Livestock & Range

UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is now taking online public comment and public ranking of proposals for new Cooperative Extension Specialists and County Advisor positions.

The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) is recruiting to fill a Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor position for Fresno and Madera counties. Applications are due Sunday, June 12, 2016. These are great positions. Check out the job announcement below.

Are you motivated and involved in the cattle industry? Do you have ideas you'd like to share? The San Benito County Cattlemen's Association is looking for a couple new board members. They are especially interested in getting younger people on the board.

The eBEEF website has some great fact sheets and FAQs around beef cattle breeding and genetics. Alison Van Eenennaam is the UC Cooperative Extension Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Specialist at UC Davis.

On February 16 I wrote a blog post to let you all know about the February 25 Pajaro Compass (Compass) meeting at the Hollister Veterans Memorial Building. I was able to attend the meeting, which had around 35 people.