The price for 2023 is $1.35 per AUM, same as last year, according to a BLM news release dated January 31.
Western Horse Watchers believes it was posted more recently but was backdated to bury it in the archives.
The announcement means the fee has been at rock bottom for three years in a row.
The price of hay in this area has gone from around $95 per AUM in 2021 to $180 per AUM in 2023.
The new fee goes into effect on March 1.
Western Horse Watchers Association 