Yolo Land & Cattle Co.
{{Short description| Company based in the state of California, United States}}
Yolo Land & Cattle Co. is located in Yolo County, California, west of Woodland, California, and near the Blue Ridge Mountains of the California Coast Range. This award winning cattle ranch has been operated by the Stone Family since 1976. Their cow-calf operation consists of 700 Black Angus and Hereford/Angus cows.{{cite web|title=Our Family Cattle Ranch - Yolo Land & Cattle Co.|url=http://yololandandcattle.com/our-ranch.html|access-date=18 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=Henry H. "Hank" Stone biography - Yolo Land & Cattle Co.|url=http://yololandandcattle.com/bio-hank.html|access-date=18 October 2012}} The ranch also provides a rustic, rural venue for special events such as weddings, meetings, parties and agricultural group tours.{{cite web|title=Yolo Land & Cattle Co. meeting facilities - Yolo County Visitors Bureau|url=http://www.yolocvb.net/yolo-land-cattle.html/|access-date=18 October 2012}}
Description
=History=
The Stone family has been in cattle ranching since 1976. Henry Stone started the business, which grew into a three-way partnership with his sons Scott and Casey.{{cite web|title=Henry H. "Hank" Stone biography - Yolo Land & Cattle Co.|url=http://yololandandcattle.com/bio-hank.html|access-date=18 October 2012}} The Stone family is active in many agriculture and beef industry organizations such as California Rangeland Trust,{{cite web|title=Conservation of Yolo Land & Cattle Co. - California Rangeland Trust|url=http://www.rangelandtrust.org/conservation-yolo_ranch.php|access-date=18 October 2012}} National Cattlemen's Beef Association,{{cite web|title=California family named National Environmental Stewardship Award winner - National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Feb 8, 2008|url=http://www.beefusa.org/newsreleases1.aspx?newsid=2034|access-date=18 October 2012}} and California Cattlemen's Association.{{cite web |title=Scott Stone - California Rangeland Trust Emeritus Director |url=https://www.rangelandtrust.org/emeritus/scott-stone/ |website=California Rangeland Trust}}
=Conservation and Stewardship=
On March 25, 2005, Yolo Land & Cattle Co. placed approximately 6,983 acres into a conservation easement held by California Rangeland Trust,{{cite web|title=Conservation of Yolo Land & Cattle Co. - California Rangeland Trust|url=http://www.rangelandtrust.org/conservation-yolo_ranch.php|access-date=18 October 2012}} making it the largest conservation easement in Yolo County. The ranch is part of the Blue Ridge Berryessa Natural Area{{cite web|title=Blue Ridge-Berryessa Natural Area: Private Landowners and Businesses|url=http://www.brbna.org/private&bus.htm|access-date=18 October 2012}} and provides considerable habitat for native plants and wildlife. The conservation agreement will protect the land against development while allowing cattle ranching and innovative stewardship practices to continue.
Yolo Land & Cattle Co. won the 2007 National Environmental Stewardship Award presented by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA).{{cite web|title=National Cattlemen's Beef Association has honored top stewards for 17 years via its Environmental Stewardship Award Program - BEEF Magazine Jan 1, 2008|url=http://beefmagazine.com/people/ranch-profiles/ncba_honors_stewards|access-date=18 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=California family named National Environmental Stewardship Award winner - National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Feb 8, 2008|url=http://www.beefusa.org/newsreleases1.aspx?newsid=2034|access-date=18 October 2012}} The award recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and commitment to improving the grazing ecosystem.
=Marketing and Distribution=
Yolo Land & Cattle Co. sells their grass-fed beef and beef jerky through their website and also sells their beef jerky at many stores in northern California.{{cite web|title=Yolo Land & Cattle Inc beef jerky sales outlets - Dixon Wiki|url=http://dixon.wikispot.org/Yolo_Land_&_Cattle_Inc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801003631/http://dixon.wikispot.org/Yolo_Land_%26_Cattle_Inc|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 1, 2012|access-date=18 October 2012}}
=Event Venue=
The ranch hosted the Warrior Dash Race in 2013. This competition was a mud run obstacle course of 3.43 miles.{{cite web|title=Warrior Dash Race at Yolo Land & Cattle Co.|url=http://yololandandcattle.com/warriordash.html|access-date=7 August 2013}}
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External links
- [http://yololandandcattle.com/ Yolo Land & Cattle Company]
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Category:Ranches in California
Category:Agriculture in California
Category:California Coast Ranges
Category:Companies based in Yolo County, California
Category:History of Yolo County, California