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Grass-fed Ranching Helps the Environment

Grass-Fed Benefits - Environment

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

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.