Rebecca Ozeran

Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor

UCCE
550 E. Shaw Ave, Suite 210B
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 241-6564
rkozeran@ucanr.edu

http://cefresno.ucanr.edu

Also in:
Madera County

Links

• Facebook Page

Education

M.S. Animal & Range Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman. 2016

B.S. Animal Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 2014

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Weeds Affecting Plants
• Animal Production
• Animal Management Systems
• Watershed Protection and Management
• Forest and Range Resources
• Management of Range Resources
• Management and Sustainability of Forest Resources
• Natural Resources, General
• Economics of Agricultural Production and Farm Management
• Spanish

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Finzel, Julie A.; Brown, Austin R.; Busch, Roselle C.; Doran, Morgan P.; Harper, John M.; Macon, Daniel K.; Ozeran, Rebecca K.; Stegemiller, Morgan R.; Isaacs, Karissa; and Van Eenennaam, Alison (2023). Field demonstration analyzing the implementation of individual animal electronic identification and genetic testing in western range sheep flocks. PLoS ONE 18(8): e0290281. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290281 

• Baldwin, Roger A.; Becchetti, Theresa A.; Davy, Josh S.; Larsen, Royce E.; Mashiri, Fadzayi E.; Meinerz, Ryan; Ozeran, Rebecca K.; Rao, Devii (2022). Estimating reduction in standing crop biomass from California Ground Squirrels in Central California rangelands. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 83, 50-58. doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2022.03.002

• Ozeran, Rebecca; Carr, Craig (2022). Patterns in cheatgrass abundance in foothills grasslands in Montana. Journal of Environment and Ecology. 13:1, 12-30. doi.org/10.5296/jee.v13i1.19513

Non-Peer Reviewed

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2023). Resources from June 2023 Blue Oak Field Day. Range Bulletin 7(4): 2-3.

• Ozeran, Rebecca. (2022). 2022 Weeds in Review. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca. (2022). A different perspective on weeds. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Rao, Devii R.; Becchetti, Theresa A.; Davy, Josh S.; Larsen, Royce E.; Mashiri, Fadzayi E.; Ozeran, Rebecca K.; Meinerz, Ryan; and Baldwin, Roger A. (2022). Estimating Forage Loss from California Ground Squirrels in Central California Rangelands. 30th Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings. D. Woods (Ed.). Paper No. 6. Published December 12, 2022. 2 pp.

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2022). Forage and Drought. Range Bulletin 6(2): 4-5.

• Ozeran, Rebecca. (2022). Meddlesome Mallow. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Stefancich, Alexandra; Bird, Hannah M.; Ozeran, Rebecca; Abrahamson, Ilana; Wilkin, Katherine M. 2021. FireWorks curriculum featuring northern California oak woodlands. University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources. Davis, CA. Available at frames.gov/fireworks/curriculum/norcal-oak-woodlands

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2021). Forage Predictions: Using Historical Data. Range Bulletin 5(1): 4-6.

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2021). Ranch Disaster Planning. Range Bulletin 5(5): 6-8.

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2021). Range and Pasture Weed FAQs. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2021). The Many Faces of Foxtails. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2020). Fire Retardant and Grazing. Range Bulletin 4(7): 2-3.

• Becchetti, T.A., S.J. Barry, M. Horney, R.K. Ozeran, D. Defreese, C. de la Rosa, D.R. Rao, R. Freese, Z. Principe, B. Shomo. 2020.  Grazing.  In Cal-IPC 2020. Best Management Practices for Non-Chemical Weed Control. Report to California Department of Pesticide Regulation under grant number 18-PML-G002. 291 pp. https://weedcut.ipm.ucanr.edu

• Latack, Brooke; Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2020). Hasty responses to foodborne illness outbreaks impact California growers. California Agriculture. 74:1, 4-10. January-March. PDF available here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2020). Progress with Prescribed Burning in California. Range Bulletin 4(1): 2-4.

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2020). Weeds from Droughty Winters. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca (2020). What's in a weed? Sometimes, toxins. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2019). Cattle Genetics: From Range (or Dairy) to Lab. Range Bulletin 3(1): 2-6. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2019). Cow-Calf Cost Studies. Range Bulletin 3(3): 2. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2019). Managing Weeds on Public Lands. UC Weed Science Blog. Translated into Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K.; Stewart, Donald; Sumner, Daniel A. (2019). Sample Costs for Beef Cattle Cow-Calf Production: 200 Head, Central San Joaquin Valley. UC ANR, Agricultural Issues Center, and UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. https://coststudies.ucdavis.edu/en/current/commodity/beef/

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2019). Weeds and Wildfire. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2018). Forage Futures: What can we expect this year? Range Bulletin 2(1): 4-7. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2018). Forage Outcomes. Range Bulletin 2(3): 2. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2018). Know Your Rangeland Thistles. Range Bulletin 2(3): 3-6. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2018). Looking back: 18 months of weeds. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2018). Sticky, pungent, and abundant: three summer range weeds. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2018). Upcoming research: biochar, in brief. Range Bulletin 2(1): 2-3. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, R. K. (March 2017). Is Rangeland Management the Career for You? [Brochure]. University of California Cooperative Extension. Available here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2017). A tale of two grasses. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2017). Byproducts: cheap livestock supplement? Range Bulletin 1(2):4-5.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2017). Wacky Weeds: Fig trees present an unexpected challenge. Range Bulletin 1(5): 2-4. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2017). Weedy Worries. Range Bulletin 1(3): 4-5. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K. (2017). Why a livestock advisor learned about fig trees. UC Weed Science Blog.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K.; Kocher, Susan D., et al. (2017). Wildfire Season: Forest and rangeland prevention of and response to fire. Range Bulletin 1(4): 2-5. Available in Spanish here.

• Ozeran, Rebecca K.; Carr, Craig A., et al. (2016). Bromus tectorum abundance on Northern Great Plains foothills rangelands is related to disturbance, vegetation diversity, and site characteristics. The Future Management of Grazing and Wild Lands in a High-tech World: Proceedings of the 10th International Rangeland Congress, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 10th International Rangeland Congress. pp. 795-797. Proceedings available here.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Livestock - Crop Integration - Chair
• Beef Safety and Quality Assurance - Member
• Environmental Education - Member
• Fire - Member
• Livestock Production Systems - Member
• Oak Woodland Conservation - Member
• Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production - Member
• Weed - Member

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