Malheur County Livestock & Rangeland Programs

Upcoming Events

Jul 22

Managing Fine Fuels on Public Lands

11:00 am - 2:00 pm MDT Vale, OR

Inland Pacific Northwest Pasture Calendar

A comprehensive guide for improved grassland management in support of forage-livestock systems. Applying the principles described will lead to improved regional economic, ecological and social sustainability. This publication describes the opportunities and challenges of sustainably raising harvested and grazed forages and developing forage-livestock systems in a diverse environment.

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Finding solutions

Extension aims to reach 500 cattle producers on enhanced biosecurity and foreign disease mitigation

The project aims to provide a basic overview and proactive activities and measures that people can take to mitigate production market and financial risks, and the process by which cattle producers can resume business

Francesca Rossi | May 8, 2024 | News story

Dormant-season grazing research project reduces fine fuels in Malheur County

Since 2018, a total of 6,500 tons of fine fuels have been removed during off-season grazing, removing biomass that would otherwise burn in a rangeland wildfire in the 23,000 acres of public lands in Malheur County.

Sergio Arispe | Apr 2024 | Impact story

Beef Quality Assurance program ensures quality meat and improves profits

BQA certification is implemented by Oregon State University Extension Service, which promotes BQA-approved best management practices.

Shelby Filley, Sergio Arispe | Mar 2021 | Impact story

AnimalTracker: Machine Learning Applied to Cattle in Rugged SE Oregon (in English): Recent advances in GPS technology and battery life have allowed researchers to create a cow GPS collar for as low as $200 per cow. AnimalTracker can help process, analyze, and visualize data from cow collars in less time.

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Sergio Arispe

Associate Professor, Livestock and Rangeland

Servicio de Extensión de OSU

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