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A ranching family helped build Sacramento and now asks for its help

08/24/22 7:29 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS California agriculture cold storage space cost of doing business in California Karen Ross Kiss the Ground Netflix documentary local beef processing regenerative ranching practices fight climate change Sacramento farming and ranching history western railroad expansion World War II canneries
With just 350 cows, and a couple dozen hogs and sheep, Tom Richards and his family ranch are struggling to compete with larger companies and major beef cattle states.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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