UC Cooperative Extension Archives

Chileno Valley Ranch in Petaluma. Photo by Hector Joel Amezcua, UC CAES and courtesy of Devii Rao.

Agriculture

UC Cooperative Extension releases new ranch water quality planning tools

Published 11/12/2020
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

Instructor's guide provides resources and tools to plan and implement ranch water quality planning workshops and field days for grazing livestock producers, agency staff, and other stakeholders interested in grazing management and water quality.

Haze and burned shrubs from the CZU fire. Photo taken on Sept. 14, provided by Devii Rao.

Agriculture

New study to investigate influence of cattle grazing on particulate matter and greenhouse gas emissions from wildfires

Published 10/10/2020
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

Preliminary results expected by the end of August 2021.

Agriculture

The benefits of cattle grazing for reducing fire fuels and hazard

Published 09/02/2020
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

The California Cattle Council recently funded a UC Cooperative Extension project to evaluate how much fine fuel (grasses and other plants) are eaten by cattle on rangelands, and how this may affect wildfire behavior.

Range Camp. Photo provided by Devii Rao.

Agriculture

UC Cooperative Extension offers virtual range camp

Published 07/27/2020
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

Video topics include rangeland ecology and management, botany, ranch economics, wildlife, and more.

Agriculture

UC Cooperative Extension to host virtual meeting on grazing and prescribed burning for fire safety

Published 06/24/2020
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

One-hour workshop will also provide updates on two grants.

Agriculture

UCCE to study livestock impact on fire fuel reduction

Published 02/14/2020
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

Study to estimate how much fuel livestock consume across California and whether grazing decreases wildfire speed and intensity.

Agriculture

Ranching for Profit workshop happening Sept. 25

Published 09/17/2019
Community Contributor, Devii Rao

Topics to include transforming a ranch into a sustainable business, cell grazing, and soil improvement and carbon sequestration through conservation practices.

Photo credit Lenya Quinn-Davidson. Provided by UC Cooperative Extension.

Agriculture

UC Cooperative Extension hosts prescribed fire workshop

Published 05/20/2019
Devii Rao

Learn about and support local prescribed fire efforts. June 5 will be at the Hollister Vets Building and June 6 will be a live fire training in Bitterwater.