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General news on livestock and natural resources
Wolves in Tulare County as of 2023
In August 2023, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed the presence of a new wolf pack in Tulare County. CDFW offers a compensation program to reimburse ranchers for livestock depredations and for new practices implemented to avoid depredation, such as range riding, turbo fladry, and installing game cameras. Learn more about the Compensation Program here.
USDA Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to Protect Working Grasslands
The CRP is open for continuous enrollment. Enrolled lands earn rent from USDA in exchange for reducing certain uses. Find out more about the 2023 Grasslands CRP enrollment here, or read the Continuous CRP program factsheet here.
Healthy Soils Program
CDFA's Healthy Soils Program (HSP) offers incentives and financial support for agricultural management practices that sustain healthy soils and increase or maintain carbon storage in soils. More information on this initiative can be found here.
Amber Butland, our local Climate Smart Ag expert, can help with applications to HSP and other state programs.
You can read more about soil health on rangelands and pastures here.
As of April 1, 2017, there are new disease traceability/tagging and trichomoniasis (trich) testing requirements in California.
CDFA has summarized the changes in their April newsletter, which you can download here.
Fresno-Madera Extension Range Bulletin
Summer 2018
In this issue:
News Briefs
Recap: Forage Outcomes
Know Your Thistles
Wild Horses in California
Virulent Newcastle Disease
“Druggie” Chickens
Special Workshop Announcement
Stockmanship for Pasture
Management Workshop
An introduction to the art and science of stockmanship
to achieve management objectives
July 19-21, 2019
Palmdale, California
Early bird registration fees end tomorrow (6/15/19)!
Visit https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=27326 to register.
Fall 2019
In this issue:
Two freely accessible webinar series
Making a difference in difficult situations
Weed management on public lands
Prescribed fire workshop at Shaver Lake - Nov 5 & 6, 2019
To learn more or register online, visit: http://ucanr.edu/2019rxworkshops
Midwinter 2019 Supplement
Check out the registration and agenda information for these upcoming meetings:
Livestock Symposium
February 27 (Catheys Valley and Visalia) and February 28 (Bakersfield), 2019
Prescribed Fire Workshop
May 17 and 18 (Blodgett Forest Research Station, Georgetown), 2019
Summer 2022
Beef Cattle Health Webinar Recordings Available
Ewe Mastitis and Lamb Survival Survey
Upcoming Webinars: Drought, Vineyard Grazing
Weed Management Book - Still on Sale!
Summer 2023
In this issue:
Oak Field Day Summary & Resources
Buying Livestock Drugs in California
Summer: Blue-Green Algae
August/September 2020
In this issue, learn more about:
Blue-green algae
Toxic wildflowers
FREE Emergency preparedness webinars,
September 2 and September 9 - more information on the calendar: https://ucanr.edu/sites/livestockandnaturalresources/Events/
Publication Corner
Fall 2018
In this issue:
Help us focus an oak research project!
SB 88 reporting requirements
SB 88 / AB 589 workshops in October
Small Flock Egg Producers' Workshop October 4
Wildfire, Rangelands, and UCCE
Spring 2022
In this issue:
***2021 Water Diversion and Use Reports Due April 1 for All Diverters***
Spring Webinar Series for Small Acreage Management
Range Camp reopens
Forage and Drought
Weed book still on sale
Spring 2019 Supplement
Don't miss out on the upcoming Rangeland Weed Workshop,
Saturday, May 11 at the McKenzie Preserve!
9am - 2pm
3.5 hours of DPR continuing education credits are offered
Capacity is limited, but there are still spaces available!
Register at https://ucanr.edu/rangeweeds2019,
by mailing in the registration form by May 7 (see supplement PDF),
or by calling Rebecca at 559-241-6564 to reserve a spot.
Registration on-site will be $20.