2020 Rangeland Summit
9:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
9:30 WELCOME! Bre Owens, CRCC Chair and Theresa Becchetti, UCCE, Moderator
9:40 Communicating global rangeland status, a foundation for understanding the role of livestock on rangeland and on the table
Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D. UC Cooperative Extension
10:10 Status and Trend of California rangelands
Keali'i Bright, Assistant Director, California Department of Conservation
10:30 What is sustainability for US / CA working rangelands?
Sasha Gennet, The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
10:50 Break
11:00 Environmental Stewardship - Ranchers Address Wildfire Issues:
- Update from Ranchers’ Wildfire Task Forces
Tony Toso, CCA Vice President. Dan Macon, CWGA President - Supporting Grazing for Fuels Management in Rural and WUI Areas Marc Horney, Chair, Range Management Advisory Council
- The role of grazing in fire frequency
Poster summary, Van Butsic, et al, UCCE
11:50 Recognizing outstanding rangeland stewards: Cal-Pac SRM award presentation
12:00 Lunch. San Joaquin Stanislaus CattleWomen
12:50 Economics for Healthy Ranches and Healthy Ranchers - Business in the 21st century
- Beef Cattle Movements & Markets
Sheila Barry - Global Demand and Market Trend
Darrel Sweet, CA Beef Council - Conservation grazing services
Dan Macon, Flying Mule Farm - Diversification for multiple generations
Rick and Weston Roberti, Roberti Ranch
1:30 Photo Contest results, Point Blue Conservation Science, Sponsor
- Sierra Valley Ag & Art Trail
Carolyn Roberti, Roberti Ranch - Community collaboration
Heather Hadwick, Modoc County Office of Emergency Services & Tex Dowdy, Modoc County Sheriff
2:20 Putting it all Together – Sustainable grazing lease systems
Lynn Huntsinger, Ph.D., UC Berkeley
Denise Defreese, retired East Bay Regional Park
Carissa Koopman-Rivers, Rivers Red Angus
2:50 Wrap up - What have we learned, what can we do today? Next week?
3:30 Adjourn. Thank you for your participation!