- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: January 27, 2014
A historically dry winter is leaving California rangelands devoid of the lush green grass that ranchers depend on to feed their livestock. Many have no other choice but to cull the herd, making a January cattle auction on the California Coast atypically busy, wrote Associated Press reporter Jason Dearen.
Dearen noted that the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is holding a workshop this week to help ranchers make informed decisions about livestock feed supplementation, managing animal health and selling cattle.
"From previous droughts we’ve learned that feeding the whole herd through the drought may spell the end of business,” the...
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