Livestock and Natural Resource Management

The Livestock and Natural Resource Management Program focuses on efforts to keep range livestock and the rangeland itself healthy and productive. The program assists landowners through problem-solving research and by providing science based information that promotes good stewardship and sustainability. If you can't find the Livestock or Range information you're looking for on our CE Mendocino website, please visit the Livestock and Natural Resources webpages at the link below:

UCCE Livestock and Natural Resources

• Meat Industry Capacity and Feasibility Study of the North Coast Region of California NOTE: This is a 2 MB file and may take a while to download. Printed copies are available from the Mendocino County Economic Development and Finance Corporation (MCEDFC) at a cost of $20. The full plans and technical specifications for the facility are also available from MCEDFC at a cost of $100.

QA Tax Option for Drought Sales of Livestock

Scrapie for LFA newsletter-June08_

Here is a link to the Brand Inspector Directory.  You will find it on the Branch Info section of of the CDFA Bureau of  Livestock Identification page.

• 2007 CENSUS of AGRICULTURE
• Development of Vegetation and Aquatic Habitat in Restored Riparian Sites of California's North Coast Rangelands
• Soil Carbon Sequestration in US Rangelands
• USDA Inspected Red Meat Slaughter Plants in CA
• Custom-Exempt (not USDA-Inspected) Red Meat Slaughter Plants
• Poultry Processing Plants

Animal ID Workshop Handouts

• Cover & Intro for Animal ID
• Cover Page
• The National ID System: Basics, Blueprint, Time lines, and Processes
• Cattle Identification and the National Animal ID System
• Benefits & Costs Associated with an Animal ID System for Cattle in the U.S.
• Obtaining A Premise ID Number in California
• Animal ID: Opportunities for Value-Added Marketing and Production Efficiencies.
• An introduction to Electronic Animal ID Systems & Comparison of Technologies
• The National ID System and Country-of-Origin Labeling: How are They Related?
• Value of Individual Record Keeping to Commercial Livestock Operators
• Animal ID: Confidentiality of Information
• Emerging Management Systems in Animal ID
• Animal ID: Liability Exposure & Risk Management
• Some Issues Related to Beef Traceability: Transforming Cattle into Beef in the U.S.
• Potential Benefits of Production Information to Cattle Producers
• Effects of Animal ID on Cattle Market Structure
• Challenges of Animal ID in the West
• Working With Animal ID Technology Providers
• ID INFO tech handout.pdf