Matthew Shapero

Livestock and Range Advisor
Cooperative Extension Ventura County669 County Square Drive, #100
Ventura, CA 93003-5401
805-645-1475
mwkshapero@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.; Forero, L.C.; Shapero, M.W.K.; Rao, D.R.; Becchetti, T.A.; Rivers, C.K.; Stackhouse, J.W.; DeAtley, K.L.; McNabb, B.R. (2019). Mineral Status of California Beef Cattle. Translational Animal Science. 3:1, 66-73.
- 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. (2019). Grazing for Fire Fuels Management. Summer 2019 Newsletter. August 16. https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucceventura/files/308909.pdf
- Shapero, M.W.K. (2019). Grazing for Fire Fuels Management. Santa Barbara Independent (submitted editorial). September 2. https://www.independent.com/2019/09/02/grazing-for-fire-fuels-management/
- Shapero, M.W.K. (2019). Low-stress herding as a tool to improve livestock distribution. Spring 2019 Newsletter. March 29. http://ceventura.ucanr.edu/files/301553.pdf
- Shapero, M.W.K. (2019). Research update: expanding the tools of range improvement…seeding and Yeoman’s plow. Summer 2019 Newsletter. August 16. https://ucanr.edu/sites/ucceventura/files/308909.pdf
- Soule, K.E. (2019). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for April – June 2019. UCCE Santa Barbara County Funding Report. July 30.
- Soule, K.E. (2019). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for January-March 2019. UCCE Santa Barbara County Funding Report. April 31.
- Soule, K.E. (2019). Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension Quarterly Report for October-December 2018. UCCE Santa Barbara County Funding Report. January 28.
- Shapero, M.W.K. (2019). The impact of wildfire on the rangeland soil seedbank on the Central Coast of California. Abstract for 2019 Society for Range Management National Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. February 11.
- 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