Environment false 2008-10-08T20:52:00Z 0 16 h2. Grass-fed Ranching Helps the Environment <img src="/publisher_page_images/0000/0045/grass-fed_environment_1.jpg" class= "full_center" title="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment 1" alt="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment" /> p. The vast grasslands of the Hearst ranches host an unusually complex mosaic of vegetation. By rotating the animals through various pastures through the seasons, we sustain that complexity, a practice that: * Supports biodiversity * Improves soil fertility * Eliminates waste-management associated with confinement feeding operations <img src="/publisher_page_images/0000/0046/grass-fed_environment_2.jpg" class= "full_center" title="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment 2" alt="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment" /> *In 2005, an historic agreement between the Hearst Corporation and the State of California preserved the Hearst Ranch Forever in a conservation easement that provides coastal access and ensures the continuing legacy of grass-fed cattle ranching and careful stewardship of the land.* <h2>Grass-fed Ranching Helps the Environment</h2> <p><img src="/publisher_page_images/0000/0045/grass-fed_environment_1.jpg" class= "full_center" title="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment 1" alt="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment" /></p> <p>The vast grasslands of the Hearst ranches host an unusually complex mosaic of vegetation. By rotating the animals through various pastures through the seasons, we sustain that complexity, a practice that:</p> <ul> <li>Supports biodiversity</li> <li>Improves soil fertility</li> <li>Eliminates waste-management associated with confinement feeding operations</li> </ul> <p><img src="/publisher_page_images/0000/0046/grass-fed_environment_2.jpg" class= "full_center" title="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment 2" alt="Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment" /></p> <p><strong>In 2005, an historic agreement between the Hearst Corporation and the State of California preserved the Hearst Ranch Forever in a conservation easement that provides coastal access and ensures the continuing legacy of grass-fed cattle ranching and careful stewardship of the land.</strong></p> Environment The Hearst Ranch store sells free-range, grass-fed and finished beef, gourmet-style beef jerky, olive oils, vinegars, ketchups, bread dippers and branded apparel. free-range, grass-fed beef, grass-finished beef, steaks, hearst ranch 5 13 30 true true true true daily 0.5

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