Like many agricultural producers, those raising large animals are facing extreme financial challenges amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis it has caused. Tuesday, June 9, 10-11:30 a.m. PST, University of Nevada, Reno Extension will host a free online session to discuss ways producers may be able to trim their budgets, while sustaining their operations and their animals’ health.
The session, titled “Doc Talk” will feature Randy Wallstrum, doctor of veterinary medicine. Wallstrum has specialized in large and mixed animals, including cows, for most of career. He has lived in Nevada’s Carson Valley for over 40 years, and also spent time working in a dairy in Turlock, California, and at a slaughterhouse in New Zealand. Wallstrum earned his degree in veterinary medicine at the University of California, Davis.