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Cattle Behavior, Grazing Management and Technology

GOAL:

Focus on ranch diversification, which promote sustainable working rangelands. 

DESCRIPTION:

We will hear from ranchers and landowners who have reconfigured their ranches to generate additional income by diversifying the use of their resources. We will hear from land managers who have worked with ranchers to diversify enterprises that promote land management goals and rancher sustainability. We will learn how they identified opportunities for new enterprises and worked through resource and regulatory issues.

Instructor Information

Sheila Barry - UCCE Livestock Advisor San Francisco Bay Area

Dr. Stephanie Larson - UCCE Livestock Advisor, Marin and Sonoma County
Mike Gale, Chileno Valley Ranch

Tamara Hicks, Toluma Farms and Tomales Farmstead Creamery

Andrew Zlot, Double 8 Dairy

Mike Giamonna

Michael Meeham, County of Santa Clara Planning Department

Bill Morrison, Soper Wheeler

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Sponsors

Stemple Creek Ranch

Marin Agricultural Land Trust