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Economically optimal private land grazing strategies for the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon
Author
Quigley, T. M.
Tanaka, J. A.
Sanderson, H. R.
Tiedemann, A. R.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1991-01-01
Body

The Oregon Range Evaluation Project implemented 3 levels of grazing management intensities (strategies) on private land pastures in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon. Prior to implementing each management strategy, a coordinated resource plan was prepared and a benefit-cost analysis on each practice and pasture was performed. The goal was to achieve the largest economic return from grazing for each strategy implemented. Returns above variable costs were used to select the optimal grazing strategy for the ecosystems represented. The commodity production strategy was found to be optimal in all ecosystems over a wide range of interest rates, management costs, and beef prices. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/4002635
Additional Information
Quigley, T. M., Tanaka, J. A., Sanderson, H. R., & Tiedemann, A. R. (1991). Economically optimal private land grazing strategies for the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. Journal of Range Management, 44(1), 38-42.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/644852
Journal Volume
44
Journal Number
1
Journal Pages
38-42
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
private farms
ecosystems
costs and returns
optimization
production costs
cost-benefit analysis
stocking rate
beef production
Oregon
range management
grazing