The Yolo Land & Cattle and Yolo County RCD will be hosting the second in a series of workshops about compost application on rangelands. The program will be geared toward ranchers. Highlights include demonstrations of on-farm compost and fire fuel reduction techniques that store carbon and keep nutrients on the land. A light lunch will follow the program.
The workshop will be hosted at Yolo Land and Cattle at 24445 Co. Road 25 in Esparto on Tuesday, June 18, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
The speakers will be Dr. Jeff Creque from Carbon Cycle Institute, speaking on compost methods and considerations and Phil Dye of Prometheus Fire Consulting, speaking on prescribed fire’s benefits and challenges.