Ranching in the Sierra Foothills

As a (relatively) new livestock and natural resources farm advisor, I'm fortunate to have known and worked with my predecessors (Roger Ingram in Placer-Nevada and Glenn Nader in Sutter-Yuba). I'm also fortunate to be working in a region where I've lived for most of my life.

Earlier this week, we started to see some signs that some of our feeder and replacement ewe lambs where infected by barber pole worms, a parasitic stomach worm fairly common in sheep that are grazing on irrigated pasture during the summer months.

September 14-15, 2018 UCCE - Auburn 11477 E Avenue, Auburn, California 95603 This two-day, hands-on grazing school will provide participants with practical, field-based experience in applying the principles of managed grazing on rangeland, brushland and irrigated pasture.

Steve Cote, author of Stockmanship, is offering a four-day, hands-on stockmanship school at Cottonwood Guest Ranch outside of Wells, Nevada.

As a sheep producer and an extension educator, I'm often asked which breed of livestock guardian dog (LGD) I prefer. Some have heard that Great Pyrenees dogs are more likely to wander. Others have heard that Akbash and Anatolian Shepherd dogs can be more aggressive with humans.