Steak au poivre with Natalie Koopmann Episode Out Now! This summer is the first anniversary of the project known as "Stories from California Cattle Country". Though our first episode was released in August of '21 the conceptualization started around the beginning of Summer last year. My first ranch visit, literally my first visit [...]
Feedlots Explained with Marissa Fisher of UC Davis Episode Out Now! The beef cattle facilities which is a part of the animal sciences department are located just west of the campus and have the capacity for 650 head. It's there where we linked up with Marissa Fisher, the beef cattle facilities manager to [...]
Hospitality Tour at Circle Ranch Recap with Molly Dennis Episode Out Now! On May 16th, the California Cattle Council bused a group of chefs, butchers, and other hospitality professionals to Circle Ranch in Ione. Circle Ranch was ideal because of its proximity to Sacramento, relative beauty and its wonderful owners in Tim and [...]
Talking Dairy Technology with Tyler Ribeiro at Rib Arrow Dairy Episode Out Now! A year ago, if you were to ask me about dairy operations I would say well… the cows eat grass and then they make milk. I was ignorant to the complexity of their formulated diets, the incredible regimented pace of [...]
Air Superiority: Rounding Up Cattle with a Helicopter at Carver Bowen Ranch Episode Out Now! In this episode we first speak with the ranch's current Patriarch, Carver Bowen. Carver was on hand for the round up though he’s a bit too long in the tooth to ride horseback anymore. Sheila coaxed him over [...]
Cow Pedicures at Rib Arrow Dairy Episode Out Now! On our recent visit to Rib Arrow Dairy in Tulare, we met up with father and son hoof trimmers Marty and Art DeHaan. The DeHaans visit Rib Arrow Dairy weekly and attend to about 50 cows per visit providing trims and occasional treatments for [...]
Pacific Flyway at Roberti Ranch w/ the Audubon Society Every year millions of waterfowl go on a commute of thousands of miles and require respite in natural areas with water and sustenance. California ranches often fulfill such needs and have preserved enough pit stops throughout the Pacific Flyway. In fact, many of the [...]
Communication Breakdown with Dave Daley Episode Out Now! Today we speak with Dave Daley, a 5th generation cattle rancher in Butte County, professor at CSU Chico and past president of the California Cattlemen’s Association. For more than 30 years, through his involvement with the College of Agriculture at California State University, Chico, Daley [...]
Episode 12: Up at the Crack of Dawn at Foggy Bottoms Farm in Humboldt County Out Now! Our second episode from Humboldt County at Foggy Bottoms Farm. We spoke with the "retired" grandpa Larry to learn a little history about the farm. After Larry, we spoke with his grandson, and current owner, Cody [...]
Lawrence Dwight and Operating on the edge of the Western World Episode Out Now! On this episode we speak with Lawrence Dwight, a 5th generation rancher from Ferndale, about the benefits and difficulties associated with operating in this unique and remote landscape. Dwight descended from Joseph Russ who came to California from Maine [...]