Predator management as it relates to range and pasture livestock grazing is an increasingly complex topic. How do modern livestock protection tools work, and how do protection strategies fit into the broader context of livestock production systems and natural resource management? Join UCCE and …
Workshops
California Range & Natural Resources Camp
Range Camp is an environmental science & management camp for high school students from across California. The camp takes place at the University of California’s Elkus Youth Ranch in Half Moon Bay, CA. Range Camp is a 6-day camp experience for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors …
North Bay Wool Growers Field Day
The Business of Targeted Grazing
This one-day workshop will focus on the business practices and logistics planning essential to managing an effective and profitable targeted grazing business. UCCE Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Dan Macon has managed medium- and large-scale targeted grazing projects in the Sierra Foothills …
Sheep and Goat Grazing School
This 2-day, hands-on grazing school provides participants with practical, field-based experience in applying the principles of managed grazing on rangelands. Participants will learn to estimate carrying capacity and graze periods, as well as develop grazing plans and monitoring systems. Cost: …
UCCE Shepherd Skills Workshop Wool Handling and Shearing Management
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has set dates for the 2019 Shepherd Skills Workshops. Now in its SIXTH year, this workshop series provides hands-on learning opportunities for new and aspiring sheep producers. Led by UCCE livestock and natural resources advisor and sheep …
CSU Chico Laparoscopic-AI Day
Chico State Sheep Unit is partnering with Asmus Club Lambs and UC Davis livestock Herd Health and Reproductive Services to offer a laparoscopic AI to breeders in our area. Fee is $150 per ewe. There is a $50 non-refundable deposit PER EWE required to secure a spot for the day. Space is limited to …
California Wool Classing School
The focus of the school is to provide the U.S. sheep industry with trained wool classers who can assist in improving the quality of the domestic wool clip, which is imperative to American wool becoming more competitive and available in the international as well as domestic markets. Some of the …