Target Grazing Meeting & Sheep/Goat Workshop

Apr 12, 2017

Target Grazing Meeting & Sheep/Goat Workshop

Apr 12, 2017

Here's some info about two great upcoming workshops:

Targeted/Prescribed (Rotational / Deferral) Livestock Grazing for Meeting Conservation Goals

Thursday, April 20, 2017
9:00 AM - 4:30 PMCal
Poly Beef Center
Cost: $30, includes lunch

This is the twice-a-year meeting of the Central Coast Rangeland Coalition. The goal of this meeting is to raise awareness of how planned, targeted, rotational/deferral grazing practices (particular strategies and methods) can be used to meet specific conservation objectives.

Click here for more information or to register.

Sheep
Goats

Sheep & Goat Workshop

Tuesday, June 13
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
San Benito High School Ag Barn
Cost: $15 for adults, $5 for youth 18 and under, includes light refreshment

Don't miss the sheep shearing demonstration!

Additional topics to be covered include:
• Sheep and goat disease prevention, vaccinations, Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD)
• Fire fuel and weed control using sheep and goats
• Producer economics and predator management
• Sheep and goat nutrition
• California Wool Growers Association and Lamb Board Updates

To register click the following link: https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=20647 or contact Devii Rao at drorao@ucanr.edu or 831-637-5346 x14.

Click here for the flier.  Click here for the agenda.

 


By Devii R. Rao
Author - San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor