Agencies are required to use the best scientific and commercial data available to fulfill this charge. Being Grazing is an essential link in the production of domesticated livestock and wildlife for recreation as well as food for people. This provides man the opportunity to enjoy the aesthetics of a landscape teaming with wildlife which also produce food for a growing nation. Forages can play a critical role in assuring productive soil and healthy vegetation because forage cover protects soil from wind and water erosion. Decomposed forages provide organic matter for the soil and microorganisms.
Leguminous forages add nitrogen to soil.
Proper management of grazing lands is the ideal method of caring for the land and ensuring its future. If your lawn isn't properly managed, it deteriorates. If grazing lands aren't properly managed, they too deteriorate. Air and water quality , wildlife habitat , plant communities, and soil productivity, are easily maintained on properly managed grazing lands. Grazing is a productive use of the 640 million acres of agricultural land that is unsuited for planting crops.