Top 10 Traits ot a Successful Grazing Land Manager

摘要

According to recent data, the number of people moving to the Southern Great Plains states, including Texas, is more than 1,400 per day. Private lands in the United States are undergoing significant changes, with more than one acre of farmland lost perminute. Most of these lands are privately owned and play an unseen, yet critical, role in water and food sustainability, as well as in national and energy security.Recent data from Texas A&M University suggests that of the 26.9 million residents in Texas, less than 10 percent live in rural areas, and less than 1 percent are private landowners. Data from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates theaverage age of today's agricultural producer is 58. It's more important now than ever that we recognize and support successful land stewards, who provide the other 99 percent of the population with ecological benefits, such as clean water, clean air, sustainable livestock products and wildlife habitat.