Information From Previous Workshops
Compost Addition on Foothill Rangeland -- November 14, 2018
Nov 14th from 10 AM to 12 PM
The Silver Lab at UC Berkeley discussed results from a long-term (10 year) compost addition trial on foothill rangeland and observed benefits for forage quality, quantity, and soil health characteristics. Researchers also spread compost for a new project that same day, supported by the 2017 Healthy Soils Demonstration Project and funded by Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds and part of California Climate Investments. From this project participants learned about cost/benefits and practical approaches to applying compost at scale.
Presentation from this event: Compost Application Field Day Powerpoint Nov. 2018
Practical Approaches to Managing Medusahead and Barb Goat Grass -- June 28, 2016
The Future of Farming & Ranching Forum - Feb. 22nd, 2014
The following presentations and materials were presented at the Future of Farming and Ranching Forum on February 22nd, 2014.
Getting Started - 10 Principles for Starting Your Farm or Ranch Business
Dan Macon, UCCE and Flying Mule Farm
Business Planning Essentials - Building a Sustainable Farm/Ranch Business
Dan Macon, UCCE and Flying Mule Farm
Elisa Noble, Placer County Resource Conservation District
10 Principles for Maintaining and Expanding an Enterprise
Shermain Hardesty, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Small Farms Program
Understanding Risks on a Small Foothill Farm
Matthew Shapero, The Buckeye Ranch
Expanding Your Roadmap - Getting to Scale
Matt Wentz, Lucchesi Vineyards
Student Presentation #1 : Lucchesi Vineyards and Winery
Maxie Holmberg-Douglas, Davi Pettinato, and Kari Jarvis - Nevada Union FFA Students
Please see our YouTube channel for videos relating to the following proceedings.
January 29th, 2014 Drought Workshop
The following links provide hard copies of the presentations and information offered at the workshop titled "Mitigating Drought: Optimizing pasture, supplemental feed and managing risk" held in Browns Valley on January 29th, 2014.
Managing Drought - Introduction - Glenn Nader / YouTube
Rangeland Forage Production - Forero / YouTube
Using Stored Feed on Annual Range - Davy / YouTube
Drought and Irrigated Pasture - Forero / YouTube
Grazing Management During Drought Conditions - Ingram / YouTube
Optimizing Supplemental Feed - Oltjen / YouTube
Alternative Protein Supplementation - Sainz / YouTube
Roughage Supplementation - Nader / YouTube
Drought Economics - Nader / YouTube
Cattle Management Considerations During Drought / YouTube
Federal Assistance Programs for Drought - Oldfield / YouTube
Feeding and Nutritional Aspects of Roughage Supplementation (YouTube)
What did Ranchers Learn from the 1970's Drought? (YouTube)
The following materials have been collected from UCCE Livestock Specialists, UC Davis animal science reports, the Cattlemen's Association, and various other accredited sources to provide ranchers with useful information.
Annual Range Forage Production
Drought - Risks to Cattle from CAHFS
Drought Economics
Early Rains Alter Range Forage
Livestock Management During Drought
NCBA Tax Document
Oak Toxicity and Treatment
Poisonous Plants to Livestock
Use of Alternative Feedstuffs in Your Beef Operation
Weather-Related Sale of Livestock
2011 Managing Rangelands for Ecosystem Services Workshop and Field Day
2009 Water Quality Workshop
Overview of Water Quality Issues on CA Rangelands / YouTube
Ambient Conditions and Monitoring for Livestock Associated Pathogens and Indicators in CA Waterways / YouTube
Grazing and Irrigation Management Practices for Improving Pasture and Rangeland Runoff Water Quality / YouTube
Water Quality Contaminant Transport from Soils to Surface Water in Annual Rangelands / YouTube
Mitigating Non-Point Source Pollution with Constructed Wetlands / YouTube
Vegetative and Wetlands to Filter Pollutants in Runoff / YouTube Part 1 / YouTube Part 2