Ranching in the Sierra Foothills

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Sam the LGD pup!

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #2

August 10, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
Our ongoing journal about our efforts to bond a livestock guardian dog pup with cattle. Funded by the Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Endowment.
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2021 Jul29 Pup1b

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #1

August 2, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
Livestock producers from Southern Europe to Central Asia have long used livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) to protect livestock - including cattle - from predators like wolves and European brown bears (the continental version of our grizzly).
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nov 29 2020

More than Simply Surviving

June 25, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
Over the last six months, drought has once again dominated most of my thinking and many of my conversations with other ranchers.
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2021 June10

Looking Down the Road

June 11, 2021
By Daniel K Macon
Ranching, like any other agricultural business, requires a considerable amount of planning. Unlike some farming businesses, however, ranching also requires a certain level of comfort with conditions that are beyond our control.
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