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Spring 2022
In This Issue:
UPCOMING EVENTS IN MARCH, Tuesdays 5:30-7pm
Workshop Series: Beef Cattle Health
Discover Herd Management Opportunities
NEW UC ANR PUBLICATION
Beef Cattle on California Annual Grasslands:
Production Cycle and Economics Much of California is annual rangeland, grazed seasonally when forage quality is best. For optimum results, the seasonality of these rangelands must be coordinated with the phases of beef cattle production. This publication walks cattle producers through annual stock flows and calendar of operations and gives tables for estimating costs, return over cash, and gross income under various scenarios. Also included is a discussion of various risk factors
ARTICLE:
Ranch-to-Fork: The Connection of California's Rangelands to beef is not direct but should be valued.
by Sheila Barry, Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor, San Francisco Bay Area
...Despite the extensive footprint and large number of cattle (5.1 million head of beef and dairy cattle in 2017), few consumers could say that they have purchased beef that was locally raised or even raised in California. Why?
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