…permits, California cattle producers face strict regulations that limit their ability to protect livestock. As Roberti explained, many of the proposed solutions—like fencing vast grazing lands—are simply unrealistic given the…
California Cattle Under Pressure: Katie Roberti Speaks Out
…system. A Changing Narrative Around Ranching Despite these challenges, there’s a shift happening. Ranchers are increasingly being recognized for their role in environmental stewardship. Grazing is now seen as a…
The Rise of Open Range Ranching on the Great Plains
…United States. Vast stretches of grassland, relatively few settlements, and favorable grazing conditions made the region ideal for what became known as open range ranching. During this period, cattle could…
Ethnicity’s Role in Early American Agriculture
…Herding traditions were deeply rooted in the landscapes of Scotland and Ireland, where grazing animals played a central economic role. Livestock as Economic Foundation Cattle and hogs were adaptable to…
California Water, Energy, and Resource Policy: A Conversation with Edward Ring
…grazing, have become highly susceptible to wildfire. Ring notes that restoring historical forest management practices — including selective logging and grazing — could add approximately two million acre-feet of additional…
Rick Roberti California Cattle Threats: Wolves, Water, and Workforce
…of mountain grazing areas entirely, making it impossible to sustain operations that have relied on that land for generations. That decision ripples outward — reducing county revenue, increasing wildfire risk…
America’s 1870s Agricultural Revolution
…the patenting of barbed wire in 1874. Barbed wire allowed farmers and ranchers to fence rangeland, ending the era of unrestricted open-range grazing. This innovation improved livestock management and protected…
Colonists’ Livestock and the Transformation of Early American Land
…settlers aimed to replicate the farming techniques familiar to them, including raising livestock. Grazing animals such as cattle and sheep required significant land and resources, and the act of grazing…
Colonial Farming and Soil Stewardship: Lessons from Early America
…science, and many early practices unintentionally harmed the environment. How Livestock Practices Contributed to Land Degradation Colonial farmers frequently cleared forests to make room for crops and grazing. Livestock such…
Inside Butte County Agriculture: Education, Community, and Critical Issues
…region regularly drive past almond orchards, rice fields, walnut groves, citrus, and grazing cattle. The Agribee and similar outreach programs help them connect those sights—and their own food—to the industry…
AgNet News Hour: Butte County Agriculture, Regulations & Almond Outlook
…challenges facing farmers statewide, including rising regulation costs, wildfire impacts, and increasing wolf depredation in nearby grazing regions. The show touches on trade tensions ahead of the USMCA review, updates…
California Agriculture News: Labor, Automation, and Policy Updates – AgNet News Hour
…that sheep and goat grazing could reduce wildfire fuel loads and that better local resource utilization could decrease dependence on pesticides and fossil fuels. He stressed the importance of sustainable…
Trump, Trade & U.S. Beef: Kevin Kester on Cattle Markets
…and a USDA plan to expand grazing access, grow beef demand, and increase small processor capacity. However, Trump’s recent statements about importing more Argentine beef—framed as a way to lower…
California Farmers Confront Global Competition and Retail Pressure on AgNet News Hour
…prices just as producers begin recovering from pandemic-era losses. Lane emphasized that while the Trump administration’s beef stabilization plan offers promise—focusing on herd rebuilding, processing expansion, and grazing access—import balance…