UC Cooperative Extension Livestock & Range Info for Mendocino & Lake

Ever heard of a drool log? This is amazing. #beefitswhatsfordinner

UCCE's sheep shearing school gives people skills for new careers. Support this & other community-building programs http://ucanr.edu/givingtuesday. Make sure you go to UCCE Offices and select Mendocino County.

You can directly support our Mendocino and Lake County efforts by following the link and selecting our county UCCE or specific programs in our county (e.g. Livestock, 4-H, etc.).

Match.Graze - matching targeted grazers with folks needing an environmental solution to vegetation management.

As Mr Rogers was fond of saying, Can you spell "compaction" Thanks to the bay area ranchers coop for sharing.

Another good share from my colleague Julie Finzel

Shared from my colleague Julie Finzel.

Episode 3 of the fire webinar series. This one covers the planning process. Check it out to learn more about how to implement prescribed fire.

The UC Davis CLEAR center recently shared the following information about the Biogenic Carbon cycle and cattle

My livestock colleagues put together a great series of webinars on fire in California. This one focuses on fire ecology in California.

For years now, ranchers and land managers have heard that fire was no longer a practical tool. Researchers across California have been working to make fire more available to private landowners. Here's the second in the five part webinar series on applied fire from UCCE Mariposa. This one is on permitting. Stay tuned for the next in this five part series...

Next in the series . . . Join us for Working Rangelands Wednesdays, where we explore topics around rangeland agriculture in California and across the West. The goal of this webinar series is to discuss challenges related to managing multiple-use rangelands through an applied, land manager-oriented lens. Our next webinar is Wednesday, July 15th at 1pm PDT and will feature a rancher-panel discussing how they cope with drought on federal and non-federal public lands in Californi...a. Panelists: Jack Hanson, a cattle producer who operates on private and federal public lands in Lassen County Emilio Huarte, a sheep producer who manages grazing on private and federal public lands in California and Nevada Tim Koopmann, a cattle producer and range manager with experience on nonfederal private lands in the San Francisco Bay Area Register HERE to receive a zoom link the morning of the webinar. Please note, this is not a direct link to the webinar-- you must register in advance. Questions? Please contact Dan Macon at [email protected]. See you on Wednesday! As a follow up to Dr. Ken Tate’s webinar, you can find a new water quality publication HERE. Microbial Water Quality Conditions Associated with Livestock Grazing, Recreation, and Rural Residences in Mixed-Use Landscapes Across 3 rural, mountainous watersheds in California, FIB concentrations were lowest at recreation sites, followed closely by extensive livestock grazing sites. Elevated concentrations and exceedance of water quality standards were highest at sites associated with rural residences, and at intermittently flowing stream sites.

Join us for our next webinar on Wednesday, June 17th at 1pm PDT, which will feature Dr. Tina Saitone, CE Specialist in Agricultural and Resource Economics, presenting "Can you Insure Against Drought? Information and Outcomes from the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Insurance Program". Register at https://tinyurl.com/WRWs4 (we will email registrants a Zoom meeting link morning of the webinar)... Working Rangelands Wednesdays is a bi-weekly webinar series where we explore topics around rangeland agriculture in California and across the West. You can view previous Working Rangelands Wednesdays sessions on the UC Rangelands YouTube channel. For questions, please contact Grace Woodmansee at [email protected].

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From Dr. Rosie Busch, UCCE Small Ruminant Vet

Our new Extension Small Ruminant Veterinarian has both a new website and a Facebook page! Visit and like her page!