Livestock & Range

Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) (YST) is the most pervasive invasive and noxious weed in California. Previous work showed that YST uses substantially more water than forage annual grasses it typically displaces.

Do you have sheep and/or goats? Are you interested in learning about small ruminant nutrition, disease prevention, the new veterinary feed directive, or using sheep and goats to manage weeds and fire fuels?

I recently spent a month in India visiting relatives, watching wildlife, and taking photos of cattle! Cattle are everywhere in India - in rural areas, national parks, cities, even temples.

Ranchers are invited to CCA's Surviving Drought Risk Management Workshop at the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale (Tehama District Fairgrounds) on Friday, January 27, 2017 from 8 - 10:30 a.m.

Please join the San Benito Weed Management Area (WMA) for a free weed workshop. 2.5 hours of pesticide continuing education credit (including 1 hour of Laws and Regulations) have been approved by the Department of Pesticide Regulation.