Ranch and Rangelands

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Central Sierra: Starthistle (EDC MG)

Event Date
Nov 8 2025

Come learn about this invasive weed that has taken over large portions of California’s range land and urban landscape. Learn about its origins, how it moves, why it is so difficult to control, how to overcome these difficulties, control methods, and how to design an effective control program.
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Gray wolf from the Lassen pack among a herd of cattle in July of 2022
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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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Photo Forest and Lake by Katie Musial on Unsplash
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2 RFPs - Vertebrate Pest Control Research and Forest Monitoring

March 27, 2025
By Kendra T Rose
Dear Colleagues,1) California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Integrated Pest Control Branch is now accepting applications for the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Program (VPCRP). This funding opportunity is designed to support innovative research and education projects aimed at…
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Humboldt County Winter Ag Meeting 2011

The Winter Ag Meeting focused on the many aspects of prevention and treatment of Pinkeye (Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis IBK). This is a common problem for calves and cows of all ages and breeds in our region.
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Forage Production Reports

The forage production reports cover San Luis Obispo County rangelands starting in 2001. There is one report, Forage Production Central Coast 2001-2019, that covers Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties.
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