The Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center (SFREC) is soliciting proposals for new research and extension projects. SFREC will continue to accept off-cycle proposals throughout the 2024-2025 year as long as resources are available to meet the needs of the project.
Principal Investigator: Glenn Nader, Livestock & Natural Resources Adviser, University of California Cooperative Extension. Click HERE for more information.
Principal Investigator: Katharine Suding, University of Colorado, Boulder Collaborator: Loralee Larios, University of Montana Determining the factors that regulate plant abundance and composition has been a long-standing endeavor for ecologists.
Principal Investigator: Josh Davy, UCCE Tehama County This study is a fully replicated evaluation of the additional weight gain obtained by the complete renovation and planting of a dryland perennial grass pasture over traditional adjacent annual rangeland.
Principal Investigator: Katharine Suding, University of Colorado, Boulder Collaborator: Lauren Hallet, University of California, Berkeley This research is a step towards better understanding the interactive controls of rangeland resilience to rainfall variability.
Principal Investigator: Josh Davy, UCCE Tehama County Collaborator: Kasey DeAtley, CSU, Chico This study will examine the utility of spent brewers grain as a winter feed supplement for range cows in an effort to identify and promote sustainable waste management and alternative and affordable supplem...
Principle Investigator: Dr. Jeremy James, Director Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center, for more project information click here Rangeland weed control is widely viewed and promoted as central to enhancing ranch profitability and sustainability.
Principal Investigator: Whendee Silver, University of California, Berkeley Rangelands cover an estimated 40-70% of global landmass, approximately one-third of the landmass of the United States and half of California.
