- Author: Devii R. Rao
California Ranchers:
We invite you to participate in a survey about California ranchers' and farmers' concerns, perceptions, information, and education needs related to changing climate conditions and adaptation. This survey is part of a research study funded by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and conducted by researchers at UC Cooperative Extension, UC Davis, and the USDA California Climate Hub. Survey results will be used to develop extension and education programs for farmers and ranchers.
Participation is voluntary and responses will be kept confidential; responses will be aggregated and shared in reports, academic papers, and presentations.
We expect the survey to take approximately 20 minutes. As a thank you, you can choose to enter a drawing to win one of forty $50 gift cards to Amazon (details at the end of survey).
Please click bit.ly/ranchersurvey to take the survey.
For any questions about this survey or study, contact Leslie Roche, lmroche@ucdavis.edu, Tapan Pathak, tpathak@ucanr.edu, Vikram Koundinya, vkoundinya@ucdavis.edu, or Namah Taku-Forchu, taku@ucdavis.edu.
Thank you for your participation!
Leslie Roche, Tapan Pathak, Vikram Koundinya, Namah Taku-Forchu
UC Davis/UC Cooperative Extension
Survey RancherAd
- Author: Devii R. Rao
The San Benito County Agricultural Commissioner's Office is seeking information regarding the recent major flooding.
If you have been impacted by the recent severe weather, please fill out the following survey the link listed below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBTBM2H
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
If there are any questions or problems with the survey or link, please contact Belen Velasquez at BVelasquezMancilla@cosb.us or (831) 637-5344.
- Author: Devii R. Rao
Please join us for the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition's Spring meeting titled Cattle Grazing and Wildfire Fuels.
This workshop will provide the latest research on cattle grazing and fire behavior. Our panelist- fire fighters, ranchers, and land managers- will discuss challenges and opportunities to use cattle grazing for fuels reduction. We will also consider how to balance fuel reduction with other management goals including water quality, habitat, and ranch economics. During our field tour we will visit sites along the Nimitz Trail. This trail goes between Tilden Park (ungrazed since the 1930s) and Wildcat Canyon Park (continuously grazed by cattle in recent history). This location is study of several studies on shrub encroachment and we will hear from Dr. Joe McBride (professor emeritus at UCB and author of papers on shrub encroachment at Tilden Park). We will also view a site where goats were used to manage vegetation. Differences between cattle and goat grazing for fuels management will be discussed.
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023
Time: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location:
Little Farm located at
Tilden Nature Area Environmental Educational Center
1500 Central Park Drive, Berkeley, CA
(Free parking)
Cost: $30, lunch provided
Register Here:
http://ucanr.edu/ccrc_spring2023
Registration deadline is Friday, April 14 - 5:00 p.m.
Space is limited.
- Author: Devii R. Rao
Hello lovers of good fire,
The CCTREX planning team is excited to announce the Central Coast Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (CalTREX) June 3-10 2023. The CCTREX will take place throughout the Monterey Bay region (San Benito, Monterey, Santa Cruz counties) and have a home base in the lovely Carmel Valley.
CCTREX firelighters will engage in 8 days of burning on diverse lands, learning and working alongside fire practitioners, tribal partners, ranchers, land managers, and community members to meet diverse objectives with “Good Fire.”
Please see the flyer or infosheet for important details and apply via the link on the flyer or here. Application deadline is February 28th. Feel free to share this announcement with your colleagues, networks and lists.
If you are a rancher and you are interested in participating, but you can't attend the whole training, please get in touch with Devii Rao at drorao@ucanr.edu.
Thanks,
The CCTREX Planning Team
2023 CC TREX flier
CC TREX Infosheet (1)
- Author: Devii R. Rao
A team of new UCCE Fire Advisors would like to hear from you about your needs related to fire. Please click this link if you'd like to provide them with guidance as they develop their research and education programs.