Managing Land and Livestock on Small Acreage Webinar Series

Apr 20, 2022

Managing Land and Livestock on Small Acreage Webinar Series

Apr 20, 2022

Do you have a few acres and either already have or want to add livestock? If so join UCCE for our seven-part Managing Land and Livestock on Small Acreage webinar series.

Webinars will be each Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, starting April 20 through June 1. The workshop series will be held on Zoom and will be recorded and posted to our website after the series is completed. Pick the session that most aligns with your interests or join us for all of them.

Click here or see below for the agenda. Click here to register.

Managing Land and Livestock on Small Acreages Spring Webinar Series
Wednesdays, April 20 – June 1 from 6-7 PM

April 20 - Irrigated Pasture Species Selection and Nutritional Content of Forages

  • Species Selection – Theresa Becchetti
  • Nutritional Content of Forages – Brooke Latack

April 27 – Weed Identification and Management and Herbicide Selection

  • Weed Identification and Management – Rebecca Ozeran
  • Considerations of Herbicide Selection – Devii Rao

May 4 – Backyard Poultry

  • Maurice Pitesky

May 11 – Outdoor Hog Production

  • Animal Health and Biosecurity – Dr. Alda Pires
  • Managing Diet and Nutrition – Theresa Becchetti

May 18 – Small-scale sheep and goat production

  • Small Flock Health and Parasite Management – Dr. Rosie Busch
  • Scrape Eradication Program – Julie Finzel

May 25 – Niche Marketing Backyard Livestock

  • Niche Marketing 101 - Vince Trotter
  • Niche Marketing Website – Dr. Sarah Klopatek
  • Payments for Ecosystem Services – Fadzayi Mashiri

June 1 – Livestock Forensics: Mortality Diagnosis

  • Basics of Animal Necropsy – Dr. Kate Watson
  • Questions and Answer and On-Farm Scenario Discussion – All participants

By Devii R. Rao
Author - San Benito County Director and Area Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor

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