The University of Nevada, Reno will host the Cattlemen’s Update in January.
Robert Moore
The University of Nevada, Reno is hosting the annual Cattlemen’s Update in person and virtually from Jan. 13-17.
For more than 40 years, the university has held several sessions across Nevada in January to provide ranchers with current research-based information about issues that may affect the efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of their businesses and Nevada’s cattle industry. Cost of workshop is $20 per ranch.
• Virtual Webinar via Zoom: Registration Required. Jan. 13 at 10 a.m.
• Fallon Convention Center: Jan. 14 at 5:30 p.m., dinner
• Ely Convention Center: Jan. 15 at 5:30 p.m., dinner
• Great Basin College, Elko: Jan. 16 at 12:30 p.m. in the GBC Theater; dinner in the GBC Reynolds Solarium
• Extension Humboldt County Office: Winnemucca, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m.; lunch
Times given for the in-person sessions are registration time, with the program beginning 30 minutes later.
IN-PERSON AGENDA
• Imagining the Future: Rancher-guided Knowledge Work in Nevada
Tracy Shane, state livestock extension specialist, agriculture, veterinary and rangeland sciences
• Animal traceability, electronic ear tag update and new state veterinarian
Chad Sestanovich, administrator Livestock Division, new state veterinarian, and Dr. JJ Goicoechea, director, Nevada Department of Agriculture
• NRCS funding opportunities and program overview
Chris Rose, partnership coordinator, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• How to use USDA, NRCS Programs from contract to implementation
Staci Emm, Extension professor, University of Nevada, Reno
• GPS ear tags give ranchers eyes in the sky to help manage the distribution of livestock on rangelands
Paul Meiman, Extension Rangeland and Wildlife state specialist, University of Nevada, Reno
For information, contact Jamie Lee 775-426-8299 or jamielee1@unr.edu.