“Those competing with these ranchers would prefer that they get off the public teat.”
What public teat?
What is the federal government “giving” freely to these businesses? Hmmm? In what sense is the federal government giving anything special to the ranchers?
“By keeping a rancher in business who could not otherwise make it on his own...”
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You really ARE clueless, aren’t you! The feds own 63% of Utah land. They charge less for grazing, but they provide far less. Still, it is often the ONLY option open to a rancher.
How can you have a total of 150 acres, and call it a cattle ranch?
I plan on winning the lotto, and while gathering information on how much land I would need to own to buffer myself from neighbors and feds, I found out that most farmers couldn't turn a profit on less than 300 acres.
Ranchers need thousands of acres, not mere several hundreds.
I sort of understand leased acreage unimproved property rights.
But whether the owner(s) of the leased property are government or private citizens,the lease terms will always change when the previous contract is up for renewal, and before a new legal lease begins.
I don't need to be a cattle ranch expert to know that 150 acres is not large enough to qualify as more than a subsistence level cattle ranch.
Am I missing something?