Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast

At the time of recording, it was the final day of California’s legislative session for Governor Newsom to act on legislation—his final time doing so as California’s governor. Joining us to sort through how several of CCA’s legislative priorities fared this year is CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur. We discuss the outcome of the state budget, plus legislatio...

CCA President Rick Roberti shares takeaways from CCA’s recent Fly-In to Washington, D.C., where staff and members were on the ground during the height of Farm Bill discussions. Hear about their meetings with federal agency leaders and a day on Capitol Hill advocating for California cattle ranchers on issues including wildfire, vacant grazing allotments, wolves and other preda...

On this episode, we're chatting through some good news and updates for cattle producers with WSR Insurance CEO Jim Vann and agent Matt Griffith. WSR Insurance is the exclusive insurance provider of the California Cattlemen’s Association. We discuss the latest updates and opportunities in Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), including USDA’s newly announced Beef Retention and Nati...