Livestock Management

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Central Sierra: Beginning Farmers' Academy

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Oct 24, 2025

Is it your dream to start a small farm or ranch? The Beginning Farmers Academy is a 1-day introduction to starting a small commercial farm or ranch and will help prospective farmers start their operations. Participants will learn to assess their resources, research markets, analyze the potential…
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Imperial Valley Feedlot
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2025 UCCE Imperial County Livestock Program Summer Intern Presentations

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Jul 23, 2025

The 2025 UCCE Imperial County Livestock program's summer interns will be presenting their self-led projects that highlight things they have learned throughout the summer related to beef cattle production. Presentation topics: Cattle's role in health care, Global beef productions, Perceptions of the cattle…
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Central Sierra: Grazing in the Vineyard

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Jun 24, 2025

Grazing in the Vineyard with Delfino FarmsA hands-on workshop about livestock grazing in vineyards. Our program includes: Basics of vineyard grazing and suitabilityReasons to graze your vineyardVineyard:Livestock:Forage relationshipHosted by UC Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources…
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Direct Marketing Meat

October 3, 2025
By Daniel K Macon
A Rancher’s Guide to Understanding the Economics of Direct MarketingWhen the live cattle market isn’t at record high levels (as it is currently), direct marketing beef from your ranch seems like an attractive (and profitable!) option. Even during these record prices, most of us remember the difficult years…
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The (chicken) show must go on: 4-H turns bird flu into learning opportunity

August 13, 2025
By Caroline D Champlin
Summertime is usually the prime season for 4-H youth to competitively show chickens at their local fairgrounds. But earlier this year, the California State Veterinarian put a ban on poultry exhibitions because of the ongoing outbreak of bird flu. In response, experts from University of California Agriculture…
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July 2025

July 9, 2025
in this issue...MAKING THE MOST OF SUMMER: SOLARIZATION AND BIOSOLARIZATION FORSOILBORNE PATHOGEN CONTROL IN THE LOW DESERTRESULTS FROM A RESEARCH TRIAL ON THE ERODIBILITY OF SOIL-APPLIEDFERTILIZERS IN LOW DESERT SUDAN GRASSAREA-WIDE MONITORING OF KEY INSECT PESTS ACROSS THE IMPERIALVALLEY: JUNE 2025…
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