1. Rangelands and Feedlots http://ww w.youtube.com/watc h?v=_8GZ 4KnAbKQ http:// www.yo utube.c om/wat ch?v=3 GPPtHT j8tY

4. These wholesome-looking people are the root of Desertification of the Prairie

5. Rangelands in U.S. Rangelands are vast natural landscapes in the form of grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and desertnatural landscapesgrasslandsshrublandswoodlands wetlandsdesert

7. Who Manages Rangelands? Private Owners BLM (Bureau of Land Management) National Forest Service

9. Rangeland Management Issues Fire Overuse – Erosion – Decline of Native Species

10. Fire is Good

11. Why is Fire Good on Rangeland? Fire is also an important regulator of range vegetation, whether set by humans or resulting from lightning. Fire tends to reduce the abundance of woody plants and promote herbaceous plants including grasses, forbs, and grass-like plants. The suppression or reduction of periodic wildfires from desert shrublands, savannas, or woodlands frequently invites the dominance of trees and shrubs to the near exclusion of grasses and forbs. [1] [1]

12. Cattle on the Prairie

13. Erosion

14. Prairie Dog Ecology

15. Wolves?

17. Endangered Species Bison Prairie Chicken

18. Taylor Grazing Act

19. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 (43 USC 315), signed by President Roosevelt, was intended to "stop injury to the public grazing lands [excluding Alaska] by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration; to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development; [and] to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range“ The BLM issues/sells permits.

20. Links Quick overview of BLM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giV5VTYw0RA 35 sechttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giV5VTYw0RA Hope on the Range Better overview of BLM and rangelands http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qicAAyhxKw 3min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qicAAyhxKw Overview slide show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixRr8LauaMg 8 minhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixRr8LauaMg Management in alberta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx57_D1d1Yk 12 minhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx57_D1d1Yk Taylor Grazing Act http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4uRt1NSAI 5 minhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh4uRt1NSAI Low grazing fees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5KNy68cBHY 2:30http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5KNy68cBHY Low grazing fees http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_t5RUpCAzo&playnext=1&list=PLwqkkH- z3pXvGHR4QrygWYbt1rn5wOej8&feature=results_video 1:50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_t5RUpCAzo&playnext=1&list=PLwqkkH- z3pXvGHR4QrygWYbt1rn5wOej8&feature=results_video Wild horse slaughter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVFZb8iJW7U 3minhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVFZb8iJW7U

21. Feedlot Layout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9srqzX7Ooqo (2:18) Feedlot Nutrition

22. Beef City, Australia

23. Grandview, Idaho

24. Feedlot Problems Air Pollution – Dust – Nitrous Oxide (Greenhouse Gas) – Methane (GHG) – Smell Water Pollution – Eutrophication Antibiotic Resistance Using food resources for meat production Pathogens in the meat – Mad Cow Disease – Hoof and Mouth Disease

25. Mitigations and Adaptations Keep pens wet to keep dust down Keep feedlots away from homes Build drainage systems and catch basins for wastes and waste runoff Use wastes for fertilizers on local cropland Inspect cows for disease

26. Links Meatrix (great overview of meat factory farming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMOAaciER6o&safety_mode=true&persist_saf ety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMOAaciER6o&safety_mode=true&persist_saf ety_mode=1&safe=active Frankenmeat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCmLya- lZc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCmLya- lZc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active National Geographic Belgian Blue Super Cow 5 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDN- QeVhQTc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDN- QeVhQTc&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Meat Video 11min Check for approval http://www.meatvideo.com/ 2013 Article on Anti whistle blower laws http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/whistleblower- suppression_b_2559769.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-friedrich/whistleblower- suppression_b_2559769.html Slaughterhouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynhZzt9bVDU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynhZzt9bVDU&feature=related