Overview
We examined the cultural, social, and economic aspects of livestock operations of ranchers who have Federal grazing permits (called permittees) on the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests of northern New Mexico. This study was an expansion of the 2003 pilot study and was designed to provide much-needed information concerning the culture and economic practices of the northern New Mexico region for USDA employees, policy makers, social science researchers, and the general public. The research focused on both the economic and noneconomic contributions of livestock ownership to local families and communities, and we explored ways in which ranching maintains traditional values and connects families to ancestral lands and heritage.
- | Author: United Stated Department of Agriculture
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Feb 14, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 204 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1507635532
- | ISBN-13: 9781507635537
