UDAF Resources - Utah Farm Bureau

Utah
Department of
Agriculture and
Food
UDAF Resources
Feb. 18, 2016
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Inspection
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Wildlife
Services
Invasive
Species
Mitigation
Leafy Spurge
Squarrose Knapweed
Utah
Department of
Agriculture and
Food
Utah Grazing Improvement Program
Troy Forest
Program Manager
Created when the Rangeland Improvement
Act (HB-145 B. Johnson) was signed by Gov.
Huntsman, March 2006
Program Overview
Mission: “Improving the productivity
and sustainability of our rangelands
and watersheds for the benefit of all”
State Grazing Advisory Board
Jay Tanner – Chairman
Paul McCoy
Butch Jensen
Andrew Taft
Darrell Johnson
Steve Osguthorpe
Director Mike Styler
Ruland Gill
Rex Sacco
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Enable the UDAF to help ranchers communicate their concerns
regarding grazing policies to land management agencies
Northeast
Southeast
Central
Southwest
Northwest
6 Regional Grazing Boards
(Formerly Taylor Grazing Act Districts)
State Grazing Advisory Board
Commissioner of Agriculture and Food
1 member from each Regional Board
2 at large appointed by UDAF
Representative of UACD
Representative of USU Extension and Research
Ex-Officio Members
Wasatch
Create a grassroots board system where ranchers’ concerns
and needs are consolidated into a strong unified voice
6 Regional Grazing Boards
(Formerly Taylor Grazing Act Districts)
Northeast
Southeast
Central
Paul McCoy
David Robinson
Doak Chew
Sandy Johnson
Stephen
Osguthorpe
Mitch Hacking
Charles Redd
Todd Moon
Charley Tracy
Bill Jasperson
Jack Madsen
Southwest
Northwest
Wasatch
Tom Williams
Jr, Goring
Rowdy Fitzgerald
Raymond Heaton Mike Spencer
Dennis Iverson
Bill Kennedy
Wayne Smith
Jay Tanner
Calvin Crandal
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Jason Morgan
Dell LeFevre
Brent Rose
Ren Provost
Burt DeLambert Dee Taylor
Paul
Frischknecht
Bill Robinson
Butch Jensen
Stanly Wood
Dean Eyre
Kelly Kunzler
Gawain Snow
Vic Sacco
Earle Hobby
Calvin Yardley
Tracy Hatch
Gordon Moon
Don Holyoak
Mark Monroe
Arlin Hughes
Peggy Briggs
Wade Jensen
Bliss Brinkerhoff Tom Hatch
Ross Hinkins
Andrew Taft
John Hanna
John Nielson
Earl Gordon
Verl Bagley
William Dalton
Bart Parker
Jim Gowans
UGIP Technical Advisory Committee
Dr. Eric Thacker, USU Ext.
Ron Torgerson, SITLA
Terry Padilla, USFS
Larry Lichthardt, BLM
Shane Green, NRCS
Troy Forrest, UGIP
Carl Adams, DEQ
Bracken Henderson, UACD
UGIP Technical Committee
Key Principles of Grazing Management
Most rangeland isn’t overstocked, but grazing is often
under-managed.
•! Grazing impacts are managed by controlling the time
(duration), timing (season), frequency, and intensity of
grazing.
•! Managing plant succession through grazing, mechanical,
fire, chemical, and other means can enhance diversity
and production (diversity = sustainability).
•! You can’t manage what you can’t measure (adaptivemanagement).
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Goal: To improve and enhance the benefits of healthy
public and private rangeland
Benefits: Healthy rangeland for livestock and wildlife
Program:
1.! Range improvement projects: Project grants (money for rangeland projects)
2.! Improve water quality and quantity.
3.! Invasive plant species control.
4.! Control encroaching pinyon-juniper and overgrown or decadent sagebrush, add
high quality grasses, forbs and shrubs to increase health and diversity of
rangeland.
5.! Maintain health by proper monitoring and management.
UGIP Projects FY06-16
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Fiscal
Year
Total
Projects
2006
21
$1,081,903
$148,934
50,416
7.26
2007
21
$1,042,294
$371,907
141,413
2.80
2008
63
$4,079,489
$1,645,837
411,118
2.48
2009
62
$3,213,705
$1,043,406
375,850
3.08
2010
63
$2,901,114
$1,379,851
309,514
2.10
2011
70
$2,878,402
$1,173,574
354,579
2.45
2012
58
$2,405,100
$1,054,571
399,751
2.28
2013
67
$2,531,442
$1,341,491
500,569
1.89
2014
62
$2,794,476
$1,549,766
146,735
1.80
2015
71
$3,513,498
$1,295,636
134,130
2.71
2016
77
$2,964,715
$1,550,561
420,575
1.91
Total
425
$29,406,138
$12,555,534
2,543,210
2.80
Total Cost
UGIP Cost
Acres
Affected
Total
Cost/UGIP
Cost
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Improvement Practices
Disk and Imprinter
Fire
Aerator
Spike
Improvement Practices
Improvement Practices
Improvement Practices
Improvement Practices
Improvement Practices
Project Application Procedure
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Visit with Technical Service Provider and agency personnel about project idea.
Get together with UGIP Regional Coordinator. Plan project. Submit project
grant application and all supporting information.
Regional Board reviews, ranks and approves project.
State Board Reviews Regional recommendations.
Project gets approved and letter comes out.
Arch, NEPA and RDCC processes can begin.
Once hoops are jumped through, the project can be carried out.
Take before and after pictures of project.
After project completion, Regional Coordinator can inspect project.
Submit request for payment to UDAF/UGIP.
Monitor project, pre and post treatment. This is to determine effects of the
treatment on rangelands.
Monitoring will show benefits of how money was spent.
Before
After
Utah
Department of
Agriculture and
Food
Utah’s Agricultural Mediation Program
EST. 1988
Melissa Ure
Program Mediator
Participating Agencies
•! Farm Service Agency
•! Natural Resource and Conservation
Service
•! Forest Service
•! Rural Development
What is Mediation?
•! Tool used to resolve disputes
•! Mediation is not a court proceeding
•! Purposes is to come to a mutually agreed
upon resolution to the issues
–! Mutual Respect
–! Confidential
–! Voluntary
Who Participates?
•! Mediator
•! Representative from the agency
•! Party requesting mediation
–! Attorneys are not required, but are authorized
to participate
Why should I mediate?
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Open communication
Mutual understanding and respect
New ideas and solutions
Confidentiality
Cost
When can I request Mediation?
•! Generally, mediation is
available when an
adverse decision has
been reached by an
agency within USDA.
–! Some decisions are not
open to mediation
•! Once a decision has
been made the party has
30 days to appeal and/or
request mediation
–! Forest Service requires
that the request for
mediation be included in
the appeal.
Termination
•! Mediation concludes when:
–! The parties reach a mutually agreed upon
resolution
–! When one party withdraws from the process
–! If there has been zero movement on the
issues for more then 15 days
•! Forest Service has a time frame of 45-60 days
•! Timing for appeal or other actions is tolled
or stayed
How do I initiate Mediation
•! Complete Request For Mediation Form
–! http://ag.utah.gov/legal-mediation.html
–! Send to Melissa Ure
•! [email protected]
•! (801)538-7126 fax
•! 350 North Redwood Road
PO Box 146500
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-6500
–! UDAF will contact the parties, gather information,
and set up an agreeable time to mediate
Utah
Department of
Agriculture and
Food
UDAF Resources
Feb. 18, 2016