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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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
UCCE Central Sierra: Collection

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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Livestock Management

Where to go for education and research regarding the proper care and handling of livestock.
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Central Sierra: Agriculture | Small Farms Information

Why do you want to farm? Why do you want to get into the farming business? Is farming for you? From these basic questions, many more granular questions follow: What does record keeping for livestock and farm businesses look like? What are best practices for marketing and selling any particular product? What…
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Black angus cattle with transmitter collars for e-fencing.
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Central Sierra: Livestock

Across California, the University of Californias Cooperative Extension offices are problem-solving centersthe bridge between local issues and the power of UC research. Our county-based staff is part of the community; we live and work in the areas we serve.
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