Service can deliver the findings of technical and scientific research 

 through extension and education activities. Agricultural Research Service 

 can provide current, factual agricultural information. Fertilization for 

 both food and fiber is but one area of need. 



Livestock production was not even mentioned in the World Food Confer- 

 ence as part of the solution for the world's food shortage. In fact, "an- 

 imal agriculture came under constant attack from some participants, with the 

 simplistic assumption that all animals were produced at a cost of 4 to 10 

 povmds of grain that could go directly into human food channels." If we 

 are going to use our agricultural products that are in demand, namely cereal 

 grains, to help in the balance of payments, it appears to me that the red 

 meat produced in the Vest on grass, can replace some of the protein in the 

 balanced daily diet normally supplied by cereal grains. We, in the live- 

 stock-agricultural business, need to help ourselves by keeping the red meat 

 available to the housewife at a competitive price, encourage the exporting 

 of cereal grains and begin a promotional campaign which illustrates that 

 grass-fed red meat is a superior substitute for grain products. 



Failure to recognize the value of rangeland is not new. EJven in the 

 United States, we have difficulty obtaining recognition or adequate support 

 for needed range improvement financing. Livestock grazing is not only com- 

 patible but a benefit on vast areas of native lands in both public and pri- 

 vate ownership. 



To summarize, coordinated range planning of intermingled ownership is 

 a must in the public land States of the West, because of: 



1. The rapid decrease in rangeland available for forage production 

 in the private sector. 



2. The increasing interest in public lands and increased pressures to 

 provide a place for all activities and uses. 



3. Our need to demonstrate that livestock grazing can be beneficial 

 to game animals, water yield, fire abatement, nutrient cycling, and 

 recreationists. 



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