- Author: John M Harper
I wanted to make sure you saw the final reminder for the climate-smart ag survey from UC Rangelands below. We want to make sure commercial-scale producers are well-represented in the responses.
Please click bit.ly/rangeland23 to take the survey by May 15, 2023.
Thank you!
/span>- Author: John M Harper
For producers doing organic livestock:
USDA/AMS Proposing New Organic Livestock Regulations
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service proposes to amend the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions; and expanding and clarifying existing requirements covering livestock care and production practices and mammalian living conditions.
AMS will host a virtual listening session on Aug. 19 from noon to approximately 2 p.m. eastern time to hear comments regarding this proposed rule. The deadline to register for oral comment is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on Aug. 15.
Click Here for more information.
Source: USDA/AMS |
- Author: Dan Macon
Register now for the Sierra Foothills Cattle & Sheep Grazing School!
If you look back far enough in the histories of most foothill cattle operations, you'll find... SHEEP! Believe it or not, many long-time cattle operations also had sheep at one time. And today, there's increased interest in using multi-species grazing as a risk management and diversification tool!
If you're interested in learning more about managing both sheep and cattle on rangeland or pasture, sign up for the Sierra Foothills Cattle & Sheep Grazing School, July 14-15, 2022, in Auburn, California! This two-day school will include information - and hands-on experience - in grazing planning, estimating carrying capacity, fencing systems, stockmanship and husbandry practices, cattle and sheep nutrition, and economics! Our instructors include Dan Macon (UCCE Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor), Joe Fischer (Bruin Ranch), and Ryan Mahoney (R. Emigh Livestock). Every student will have an opportunity to graze both sheep and cattle!
Tuition for the 2-day program is $200, which includes meals and course materials. Producer scholarships are available through Sierra Harvest.
For more information, contact me at dmacon@ucanr.edu or (530) 889-7385. Let's get out there and graze!
/span>- Author: John M Harper
USDA Offers Resources to Expand Meat Processing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late last week the launch of the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program to provide technical assistance to meat and poultry grant applicants and grant-funded projects.
Processors and applicants involved with the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant program and the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program can access this technical assistance. USDA also announced it is now accepting applications for $23.6 million in competitive grant funding available through the MPIRG program.
Click Herefor more information.
Source: USDA
- Author: John M Harper
If you're interested in feeding cattle you're in for a treat! Colleagues of mine, in SoCal are producing an excellent newsletter and podcast called CattleCal. It's a joint effort by Pedro Carvalho, PhD, Assistant Cooperative Extension Specialist in Feedlot Management and Brooke Latack, UCCE Livestock Advisor - Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.
Their podcast is available on Spotify and ITunes. You can subscribe to the newsletter at http://ceimperial.ucanr.edu/news_359/CattleCal_483/.
Here's a link to one of the May Spotify podcasts:
“Feedlot Research”
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Nxnf2b6kbbwNYuDgQ6paO
Hope you find it interesting. Let me know what you think.