Inside California’s Largest Feedlot: What You Didn't Know

Backroad Cowgirls | Season 1 Episode 5 | Harris Ranch Feeding Company BACKROAD COWGIRLS | The Faces of Agriculture Like You've Never Seen Them Before Hosted & Produced by Courtenay DeHoff & Kiah Twisselman Burchett Learn More: https://www.backroadcowgirls.com Support the Project: https://bit.ly/3NIi1yW _______________________________________ Episode 5: Harris Ranch Feeding Company Coalinga, California Ken Zeman is the feedlot manager at Harris Ranch Feeding, California’s largest feedlot. He came to the feedlot in 1997 and understands the importance of animal welfare. Feedlots are necessary, but sometimes misunderstood operations. For Courtney Andreini, Cattle Manager at Harris Feeding, it’s the idea that she’s feeding the world that makes her proudest. Beef from Harris Feeding goes to retailers across the country. Tommy Lopez was born and raised on a feed yard. The cowboy supervisor at Harris Feeding Company has been riding pens at the company here for 33 years. These are just a few of the people that help bring beef to your local restaurants and grocery stories while ensuring these animals receive the best care. Harris Ranch Feeding is also dedicated to sustainability. They have an intricate manure management system and they sell most of it to a compost operation. They also have dust control on the feed yard to keep the air clear among other state of the art sustainability practices. The feed yard’s biggest worry at all times, water. Harris Ranch Feeding gave us full rein of the property with camera’s in hand. We are so thankful they trusted us enough to share their story. See more of the story here: https://www.backroadcowgirls.com/seas... _______________________________________ FOLLOW THE COWGIRLS Courtenay DeHoff //   / courtdehoff   Kiah Twisselman Burchett //   / coach_kiah   Photography by Shelby Caitlin Photography // https://www.shelbycaitlin.com