- Author: Rebecca Ozeran
This year, I received a variety of questions from livestock owners in the region. All of the weeds I mention here were of concern to owners managing smaller (less than 20 ac) properties in Fresno and Madera Counties, impacting multiple kinds of livestock – horses, sheep, and cattle. The most common weeds infesting larger properties may be different, and this list is not comprehensive of the weeds found in this part of California.
Weed common name |
Scientific name |
Livestock of concern* |
Key weed... |
- Author: Theresa A. Becchetti
- Posted by: Gale Perez
Here is a short summary written by Theresa Becchetti, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor on the Effects of Medusahead on Beef Cattle Gains project.
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Livestock and Natural Resource Advisors, Specialists, and faculty have been researching Medusahead (an invasive grass with lower grazing quality) for many years now. We know it reduces carrying capacity on rangelands, creates a thatch that can become a fire hazard, and reduces the diversity of plants on rangelands to the extreme...