This is California #2 - Happy Cow Traditional Cache
This is California #2 - Happy Cow
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A short detour that holds a 4 cache series and then brings you right back to the Highway. This series focuses on the 3 main industries of central California: vinyards,cattle, and agriculture. Nice short drive and great views.
Domestic cattle have been present in the New World for 500 years, and have been an important component of California’s economic and social fabric since the establishment of the first Spanish mission in San Diego in the early 1700’s.
Today, California’s ranching enterprises 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 are family owned and operated, and many have been in the same family for four or five generations. The long-term success of ranching operations requires the careful stewardship of animals and the environment.
California’s rangelands are classified as Mediterranean, desert, and intermountain, and are among the most productive in the West. California’s predominant range type is Mediterranean annual rangelands, which encompass all of the Central Valley, as well as the coastal and foothill ranges. Annual forage production in these regions is seasonal, but grazing of green or dry forage occurs year round.
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