clear brush that can fuel wildfires, controls invasive species and brings overall health benefits to the land.

"AFBF challenged the Biden administration in court because the rule exceeds the Bureau of Land Management's authority and would have unfairly impacted America's ranchers by limiting their ability to deliver safe and affordable protein to America's families. We appreciate the current administration for hearing our concerns, and we now urge them to move forward quickly to rescind this misguided rule."

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