Julie A Finzel

Farm Advisor

Cooperative Extension Kern County
1031 South Mount Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93307
661-868-6219
jafinzel@ucanr.edu

http://cekern.ucanr.edu

http://cekern.ucanr.edu/Livestock/

Also in:
Kings County
Tulare County

Education

M.S. Rangeland Ecology and Management, University of Idaho, Moscow. 2011

B.S. Animal Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 2003

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Animal Commodities and Products - General
• Beef Cattle / Beef / Other Cattle Prod
• Range
• Animals and Their Systems
• Communication, Education, and Information Delivery
• Management of Range Resources
• Sustainable Natural Ecosystems

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Finzel, JA; Brown, AR, et al. (2023). Field Demonstration Analyzing the Implementation of Individual Animal Identification and Genetic Testing in Western Range Sheep Flocks. Plos ONE. 18:8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290281

• Dougherty, H.C.; Oltjen, J.W., et al.; Mitloehner, F.M.; DePeters, E.J.; Pettey, L.A.; Macon, D.; Finzel, J.; Rodrigues, K.; Kebreab, E. (2019). Carbon and Blue-water Footprints of California Sheep Production. Journal of Animal Science. 97:2, 945-961. February.
• Andreini, E.; Finzel, J.A., et al.; Rao, D.; Larson-Praplan, S.; Oljten, J.W. (2018). Estimation of the water requirements and ecosystem benefits of cow-calf production on California rangelands. Rangelands. 40:1, 24-32.
• Macon, D.; Barry, S., et al.; Becchetti, T.; Davy, J.; Doran, M.; Finzel, J.; George, H.; Harper, J.; Huntsinger, L.; Ingram, R.; Lancaster, D.; Larsen, R.; Lewis, D.; Lile, D.; McDougald, N.; Mashiri, F.; Nader, G.; Oneto, S.; Stackhouse, J.; and Roche, L. (2016). Coping with drought on California Rangelands. Rangelands. 38:4, 222-228. August.
• Finzel, J.A.; Seyfried, M.S., et al.; Weltz, M.A.; Launchbaugh, K.L. (2015). Simulation of long-term soil water dynamics at Reynolds Creek, Idaho: implications for rangeland productivity. Ecohydrology. 9:4, 673-687.
• Finzel, J.A.; Baldwin, R. (2015). Wild Pig Pest Note. UCANR. July.
• Finzel, J.A.; Wright, S.D., et al.; Banuelos, G. (2014). Brush Control Trial on Mountain Rangelands in Southeastern Sierra Nevada, California. Western Society of Weed Science 2014 Progress Report. 8.
• Nader, G.A.; Oliver, M.N., et al.; Finzel, J.A.; Blanchard, M.T.; Stott, J.L. (2014). Solving the puzzle of foothill abortion in beef cattle. California Agriculture. 68:4, 114-115.
• McGwire, K.C.; Weltz, M.A., et al.; Finzel, J.A.; Morris, C.E.; Fenstermaker, L.F.; McGraw, D.S. (2013). Multiscale assessment of green leaf cover in a semi-arid rangeland with a small unmanned aerial vehicle. Journal of Remote Sensing. 34:5, 1615-1632.
• Finzel, J.A.; Seyfried, M.S., et al.; Weltz, M.A.; Kiniry, J.R.; Johnson, M.V.; Launchbaugh, K.L. (2012). "Indirect Measurement of Leaf Area Index in Sagebrush-Steppe Rangelands." Rangeland Ecology and Management 65(2): 208-212.
• Johnson, M.V.; Finzel, J.A., et al.; Spanel, D.; Weltz, M.; Sanchez, H.; Kiniry, J.R. (2011). The Rancher's ALMANAC. Rangelands. 33:2, 10-16. April.

California Agriculture Article Contributions

• Sidebar: Solving the puzzle of foothill abortion in beef cattle

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Livestock - Crop Integration - Chair
• Beef Safety and Quality Assurance - Member
• Fire - Member
• Livestock Production Systems - Member
• Oak Woodland Conservation - Member
• Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production - Member
• Weed - Member
• Wildlife - Member

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