Cattlemen’s Update aids ranchers with current information

The annual Cattlemen’s Update, the first major event for the new year, begins the second week of January with virtual and in-person meetings throughout Northern Nevada.

Presented by the Nevada Agricultural Experimental Station and College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno, the dates are Jan. 8-12.

For more than 40 years, the university has held sessions across the state to provide ranchers with current research-based information about issues that may affect their businesses and Nevada’s cattle industry.

The largest single industry in Nevada is agriculture, which encompasses 85% of the Silver State and provides a good chunk of the economy in the rural areas. As a result of the wide swath of agricultural operations across the state, the university looks at the Cattlemen’s Update as a way to support traditional and emerging industries and their effects on producers.

The first in-person Cattlemen’s Update is at the Fallon Convention Center on Jan. 9 followed by a stop in Ely on the next day. Elko hosts the Cattlemen’s Update on Jan. 11 and the final presentation is Jan. 12 at the Paradise Valley Community Hall north of Winnemucca.

The virtual 2024 Cattlemen’s Update via Zoom is 10 a.m. Jan. 8. https://unrextension.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZN8-EEFsS2yNR2jUORkBbA#/registration

Cost of the workshops is $20 per ranch. For information, contact Kaley Chapin at 702-467-2668 or kaleys@unr.edu.