Join UC Cooperative Extension for a Soil Health Field Day

Spend the day digging into research-based soil management strategies to support resilient rangelands!

  • by UC Rangelands
Three groupings of images: people standing in a field, close-up of soil and a green plant, wide view of a landscape under a blue sky.

Friday, March 20th | 9:30am - 1pm

$10 registration fee reserves your spot, lunch is included!

Register for the field day here: bit.ly/rangesoils

Agenda

Managing California annual rangelands from the soil up

Compost, carbon, climate, cows

Efficacy of soil health practices across a rangeland productivity gradient

Linking soil microbial diversity, plant communities, and forage productivity

Rooted in resilience: soil–plant interactions shaping grasslands under drought

Soils, Grass, and Grazing: Decisions that Matter

 

Speakers

Dr. Anthony O’Geen: UCCE Soil Resource Specialist and Professor, UCD Land, Air and Water Resources

Scott Oneto: UCCE Farm Advisor, Central Sierra

Alyssa Flores: UCD graduate student, Soils and Biogeochemistry

Ava-Rose Beech: UC Davis graduate student, Ecology

Dr. Jennifer Funk: UCD Professor, Plant Sciences

Dan Macon: UCCE Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Central Sierra

Dr. Leslie Roche: UCCE Rangeland Specialist, UCD Plant Sciences

Field Day Location: C&C Ranch, 1334 Jackson Gate Rd, Jackson, CA 95642