Dr Stephanie Larson

County Director and Livestock Range Management Advisor

UC Cooperative Extension
133 Aviation Boulevard
Suite 109
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-2894
(707) 565-2621
slarson@ucanr.edu

Website

http://cesonoma.ucdavis.edu/

Also in:
Marin County

Specialty

Sheep management and production, fiber production, rangeland and natural resource management, water quality

Education

Ph.D. Rangeland Ecology & Management, Oregon State University. 2010

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Biography

Stephanie Larson is Director of University of California Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County. In this position, she directs all research and extension programs in Sonoma County. In addition, she is the Livestock and Range Management Advisor, conducting education and research to integrate dairy and livestock production with rangeland management in Sonoma and Marin Counties, helping local producers to improve production and marketing. She is developing economic models to document the benefits of local agriculture to the region.

Stephanie leads the effort to increase “agritourism” in Sonoma County, working closely with Sonoma County Tourism. Her efforts are bringing more economic opportunities to local agriculture producers, making their operations more sustainable and economically viable.

Her program integrates ecosystem services provided by rangelands and highlight the benefits of using grazing animals as tools to manage local landscapes. As a certified rangeland manager, she works with land managers helping them to sound ecologic decisions about managing working landscapes for the benefit of all users.

Her program also focuses on local food systems and increasing access to both land and markets for agricultural producers. She is currently the principle investigator for the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher program, which is training “Agropreneurs” to increase food production throughout a five county region. She is working to develop an incubator farm that will provide opportunities for these beginners to learn their skills and increase local food access.

ANR Publications

Determining the Value of Leases for Annual Rangeland

California Agriculture Article Contributions

Effect of calving facility on parturition problems in dairy cows

ANR Workgroup Associations

Animal Agriculture Coordinating Conference - Member
Beef Safety and Quality Assurance - Member
Livestock Production Systems - Member
Natural Resources Coordinating Conference - Member
Rangeland Watershed Program - Member

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