| Bradley J. Gentner and John A. Tanaka |
| Authors are Economist, National Marine Fisheries Service F/ST 1, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, formerly graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, and Associate Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore. |
Abstract |
| This study identifies the characteristics and attitudes of public land ranchers. Data from a random survey of 2,000 U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management grazing permittees (53.5% response rate) were cluster analyzed and 8 distinct groups of ranchers were identified. Each cluster differed with respect to why they were in ranching and how they would respond to public land policy changes related to grazing fees, grazing reductions, and changes in grazing season. Profit motivation for being in ranching was found to be a relatively low objective for all 8 types of ranchers. |
| Key Words: grazing fee, grazing reductions, grazing season, public land policy |