State and Regional Grazing Advisory
Boards Formed

Commissioner of Agriculture and Food, Leonard Blackham, announces the appointment of more than 50 individuals to five regional grazing advisory boards. He also appointed 11 individuals to the State Grazing Advisory Board. The board members represent all 29 counties in Utah and will help establish policy regarding livestock grazing on public and private lands. They will also identify specific projects to improve rangeland and watershed conditions.

“I am happy that we now have in place some of the most experienced livestock owners and stewards of the land in the state,” said Commissioner Blackham. “We can now move forward with our grazing and watershed improvement plans,” he added.

The creation of the regional boards is a result of the passage of the Rangeland Improvement Act this past legislative session. Nominees to the boards were offered by the Utah Woolgrowers Association, the Utah Cattlemen’s Association, the Utah Farm Bureau, and local Utah Conservation Districts.

Members of the state and regional boards are:

State Grazing Board

Members of the State Grazing Board include: Jay Tanner, Northwest region; Paul McCoy, Northeast Region; Butch Jensen, Southeast Region; Tom Hatch Southwest Region; Andrew Taft, Central Region; Darrell Johnson, At Large Position; Steve Osguthorpe, At Large Position; Mike Styler, Department of Natural Resources; Rulen Gill, oil, gas & mining industries; Stanley Wood, Utah Conservation Commission; and Rex Sacco ex officio member.

Northwest Advisory Board

Calvin Crandall of Springville; Junior Goring of Deweyville; Ken Jordan of Kamas; William Kennedy of Randolph; Kelly Kunzler of Park Valley; Jason Morgan of Morgan; Gail Parker of Ibapah; Brent Rose of Park Valley; Mike Spencer of Yost; and Jay Tanner of Grouse Creek.

Northeast Advisory Board

The members of the Northeast Board are: Peggy Briggs of Manila; Doke Chew of Jensen; Bert DeLambert of Vernal; Mitch Hacking of Vernal; Paul McCoy of Vernal; Todd Moon of Myton; Gordon Moon of Duchesne; Bill Robison of Vernal; and Gwain Snow of Jensen.

Central Advisory Board

Verl Bagley of Loa; Bliss Brinkerhoff of Bicknell; Paul Frischknect of Manti; Earl Hobby of Fairview; Bill Jasperson of Goshen; Jack Madsen of Gunnison; Mark Monroe of Scipio; John Nielson of Leamington; Steve Osguthorpe of Park City; Andrew Taft of Bicknell; and Stan Wood of Lyman.

Southwest Advisory Board

William Dalton of Minersville; Dean Eyre of Minersville; Tom Hatch of Panguitch; Raymond Heaton of Alton; Arlin Hughes of Veyo; Dennis Iverson of Washington; Dell LeFevre of Boulder; Wayne Smith of Cedar City; Tom Williams of Cedar City; and Calvin Yardley of Beaver.

Southeast Advisory Board

Earl Gordon of Huntington; John Hanna of Price; Ross Hinkins of Orangeville; Don Holyoak of Green River; Butch Jensen of Price; Wade Jensen of Cleveland; Sandy Johnson of Lake Powell; Charles Redd of La Sal; David Robinson of Monticello; Vic Sacco of Price; Dee Taylor of Moab; and Charlie Tracy of Monticello.

To read more about this issue visit the Grazing Improvement Program information page.