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The case for case studies: A new approach to evaluating the effectiveness of livestock protection tools by Macon, Dan, Whitesell, Carolyn

“…Livestock operations in California face livestock losses due to a range of carnivore species. Simultaneously, there is an increased call to reduce the use of…”
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Improving the feeding value of rice straw by Davy, Josh, Doran, Morgan, Macon, Dan, Karle, Betsy, Nader, Glenn, Ingram, Roger, Swanepoel, Nadia, Robinson, Peter

“…For rice producers, removing straw from a field after harvest is important because the material is slow to break down and needs to be gone prior to planting…”
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Paying for the Presence of Predators: An Evolving Approach to Compensating Ranchers by Macon, Dan

“…Conversion of rangeland habitats in North America (to more intensive agriculture or to urban/exurban uses) concentrates livestock and predators on a shrinking…”
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Building Ranch Resilience to Drought: Management Capacity, Planning, and Adaptive Learning During California's 2012–2016 Drought by Woodmansee, Grace, Macon, Dan, Schohr, Tracy, Roche, Leslie

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The Art and Science of Targeted Grazing—A Producer's Perspective by Macon, Dan

“…On the Ground Targeted grazing is an increasingly popular tool for managing vegetation over large landscapes. While the principles of targeted grazing are…”
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Essays From a Foothill Agrarian by Macon, Dan

“…"1 The article described the efforts by the Chinese government to relocate nomadic herders in China's western provinces, based (in part) on the official…”
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PSIII-2 Late-Breaking: Collaboration to Demonstrate the Potential Use and Value of Electronic Identification and DNA Testing in the Sheep Industry by Brown, Austin R, Finzel, Julie, Busch, Rosie, Doran, Morgan, Harper, John, Macon, Dan, Ozeran, Rebecca, Van Eenennaam, Alison L

“…Abstract The dearth of individual performance records derived from an extensively driven production system coupled with the impracticality of utilizing…”
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397 Field Demonstration Analyzing the Implementation of Individual Animal Electronic Identification and Genetic Testing in Western Range Sheep Flocks by Brown, Austin R, Finzel, Julie, Busch, Roselle, Doran, Morgan, Harper, John, Macon, Dan, Ozeran, Rebecca, Stegemiller, Morgan R, Isaacs, Karissa, Van Eenennaam, Alison L

“…Abstract The lack of individual performance records derived from an extensively driven production system coupled with impracticality to utilize reproductive…”
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Improving the feeding value of rice straw: Treating rice straw with ammonia gas increased its value as cattle feed, including protein content, quantity consumed, and weight gain by Davy, Josh, Doran, Morgan, Macon, Dan, Karle, Betsy, Nader, Glenn, Ingram, Roger, Swanepoel, Nadia, Robinson, Peter

“…For rice producers, removing straw from a field after harvest is important because the material is slow to break down and needs to be gone prior to planting…”
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Carbon and blue water footprints of California sheep production by Dougherty, Holland C, Oltjen, James W, Mitloehner, Frank M, DePeters, Edward J, Pettey, Lee Allen, Macon, Dan, Finzel, Julie, Rodrigues, Kimberly, Kebreab, Ermias

“…While the environmental impacts of livestock production, such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage, have been studied for a variety of US livestock…”
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Recent blue oak mortality on Sierra Nevada foothill rangelands may be linked to drought, climate change by Dan Macon, Tracy Schohr, Doug Schmidt, Matteo Garbelotto

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On-Ranch Adaptation to California's Historic 2012-2016 Drought by Woodmansee, Grace, Macon, Dan, Schohr, Tracy, Roche, Leslie M

“…California's historic, statewide drought (2012-2016) challenged the ability of ranchers to adapt to unprecedented conditions while maintaining the economic and…”
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Carbon and blue water footprints of California sheep production1 by Dougherty, Holland C, Oltjen, James W, Mitloehner, Frank M, DePeters, Edward J, Pettey, Lee Allen, Macon, Dan, Finzel, Julie, Rodrigues, Kimberly, Kebreab, Ermias

“…Abstract While the environmental impacts of livestock production, such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage, have been studied for a variety of US…”
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Carbon and blue water footprints of California sheep production 1 by Dougherty, Holland C, Oltjen, James W, Mitloehner, Frank M, DePeters, Edward J, Pettey, Lee Allen, Macon, Dan, Finzel, Julie, Rodrigues, Kimberly, Kebreab, Ermias

“…While the environmental impacts of livestock production, such as greenhouse gas emissions and water usage, have been studied for a variety of US livestock…”
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Recent blue oak mortality on Sierra Nevada foothill rangelands may be linked to drought, climate change by Macon, Dan, Schohr, Tracy, Schmidt, Doug, Garbelotto, Matteo

“…UC Cooperative Extension and landowners join forces to probe possible causes of mysterious blue oak mortality in the Sierra foothills…”
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