- Author: Devii R. Rao
Maurice Pitesky is a UC Cooperative Extension Specialist at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with a focus in poultry health and food safety epidemiology.
He is working on a study looking at various contaminants (lead, PCBs etc.) in eggs from certain regions of CA.
If you are a backyard poultry owner in San Benito County and you'd like to participate in the study, please submit a half dozen eggs to Maurice. Click here for more information about the study, including which other counties can participate in the study, and how to package the eggs. Maurice can reimburse you for shipping, the price of the eggs and any other costs you may incur.
The goal of the project is to better understand the connection between the environment and our food with respect to exposure to various inorganic chemicals.
If you have additional questions you can contact Maurice at mepitesky@ucdavis.edu.
- Author: Devii R. Rao
What is Range Camp: Range Camp is a week-long summer camp that provides high school students an opportunity to learn about rangeland ecology and management, and livestock management. They learn from academics and professionals in a variety of fields including range management, livestock management, soils, fire, botany, wildlife, and more.
Who can attend: High school students who have completed their freshman year. Students can be from anywhere in the state. Students come from a wide variety of backgrounds - some are from ranching families and some are from cities or suburbs and have never been to a ranch.
When: June 17-22, 2018
Where: Elkus Ranch in Half Moon Bay
Cost: $450. However, most students get full scholarships from their local Resource Conservation Districts (RCD's) or other local groups.
Contact: For more information, contact Cece Dahlstrom at (619) 532-2269 or range.camp@gmail.com
Click here for a link to the pdf version of the flyer.
Range Camp Flyer - 2018
- Author: Devii R. Rao
The meeting is titled: Conservation Easments to Keep Ranches Working.
Date: April 19, 2018
Time: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Koopmann Ranch, 9406 Koopmann Road, Sunol, CA
Cost: $35
Meeting goal:
Improve the opportunity for mitigation conservation easements to support working rangeland sustainability on the Central Coast
Meeting Objectives:
• Identify and understand the threats to sustaining working rangelands on the Central Coast and the conservation values associated with these lands
• Improve the understanding of the role of various types of conservation easements in sustaining working rangelands, with a focus on mitigation easements
• Provide information to ranchers, landowners, consultants and land trusts to work towards improved mitigation policy, creation of easements and planning for sustaining working rangelands
• Foster productive discussion of these topics
To register, see presenters, or check out the agenda, please visit:
http://www.elkhornsloughctp.org/training/show_train_detail.php?TRAIN_ID=Ma64UDQ
- Author: Devii R. Rao
- Author: Devii R. Rao
Last week the Backcountry Horsemen of California had their Rendezvous at the Paso Robles Event Center. It was a wonderful event with great people and fun activities. In case you missed my talk on toxic plants and forage value of grasses, here's my presentation along with a few other useful resources for horse owners.
- PowerPoint presentation on toxic plants and forage value of grasses
- Livestock Poisoning Plants of California
- Field Guide for Common California Rangeland and Pasture Plants
- Establishing and Managing Irrigated Pasture for Horses
Feel free to get in touch with me (drorao@ucanr.edu or 831-637-5346 x14) if you have any questions.
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