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Show Utah Farm Bureau News Page 4 August 1975 Following ruling in environmentalists' lawsuit slows range improvement BLM The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced a schedule for completing environmental impact statements on grazing areas in Utah. The schedule was released at a meeting of livestock, recreational and other interest groups July 23 in Salt Lake City. Environmental impact statements are now required on BLM grazing permit renewals. The action was required by a court ruling in a suit brought against BLM by the Natural Resources Defense Council, a combination of environmental organizations. Under the schedule required by the court, the Hot Desert area in Washington county will have a statement prepared by 1977, Canyonlands by 1978, Great Basin by 1979, Uintah Basin by 1980, and Colorado Desert Plateau by 1981. According to Paul Howard, state BLM director, environmental impact statements will be completed on the remainder of BLM land in Utah after 1981. The lawsuit will have far reaching impact on the livestock industry. Under the court decree, no new grazing allotment management plans can be put into effect until an environmental im- pact statement is completed. This means there can be no chaining, reseeding or other vegetation improvement programs until the statements are completed. In some instances, that will . Livestock committee weighs problems d. mean up to 15 years delay unless Congress acts to reverse the law under which the court action came. Another restriction in the court decree prohibits construction of fences, waterholes or other support facilities until the statements are complete. By zeroing in on the livestock industry with these totally unjustified restrictions, the environmental organizations have rendered a great disservice to the consumers of America, said C. Booth Wallentine, executive vice president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. Range improvements, financed by the ranchers themselves, are vital to meeting growing demands for red meats in this country. And every range improvement for grazing has a beneficial effect on wildlife propoga-tioWallentine added. n, Dont buy livestock disease, vet warns Secretary John Keeler makes a point during a recent UFBF livestock committee meeting at the Farm Bureau Center. Chairman is LaMar Monroe. To avoid buying costly livestock disease trouble and spreading it among your other animals, insist on getting health certificates with animals you purchase. That is the advice of Dr. Don W. Thomas, extension veterinarian, Utah State University. Protect your dairy operation from costly ower failures Dairymen need standby power. Dependable, trouble-fre- e power. So that when the lights go off at milking time, along the milking and feeding equipment, they dont have with all about when the power is coming back on, and wonder how theyre going to keep those cows healthy and to worry happy. . . and producing. The loss from one power outage can more than pay for a dependable Ag-Tron- tractor-drive- n ic alternator. An 18 or needs of a farm and appliance uses are scheduled around the demands 27 kilowatt unit can furnish all the home, if of milking time. cautions. Horses that have apparently recovered from it remain carriers for life. Do not allow untested horses to be stabled or pastured with your own, the veterinarian advises. Owners need to be expe-ciall- y cautious in Utah, since the test is not required by law here. In dairy animals, brucellosis testing should be done, either before the animal is bought or before she is added to the new herd. Tuberculosis, leptospirosis and anaplasmosis in cattle are diseases to test for. To avoid trouble with any of these diseases, its wise to have the animals tested and the test verified with a health certificate signed by a veterinarian, Dr. Thomas concludes. For farm improvement. . . ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT: A driveway culvert? Covering a section of ditch? A reservoir drain and gate? or spring development? Tail water drains? Other water projects? -Sub- -drainage Stop in and lets talk about your pipe needs. Maybe you'll want to bring the truck and take your pipe with you. steel culvert holds up under heavy equipment traffic. Sizes 6" through 96" diameter Heavy-dut- y Lengths cut to order PACIFIC CORREGATED PIPE CO. 1900 S. Highway 91, Springville, (In Grand Lumber yard) Phone (801) 377-4066 NOTICE TO MEMBERS Several Farm Bureau fleet cars are now for sale and a few more will be soon. These are 1973 and 1974 Ford LTD 2- - and sedans with air conditioning, power brakes and steering. The cars are clean and have been well cared for. They are priced from $2300 to $3225: Financing is available to qualified Farm Bureau members. Contact C. Booth Wallentine at the Farm Bureau Center in S.L.C. Phone 4-do- or List Unit Price Member Price 261-242- 4. 15PI 15 kilowatts 18PI 18 kilowatts $1174.00 1257.00 $828.00 886.00 27PI 27 kilowatts 1704.60 1176.80 ' In horses, the disease to beware of is equine infectious anemia (El A). There is no vaccine effective against this virus. Dr. Thomas The Farm Bureau official said the BLM, Forest Service and grazing permittees have been working effectively in recent years to improve public range-lanA large portion of the ranchers grazing fees goes to pay for these improvements. Howard told those at the meeting that BLM has no choice but to move forward under the schedule required by the court. He said one result of the court action might be to draw the attention of the nation to the importance of Western rangelands to the economy of the nation. Wallentine urged BLM officials to give full consideratiori to the economic impact of the grazing districts on the local and national economy in the studies to be made. He noted that President Ford had ordered preparation of economic impact statements on federal projects recently. Farm Bureau believes the consuming public should understand that these grazing environmental impact statements will add to their tax burden by over $60 million and will add an undetermined amoimt to food costs by delaying improvement of the public rangeland at rancher expease, Wallentine said. Noting that BLM is going ahead with expenditures for recreation on public land, Wallentine said the agency should be required to delay this expenditure until the environmental impact statements are prepared. F.O.B. your farm or ranch. Parts and service available in Sait Lake City. UTAH FARM BUREAU SERVICE COMPANY 5300 S. 360 W. 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