- Author: Devii R. Rao
The San Benito County Weed Management Area is holding its 16th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers on Thursday, December 7 from 7:30 am to 11:35 am at the Hollister Veterans Memorial building. The event is free! Come learn about managing rangeland weeds and bring weeds from your ranch to have them identified by a botanist! The Department of Pesticide Regulation has approved 2.5 hours of pesticide continuing education credit (including 1 hour of Laws and Regulations).
Thanks so much to Bolado Park Event Center for sponsoring the event!
For meeting agenda click here. If you have additional questions, contact Devii Rao at drorao@ucanr.edu or 831-389-4397 x14.
Rancher Seminar Agenda
- Author: Devii R. Rao
Maintaining and Improving Rural Roads
When: December 6, 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Where: J. Lohr Wine Center, 6169 Airport Road, Paso Robles
Registration is Free, sign up today by clicking here
Workshop Objectives:
Provide landowners and land managers with information on:
- Identifying road-related problems and their causes
- Road best management practices
- Preventing road failures or impaired functioning
- Reducing future maintenance costs
- Minimizing environmental impacts of roads
Workshop Topics:
- Fundamentals of rural, low volume roads
- Environmental conditions affecting roads
- Road assessment methods
- Road management and maintenance
- Permitting Requirements
- Sources of Technical and Financial Assistance
- Storm-proofing roads
Sponsored by:
Northern California Society of American Foresters, Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation Districts, UC Cooperative Extension.
Support for this program has been provided in part by USDA-Forest Service, State and Private Forestry and the California State Department of Conservation.
Questions? Contact Dr. Richard Harris at (707) 685-5508 or rrharrisconsulting@gmail.com.
Locally contact Royce Larsen at (805) 434-4106 or relarsen@ucanr.edu or Erin White, (805) 434-0396 ext 3191 or erin@us-ltrcd.org
Register early! Enrollment limited to 40 people. Light refreshments will be served.
- Author: Devii R. Rao
Last Thursday the San Benito County Weed Management Area had its 16th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for Ranchers. We had a great turnout and lots of interesting presentations. Click here to see PowerPoint presentations and handouts from the day, including handouts on new antibiotic laws for livestock and new weeds that have begun invading San Benito County such as Saharan mustard, sliverleaf nightshade.
- Author: Devii R. Rao
2018 FARM Club Cattle Improvement Symposium