John M Harper
890 N. Bush Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 463-4495
jmharper@ucanr.edu
Websites
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Lake County
Specialty
Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications.Education
Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)
- Livestock and Dairy
- Goats and Goat Products
- Sheep, Sheep Meat and Wool
- Natural Resources and Commodities
- Range
- Hardwoods
- Watersheds and River Basins
- Watersheds
- Animals and Their Systems
- Animal Management Systems
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Conservation and Efficient Use of Water
- Watershed Protection and Management
- Soil, Plant, Water, Nutrient Relationships
- Management of Range Resources
- Economics, Markets, and Policy
- Economics of Agricultural Production and Farm Management
- Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
- Sustainable Natural Ecosystems
- Endemic and Invasive Pests and Diseases
- Water Quality, Quantity, and Security
- Health of Californians and California’s Agricultural Economy
- Sustainable Food Systems
Biography
John attended both UC Davis and the University of Arizona. His undergraduate degree is in animal science and agricultural economics with emphasis in business management. His graduate studies were in range management and his thesis research was on grazing behavior. He is a member of both the Society for Range Management and the American Society for Animal Science and served as president of the Cal-Pac section of SRM in 2008. He holds license #23 as a Certified Rangeland Manager by the California Board of Forestry and is also a Certified Rangeland Professional #CP01-495. Presently he is the secretary for the Mendocino/Lake Wool Growers Association and is ad hoc Director of the Mendocino County Cattlemen’s Association.
ANR Publications
- Farm Maps: Farm Water Quality Planning Series
- Pears: An Alternative Feed
- Sample Costs for a 50-Head Organic Cow-Calf Operation in...
- Sediment Delivery Inventory and Monitoring: A Method for...
- State and Federal Approach to Control of Nonpoint Sources...
- TOMKI CREEK WATERSHED: A PROJECT OF COMMUNITY CONCERN
California Agriculture Article Contributions
- Watershed research examines rangeland management effects on water quality
- Survey identifies sediment sources in North Coast rangelands
ANR Workgroup Associations
- Animal Agriculture Coordinating Conference - Member
- Beef Safety and Quality Assurance - Member
- Biometrics and Computer Software - Member
- Linking Research & Education in Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology - Member
- Livestock Production Systems - Member
- Monitoring Landscape Change - Member
- Natural Resources Coordinating Conference - Member
- Rangeland Watershed Program - Member
- Small Farm - Member
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