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Women are at the heart of California cattle ranching.
For the 2026 International Year of the Woman Farmer, we're celebrating California women ranchers with 8 weeks of Q&As, ranch stories and favorite recipes. These women help shape the future of California's working lands. 💚
Wildfire resilience starts long before a fire ignites in California.
Managed grazing reduces fine fuels, while prescribed fire helps manage accumulated vegetation. These tools, alongside other land management practices, help prepare California’s landscapes for fire.
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Did you know? California is home to 13,694 cattle ranches, and nearly all are family owned. Ranching families steward 38 million acres of rangelands and forests, helping preserve open space and working lands for future generations. Learn more: calcows.com
Grazing and prescribed fire are powerful tools for managing California’s working lands and reducing wildfire risk. 🐂🔥
Read how ranchers across the West are using these practices to care for the land and build more resilient landscapes in this feature from @foodandwine.
🔗 foodandwine.com/cattle-ranch…
We loved getting to be part of the @UCDavisCLEAR Salute to Ag Football game again this year! What a great opportunity to celebrate California's farmers and ranchers and highlight their resilience.
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Incredible turnout at the 2026 Salute to Ag Football Game at @ucdavis! Seeing our communities come together to celebrate farmers, ranchers and ag has been remarkable. 1/
Congratulations to the five new ranches that achieved @AudubonCA's Bird-Friendly Land Certification! 👏 Helping keep California's 61 million acres of rangelands resilient.
audubon.org/california/news/…
Let @CaliforniaCows and other livestock do their thing to make the West more resilient to catastrophic wildfire.
"In grasslands across the American West, four-legged fire prevention crews are busy at work, helping keep wildfire risk under control. These cattle, goats and sheep stomp down tall grasses as they munch their way through plants that could otherwise burn, lowering the risk of catastrophic fires."
Continue reading the opinion piece ⬇️ latimes.com/.../livestock-pu…...
There’s a whole side of California you might not see every day. We’re starting a new newsletter to share some of the stories of those managing the land and the role they play in building a more resilient California.
Stories from California Cattle Country is coming soon.
Subscribe 💌 : mailchi.mp/calcattle/calresi… – at Sacramento, CA
FRIDAY FACT: Cattle grazing can help ✨endangered species.✨
Cattle eat non-native grasses, and in the process, can help improve habitat for endangered species.
The Sacramento @USFWS office highlighted this and how grazing can be an important conservation tool for unique ecosystems in California. Check out their infographic below and read the full story to learn more about the connection between cattle grazing and vernal pool conservation. #ResilientCalifornia
Read more about cattle grazing for conservation here! fws.gov/story/2022-02/grazin…
A great story of resilience in California. Congratulations on 125 years, Crystal Creamery! 🥛
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Free Lunch Tuesday for first 200 #caleg staffers and lawmakers!
"...the polished halls of the California State Capitol will trade legislative debate for the aroma of cheeseburgers and the clink of milk cartons. Ranchers, dairy farmers, and nutritionists are hosting "Fueling the Future," an event designed to showcase the virtues of California-grown beef and dairy in school lunches" briefglance.com/articles/the…
See you for lunch tomorrow #caleg as ranchers, farmers, and nutritionists join to focus on importance of school lunch program to student success at capitol event. Details ➡️ apnews.com/press-release/pr-…
See you for lunch tomorrow #caleg as ranchers, farmers, and nutritionists join to focus on importance of school lunch program to student success at capitol event. Details ➡️ apnews.com/press-release/pr-…
In the more immediate future, feedlots in Texas and California will have more cattle to “stay in business,” and eventually processing plants also will have more cattle, which also helps their business, said Kevin Kester, a rancher from Parkfield, Calif.,..."
The U.S. will import Mexican cattle again. Here’s what that means for high beef prices. marketwatch.com/story/the-u-… via @MarketWatch
Healthy public lands don't happen by accident.
Managed grazing is one of the many tools used to help manage California's rangelands and forests. Hear one rancher's perspective. 👇 – at California, USA
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California needs to ramp up reforestation to keep pace with wildfires — instead, funding and staff keep shrinking. calmatters.org/environment/w…
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For over 150 years the Hunewill family's been grazing cattle in the Bodie Hills.
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June is Dairy Month.
Celebrating the California dairy farm families helping provide fresh dairy products for communities across the state. #DairyMonth #Calcows
