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Randy Moore, the new chief of the U.S. Forest Service, outlined his priorities Wednesday for growing the federal firefighting workforce, snuffing out fires earlier, boosting forest management and clearing debris for critical water runoff in the West.

The nominee for undersecretary of natural resources and environment at USDA, who will oversee the Forest Service, promised he would work closely with local communities in managing the more than 190 million acres of national forests to prevent wildfires and create markets for wood products.

Beef cattle grazing plays an important role in reducing fuel loads to prevent wildfires, argued ag appraiser Tony Toso at an ASFMRA meeting.