Livestock Resources

goats grazing a hillside, three cattle dogs and a man with a cowboy hat trees and mountains around
UCCE Central Sierra: Event

California Targeted Grazing Short Course

Feb 17, 2026 - Apr 21, 2026

Once-weekly Zoom webinars culminate in a Davis field day  Practitioners, resource managers, landowners, and students: Learn how targeted grazing can address fuel and vegetation management with UC Cooperative Extension! Join this workshop to learn: The fundamentals of small-ruminant targeted…
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Image of a Livestock Guardian Dog with Sheep in a Field.
UCCE Central Sierra Livestock & Natural Resources: Article

Virtual Fence and Livestock Guardian Dogs: A New Twist on New Technology

July 31, 2026
By Daniel K Macon
If you’ve been following our work here at UCCE Central Sierra, you’ll likely know that my colleagues Scott Oneto and Brian Allen have been demonstrating a variety of virtual fencing systems in cattle grazing operations for several years now – with great success! They’ve demonstrated the technology’s…
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screenshot of virtual fencing app indicates location of steers in the site demonstration within designated boundaries
UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: UCCE Central Sierra Hosts Virtual Fencing Workshop for NRCS Staff

May 26, 2026
By Brian J Allen
Virtual Fence Cost May Be Offset with NRCS EQIP Funds Virtual Fencing (VF) is a livestock management tool that uses GPS collars to track livestock and guide their movements with audio and electric pulse cues. Instead of building a physical fence, users can draw a virtual boundary on a computer or mobile…
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UC Master Gardeners of the Lake Tahoe Basin: Article

Central Sierra: Leafy Greens Growing Instructions

April 27, 2026
Growing Kale and Collard Greens in the GroundChange planting location, no replanting for 2-4 years Full sun spring/fall, shade in summer Make sure seedling and planting location are moist and fertile before transplantingGently massage roots of kale before planting but gentle root care for the…
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dry brush in front opens to landscape of hills covered by trees and rangelands. A lake is in the valley in the distance
UCCE Central Sierra: Article

Central Sierra: UCCE Researchers Bring Virtual Fence Technology to Local BLM Lands

February 25, 2026
By Scott R Oneto, Brian J Allen
Emerging Precision Agriculture Tool Improves Grazing Systems  For the past four years, UC researchers have been examining the usefulness of virtual fence (VF) technology on a multitude of landscapes across the Sierra Nevada. Virtual fencing is an emerging precision agriculture tool capable of improving…
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Livestock & Range: Article

San Benito County Weed Management Area Annual Ranchers Seminar

November 20, 2025
By Fadzayi E Mashiri
San Benito County Weed Management AreaA County, State, Federal and Private Partnership24th Annual Continuing Education Seminar for RanchersTuesday, December 2, 20258:00 am – 1:00 pm.The Veterans Memorial Building649 San Benito St.  For Information call 831-205-3125~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…
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illustration of auditory zone and electric pulse zone in rangeland and close up of cattle with GPS collar
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Central Sierra: Virtual Fencing Information

UC Central Sierra research on Virtual Fencing on California Rangelands Virtual Fencing is a precision agriculture tool gaining traction across California's diverse rangelands that uses GPS collars to contain livestock without physical fences. Research and trials are ongoing, and many of the…
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Gray wolf from the Lassen pack among a herd of cattle in July of 2022
Food Blog: Article

Study calculates cost to ranchers of an expanding wolf population

April 21, 2025
By Emily C. Dooley
Tina Saitone, a University of California, Davis, professor and Cooperative Extension specialist in livestock and rangeland economics, sought to quantify the direct and indirect costs after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife launched a pilot program to compensate ranchers for wolf-related losses.
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