Author Archives: Katie Vierra

Harris Ranch Beef: Stewardship of Land & Livestock

The land is not just where we raise our livestock, it’s also where we raise our families. Harris Ranch Beef and our ranching partners have a personal stake in the quality of the environment and are continually looking for ways to improve it. We are committed to taking care of the wellbeing of our livestock while maintaining our natural resources in the process. It’s not just about providing wholesome beef to our community today, but it’s about ensuring the land will continue to provide for future generations to come.

Central Valley Meat Holding Company To Acquire Harris Farms’ Beef Operations

Hanford, Calif. and Selma, Calif. – April 9, 2019 – Harris Farms, Inc. (“Harris Farms”) Owner John Harris and Central Valley Meat Company, Inc. President and CEO Brian Coelho announced today that Central Valley Meat Holding Company will acquire Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company (“Harris Ranch Beef”), including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Harris Feeding Company and Harris Ranch Beef Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

New USDA Study Supports Beef in a Healthy, Sustainable Diet

Harris Ranch Beef Company has a personal stake in the quality of the environment. That’s why we proudly share the results of a study published recently in the journal Agricultural Systems entitled Environmental Footprints of Beef Cattle Production in the United States.

The report documents the most comprehensive beef cattle lifecycle assessment ever completed. With research conducted by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and The Beef Checkoff, the assessment was designed to scientifically quantify the sustainability of U.S. beef production. The results show widely accepted measures related to beef cattle’s impact in the U.S. are often overestimated.

Rebuilding Napa and Sonoma

Napa and Sonoma Counties are rebuilding lives, homes and businesses after wild fires tore through their communities the week of October 8th.  This part of California is renowned for the wine and foods they produce, and they are near and dear to our hearts at Harris Ranch.

Local Certified Angus Beef® Now Available to California Chefs Through Harris Ranch Beef

For the first time, chefs and restaurants on the West Coast can offer locally produced Certified Angus Beef®. The brand is now proudly offered by Harris Ranch, a family-owned company with a 50-year history of farming and ranching in California’s fertile Central Valley. Attendees of the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo in Los Angeles will be able to taste Certified Angus Beef from Harris Ranch at booth 1907 from August 27-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.