Healthy Soils for Grazing Lands: Range Seeding - Field Day Resources
The ARCD thanks all attendees for joining us at the Healthy Soils for Grazing Lands: Range Seeding Field Day. (And for sticking it out in the heat!)
Thank you to attendees for being enthusiastic and ready to engage with the presenters, topics, and each other. The supplemental discussions and conversations that took place added to the day's sharing of knowledge.
Please find below range seeding resources shared at the event (plus more):
Presenters & Organizations
- Kent Reeves - Rancher-to-Rancher | Soil Carbon Coalition
- Anna Mariscal - Healthy Soils Natural Resources Specialist, Amador Resource Conservation District
- Tom Johnson - Agronomist, Kamprath Seed Inc.
- Leisel Finley - Rancher, Mount Echo Ranch
- Hillary Solsberry - Rancher, Fregulia Ranch
- Scott Oneto - Farm Advisor, Central Sierra (ucanr.edu)
- Valerie Bullard - District Conservationist, Home | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)
- Maddison Easley - Partner Biologist, Conservation Science for a Healthy Planet - Point Blue
Projector Presentations
Rancher Experience_Leisel Finley and Hillary Solsberry.pdfWeeds on Rangelands_Scott Oneto.pdfFinancial and Technical Assistance Programs_Valerie Bullard and Maddison Easely.pdfTechnical Assistance Resources
USDA NRCS Range Planting Practice Standard - Utilized by both the CDFA Healthy Soils Program & NRCS Programs for range seeding implementation.
USDA NRCS_National Pasture Condition Scoring Guide and Score Sheet_2020.pdfCSU Chico_Center for Regenerative Ag_Reading a Pasture.pdf
Guide to Tools & Seeding Methods | Ernst Conservation Seeds (ernstseed.com)
USDA NRCS Plant Materials Technical Notes_Understanding Seeding Rates-Recommended Planting Rates-Pure Live Seed.pdfPure Live Seed: Calculations and Considerations | Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources
UCANR_Field Guide for Common California Rangeland and Pasture Plants.pdf
NRCS Calflora eVegGuide - Determine forage species appropriate for your land.
Kamprath Seed - Our Seed Mixes
UCANR_Rangeland Monitoring Series_Guidelines for Residual Dry Matter on Coastal and Foothill Rangelands in CA.pdf
NRCS: Web Soil Survey
SoilWeb: An Online Soil Survey Browser | California Soil Resource Lab (ucdavis.edu)
Healthy Soil Program - Soil Sampling Protocol HSP_SoilSampling.pdf (ca.gov)
UC Rangelands – Supporting Working Landscapes (ucdavis.edu)
- UC Rangelands - YouTube
- Working Rangelands Wednesdays — Week 5 — Managing drought on public rangelands in California (youtube.com)
California Rancher Sustainability Assessment – CRSA (berkeley.edu)
Farming and Ranching Conservation - Point Blue
Range & Pasture | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)
Rangeland Management - Center for Sustainability - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Financial Assistance - Grants & Programs
CDFA Healthy Soils Program – Incentives Grant - Direct to farmer grants from CDFA for the implementation of soil conservation practices
Regional Healthy Soils Program Block Grants - Direct to farmer grants from regional growers organizations and Resource Conservation Districts, funded by CDFA, for the implementation of soil conservation practices.
Farmer/Rancher - SARE Western – “Program aims to honor producer innovation by funding on-farm research that benefits and is led by producers themselves.”
Professional + Producer - SARE Western – “Program involves agricultural technical advisor (main applicant) and producers implementing projects to address identified needs in sustainable agriculture.”
CDFA State Water Efficiency & Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
- Restore Grants – Implementation of Carbon Sequestering Practices
- Compost Connector Grants – Compost Amendment
Community Alliance of Family Farms – Farmer Funding Opportunities Database
- CAFF also provides Technical Assistance for grant programs