UCANR Educational Resources:
Benefits of Cattle Grazing for Reducing Fire Fuels and Fire Hazard, August 2020
Cattle, Sheep, Goats and Horses: What’s the Difference for Working Rangelands?
Contract Grazing – what to consider when hiring a contract grazer, March 2019
Livestock Grazing: A Conservation Tool on California’s Annual Grasslands
Planned Herbivory in the Management of Wildfire Fuels
Will Livestock Grazing on Rangelands Reduce the Potential for and Severity of Wildfires, March 2019
Developing a Contact Grazing Business Plan
Business Decision Making Model Information
Business Decision Making Model Spreadsheet
A Guide to Livestock Leases for Annual Rangelands
Ranching Infrastructure: Tools for Healthy Grasslands, Livestock, and Ranchers
Ranch Water Quality Planning Instructors Guide and Lesson Plan, overview video, August 2020
UCANR Livestock Advisors by County
Additional Educational Resources:
5th Principle of Soil Health: Livestock Integration by NRCS
Ecological and Economic Benefits of Integrating Sheep into Viticulture Production by Agronomy For Sustainable Development
Grassland Carbon Sequestration: Management, Policy, and Economics by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Restoring Climate Through Soil Carbon White Paper by Savory Institute
Mimicking Nature: Integrating Livestock into Perennial and Annual Cropping Systems by Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Sheep and Grapes Workshop 2020 by Napa RCD
Partner Agencies
CA Farmlink can help with lease agreements
Grazing Publications and Fact Sheets from UCANR Catalog
Introduction to Targeted Grazing workshop, part 1, Oct 2020 (video)
Introduction to Targeted Grazing workshop, part 2, Oct 2020 (video)
Additional Resources:
Of Interest
Grazing is a Wildfire Solution blog by CalCAN, Sept 2020