Nevada

As some readers may know, I put out a quarterly newsletter (The New Foothill Rancher in Placer and Nevada Counties; The New Ranch Update in Sutter and Yuba Counties).

Note: This article first appeared in the October 2018 issue of The New Foothill Rancher and The New Ranch Update newsletters.

UC ANR wildfire experts are stationed around the state and can answer questions on a diversity of issues related to the prevention, impacts, aftermath, and generally, the science of wildfire in California.

Join SFREC's Ali Stefancich at the California Naturalist's Sierra Bioregional Rendezvous on October 28 at the Miners Foundry in Nevada City, CA. The Rendezvous will include field walks, workshops, naturalists' updates, a book exchange, and lunch.

My friend Ryan Mahoney, who manages Emigh Livestock near Dixon, California, has embraced a variety of new ranching technologies.

Last week I visited the last of the counties, at least for my initial' visit. It took a bit longer than I had hoped but California is a big state and things always seem to crop up on my calendar.

The humming sound of busy honeybees filled the fall air, darting back and forth as I followed long-time beekeeper Randy Oliver around his bee yard. I was there to learn about a new issue for local beekeepers.

On Thursday October 4th, Sierra Foothill REC hosted its 5th Annual Beef & Range Field Day for high school students enrolled in FFA & 4-H.

El consejero agrcola, Ramiro Lobo podr ser una cara poco familiar para los consumidores, pero es muy reconocido entre los pequeos agricultores de San Diego a quienes ha ayudado a producir localmente nuevos alimentos que antes no se cultivaban en este condado, aumentando la disponibilidad de frutas y...

A torrent of technology is flowing into the agricultural sector.