Mark your calendar! We have a number of outstanding workshops already booked for 2020! More details will follow in the coming weeks!
PASTURE LAMBING SCHOOL (March 7 - Auburn, CA): This hands-on, half-day school will provide you with knowledge and skills necessary to successfully managing lambing ewes on pasture. You'll learn about nutrition, sheep behavior, dealing with lambing problems, and protecting the lambing flock from predators. Rain or shine!
PRESCRIBED FIRE ON PRIVATE LANDS (March 26 - Auburn, CA): This one-day workshop will feature information on fire terms and behavior, permitting and legal considerations, and CalFire's Vegetation Management Program. For more information, go to https://ucanr.edu/sites/forestry/files/318840.pdf.
DROUGHT PLANNING FOR RANCHERS (March 31 - Yuba City, CA; April 1 - Grass Valley, CA): Learn about the strategies and drought adaptation tools that helped California ranchers survive the historic 2012-2015 drought. We'll present information about tools for improving your ability to adapt to an increasingly variable climate.
CALIFORNIA CATTLE GRAZING SCHOOL (May 1-2 - Auburn, CA): Co-hosted by Bruin Ranch, this two-day school will provide you with hands-on experience managing cattle on irrigated pasture and rangeland. You'll learn the principles of managed grazing, basic stockmanship and cattle handling skills, the basics of electric fencing, and grazing planning.
CALIFORNIA TARGETED GRAZING ACADEMY (September 18-19 - Auburn, CA): This 2-day academy will combine hands-on learning about targeting specific vegetation management goals using sheep and goats with an overview of the business basics of contract targeted grazing.
For more details, including registration information, go to the Placer-Nevada-Sutter-Yuba Livestock and Natural Resources Homepage at https://ucanr.edu/sites/Livestock/
