ABSTRACT
This Chapter briefly introduces a few of the possible suggestions to extend information to rangeland resource managers and policy makers. A planning system is needed that brings management options and dynamic-resource analysis together in a way that facilitates setting of goals and maintaining managerial flexibility. Decision support models assist planning for problem solving by organizing information and reaching the correct assumptions. Successful planning begins with goal-setting, a difficult task because the most common goal in rangeland resource planning is to minimize the cost of attaining multiple output targets. The major grazing tools are controlling animal numbers, improving animal distribution by fencing and water development, planning the sequence of grazing, and altering the mixture of animal species. Decision support systems assist planning for problem solving by organizing information and indicating the best assumptions and goals. Field testing of assumptions may be needed.
