Matthew Shapero

Livestock and Range Advisor

Cooperative Extension Ventura County
669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
805-645-1475
mwkshapero@ucanr.edu

http://ceventura.ucanr.edu

Also in:
Santa Barbara County

Education

M.S. Range Management, University of California, Berkeley. 2016

B.A. Religion, Columbia University. 2008

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

• Livestock and Dairy - General
• Beef Cattle / Beef / Other Cattle Prod
• Sheep, Sheep Meat and Wool
• Pasture - Irrigated
• Forest / Range / Wildlife Commodities / Habitats
• Range
• Animal Management Systems
• Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
• Management of Range Resources
• Conservation of Biological Diversity
• Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
• Domestic Policy Analysis

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Davy, J.S. (In Press). Mineral Status of California Beef Cattle. Translational Animal Science.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Land Manager Perceptions of Opportunities and Constraints of Using Livestock to Manage Invasive Plants. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 71:5, 603-611.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Consider Early Weaning if Drought Conditions Persist. Spring 2018 Newsletter. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/280213.pdf.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Land Manager Perceptions of the opportunities and constraints when using livestock to manage invasive plants. Abstract for 2017 Society for Range Management National Meeting, Sparks, NV.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Medically Important Antibiotics Update. Spring 2018 Newsletter. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/280213.pdf.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). New Livestock & Range advisor. Winter 2017-2018 Newsletter. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/282438.pdf.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Review Article: Protein Supplementation Strategies to Improve Ranch Profitability. Winter 2017-2018 Newsletter. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/282438.pdf.
• Soule, K.E. (2018). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for April – June 2018. Santa Barbara County Funding Report.
• Soule, K.E. (2018). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for January – March 2018. Santa Barbara County Funding Report.
• Soule, K.E. (2018). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for October – December 2017. Santa Barbara County Funding Report.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Summer is Pinkeye Season. Summer 2018.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Trace Mineral Concerns: Looking at Copper. Winter 2017-2018 Newsletter. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/282438.pdf.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). When Wildfire Hits the Ranch: Lessons Learned from the Thomas Fire. Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network Blog. https://fireadaptednetwork.org/wildfire-hits-ranch-lessons-learned-thomas-fire/.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2018). Why Leavig RDM Makes Sense. Summer 2018.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2017). Post-fire recovery advice for ranchers. Ventura County Farm Bureau Newsletter. http://files.constantcontact.com/46f67aab001/9c25fa74-626a-46d0-af95-9ecb202d7adb.pdf.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2017). Post-Fire Resources for Ranchers. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/297482.pdf.
• Soule, K.E. (2017). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for July – September 2017. Santa Barbara County Funding Report.
• Shapero, M.W.K. (2017). UC recognizes needs of county livestock producers. Ventura County Farm Bureau Newsletter. http://files.constantcontact.com/46f67aab001/1a147745-440f-4941-aca6-8bba004122a2.pdf.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Beef Safety and Quality Assurance - Member
• Climate Change Adaptation - Member
• Fire - Member
• Livestock Production Systems - Member
• Oak Woodland Conservation - Member
• Weed - Member

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