Outstanding in the Field: Views from North Coast Rangeland

Valuable forage for livestock and wildlife is often lost on rangelands after wildfires.

Matchmaking grazing animals with grass and rangelands Professional grazing of overgrown rangelands, pastures and parcels is proven to reduce the spread of dangerous and costly wildfires.

Producers experiencing this damage may be eligible for assistance. Crane flies, Tipula oleracea, are once again present on Sonoma and Marin County's range, pasture and cultivated lands this season.

"To stop or slow the spread of this newly invasive plant in California, we must quickly develop effective management tools and an informed management approach." With several weather related events, fire, extreme heat, etc., there has been an increase of undesired species growing on rangelands.

Updated Sept 17, 2020 to add link. Visit: MatchGraze.com As previously mentioned in the September 2018 issue of the Farm Bureau newsletter, the frequency, intensity, and size of wildfires in northern California have increased.