LATEST NEWS
CCA is working to keep consumers and ranchers up to date on issues surrounding beef cattle production.
Read About Past CCA Scholarship Recipients, Apply by Oct. 1st!
Read about past CCA Scholarship recipients and apply for a scholarship by Oct. 1, 2020.
Legislative Bulletin: September 8, 2020
Find out more on grazing permittees' exemptions from USFS closures.
Foothill Abortion Vaccine Now Available to Cattle Producers
Hygieia Biological Laboratories has received USDA approval on the long-awaited vaccine.
Legislative Bulletin: August 31, 2020
New clarifications on wildfire recovery assistance programs available in this update.
Legislative Bulletin: August 24, 2020
Information on wildfire recovery assistance available in this issue.
LATEST NEWS
CCA is working to keep consumers and ranchers up to date on issues surrounding beef cattle production.
I Cry for the Mountains and the Legacy Lost
Dave Daley shares about the Bear Fire's destruction.
Legislative Bulletin: September 21, 2020
Get the latest on wildfire, round 2 of CFAP & Prop 15 in this issue.
Read About Past CCA Scholarship Recipients, Apply by Oct. 1st!
Read about past CCA Scholarship recipients and apply for a scholarship by Oct. 1, 2020.
Legislative Bulletin: September 8, 2020
Find out more on grazing permittees' exemptions from USFS closures.
KEY ISSUES
CCA WINS IN 2019
With your support, The California Cattlemen’s Association scored some major victories in 2019.
Successfully opposed SB 1, which sought to require California to meet or exceed all federal environmental regulations which were in place prior to President Trump’s term in office
Defeated an effort to reinstate the California Estate Tax
Successfully defended federal lands permittees’ rights to graze on public lands in a lawsuit brought by the Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center challenging grazing on the Stanislaus National Forest
Defeated legislation that attempted to replace beef in school lunches with vegan options
Secured agricultural exemptions for permitting requirements under California’s Waters of the State Rule and successfully advocated for the repeal of the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule
Ensured modernization of the Endangered Species Act, including reforms to critical habitat designations and the repeal of the “blanket 4(d) rule,” which extended endangered species protections to most species listed as threatened
Our work is far from complete, and we remain committed to advocating for ranching in Sacramento and Washington, DC. on the following issues, as well as others.
MEMBER BENEFITS
By being a CCA member, you play an integral role in protecting California’s ranching heritage, while gaining additional members-only benefits.
WHY CALIFORNIA NEEDS CATTLE
Today, California’s ranching families are as diverse as any in the world. Ranchers own and/or manage approximately 38 million acres of privately and publicly owned rangelands.
Most California ranches have been in the same family for four or more generations. The long-term success of ranching operations requires the careful stewardship of animals and the environment.
California rangelands provide habitat for hundreds of species, endangered and nonendangered, many of which depend on grazing for their habitat.
