Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast

Los Angeles County cattle rancher and CCA member Mike Williams is the current chair of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, a national organization with a mission to advance, support and communicate continuous improvement of sustainability across the U.S. beef value chain. On this episode, Mike explains what the purpose of the Roundtable is, how he got involved, who makes up the leadership of the organization and more.

Episode resources:
Visit https://www.usrsb.org to learn more about the Roundtable and access the resources Mike shares about in this episode.

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Dr. Ken Tate, a UC Davis Professor of Extension in Rangeland Management and Dr. Tina Saitone, a UC Davis Professor of Extension in Livestock and Rangeland Economics, share about the wolf research in California they have been working on the last three years.

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On this final legislative recap episode of the year, hear CCA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur explain how CCA's priorities in the 2023-2024 Legislative Session shook out now that the Governor’s deadline to act on all bills has come and gone. 

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Dr. J.J. Goicoechea, a Nevada rancher and the Director of the Nevada Department of Agriculture, answers questions ranchers may have about the new USDA traceability rule going into effect on Nov. 5.  Hear why J.J. believes this change to make tags electronically readable, not just visually readable, needed to happen, and more about traceability in this episode.

Episode Resources:
Visit calcattlemen.org/EID for more information on the rule and how to get EID tags from the state of California. 

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California dairyman and CCA Feeder Council Vice Chair Jack Hoekstra talks with Katie about what concerns and opportunities are top of mind for California dairy producers almost three quarters into the year.

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In this episode, California Cattle Council Executive Director Justin Oldfield explains why 10% of the Council's annual budget is put into a response fund, of which dollars are only deployed if an emergency or a potentially significant disruption to California's cattle industry arises.

Hear how this response fund is proving to be vital and about the special educational campaign it is currently funding in Sonoma County.

To learn more about the campaign visit sonomacows.com.

Learn more about the California Cattle Council at calcattlecouncil.org.

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This episode is focused on getting everyone up to speed on a new law called the Corporate Transparency Act. It is a law that was passed in 2021 and is now being enforced, with deadlines quickly approaching—which if you miss could result in  extreme fines. If your farm or ranch has 20 or fewer employees, is structured as a corporation, LLC, or filed registration paperwork with the secretary of state, you may be required to file new paperwork with a division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. NCBA’s Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus is this episode's guest. Kent explains what the law this is, what this could mean for your ranch (or other business), how the law came about and more.

The conversation in this episode is not professional advice. After listening, it would be best to consult with a tax professional or attorney for advice as to whether the Corporate Transparency Act applies to you.
  
Episode Resources:

• NCBA Reminds Cattle Producers to Review Corporate Transparency Act and Avoid Costly Penalties
• Why Join NCBA?

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This November California voters will see a $10 Billion Climate Bond on their ballots. CCA's Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur shares about the win teased in the prior episode—keeping funding for alternative protein research and development out of the Climate Bond. 

In this part two episode, also hear Kirk share about some of the aspects CCA members may be pleased to see included in this Bond.

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1. Stopping two very problematic water rights bills that were introduced at the beginning of this Legislative Session
   
   
2. Securing dollars in the State Budget, amid an extremely difficult budget deficit, to keep the California's Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program alive
   
   
3.  Keeping the State Water Resources Control Board from adding additional costs to some producers and users for water quality permitting and enforcement

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In 1998, members from the California Cattlemen’s Association joined together to form the California Rangeland Trust (CRT). Now over 25 years later, CRT has permanently protected close to 400,000 acres. To discuss CRT's goal's and explain what conservation easements are, CRT Chief Executive Officer Michael Delbar and Vice Chair of CRT's Board of Directors Clayton Koopmann, join Katie on this episode.

Hear discussions on how CRT has grown and evolved in the last 25 years, the work CRT is doing, what an easement is, who the partners working with CRT to conserve these rangelands are, common misconceptions about conservation easements and more.

Episode resources:

• https://rangelandtrust.org/podcast
• CRT Ecosystem Service Study
• You Just Can't See Them From The Road Documentary Trailer

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