IN many
areas, property taxes on rangeland are based on set amounts per acre,
rather than the actual value of the range. These two properties are
taxed at the same per acre rate despite the fact that the one on the top is more valuable for either grazing or wildlife habitat.
These
two pictures are from adjoining ranches, and only eight years
previously, these two properties were in identical condition. This
rangeland improvement was achieved without spiking, fertilizing,
irrigation, or mechanical methods. Even more amazing is the fact is
that for half the time of this improvement, there was a drought!
In
many instances this can be achieved with minimal adjustments to the
infrastructure so that after the first year. With prices for leased pasture, one can possibly get paid to improve range conditions, rather than spending money to
make improvements. Overall costs associated with infrastructure and labor with this pasture improvement method can be reduced even farther by implementing the proper stockmanship methods to allow for controlled grazing without using small paddocks.
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