Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast
S4 E7: Sorting through John Austel’s days as a San Diego County rancher and desire to serve as a CCA officer
Since December, San Diego County cattle rancher John Austel has served as a CCA Second Vice President. In this episode, learn more about John, the unique perspective he brings to the officer team, and his time as a CCA officer so far. John also shares about the experience of running his regenerative, natural Angus herd on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Ecological Reserve Rancho Jamul—a property that was part of an old Spanish Land Grant with a history of over 250 years of agricultural use.
PREVIOUS EPISODES
Sorting through the journey to legalize livestock composting in California | PART ONE
Hear from the researchers!
Sorting through 30 bull sales in 40 days with WLJ’s Jared Patterson
Hear about the fall bull sale run
Sorting through agriculture’s stories, the work of the UC Davis CLEAR Center, learning Gen-Z slang and more
A conversation with Tracy Sellers
About the Podcast: Everyday, The California Cattlemen’s Association is sorting through the issues impacting California’s ranching families and producers. To communicate those issues, discuss solutions and keep ranchers current on the hot topics CCA leadership has developed this podcast.
In each episode we will be talking with CCA leadership and leading experts on issues specific to ranching and producing beef in California. Tune in every other Monday to hear updates on legislative and regulatory fronts in Sacramento, deep-dives into current events, challenges and more!
