General review article discussing the direction of grazing management and research in the next millennium. Discussed are trends of the future that will affect societal demands and available technologies: 1) no lack of resources or food, 2) increased concern for environmental quality, 3) greater demand for open space values of rangeland, and 4) geometric increase in the availability of technologies from molecular biology to solve management problems. The most important emerging technology for the management of grazing livestock will be genetic manipulation using both classical selection and genetic engineering. New technologies for monitoring impact of livestock on the rangeland resource and for setting and adjusting stocking rates will also be critical. Interdisciplinary research must be encouraged to meet the future demands.
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