Families Raising Beef Humanely
(Left:) AZ Beef Quality Assurance eartag signifies safe, humanely raised beef. (Right:) Kids play at 2010 spring barbecue on the Santa Fe Ranch.
All in a day’s work
(Left): Sorting through Red Angus cows on the Santa Rita Ranch. (Right:) Ranching protects open spaces.
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Healthy calves come from a healthy range ecosystem
The stockiness of this Charolais calf indicates his free-ranging mother eats well on a properly managed grazing allotment.
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Rest and Rotation
A Red-Tailed Hawk surveys a healthy pasture the morning the herd is rotated off to rest the land. Read More
Harmony with nature
Ranchers use natural energy and science-based grazing management to raise beef on native grasses.
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Restore Our Border
The unfortunate reality of living on the ranch with an unsecured border.
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Producing food without plows, protecting biodiversity
Roughly one of every five head in the US beef supply is born on federal lands in the 11 Western states.
Beef raised by families for families
(Left): Ranching is a family affair, kids included. (Right): Monitoring growth on the new calf crop before returning the calves to their moms.
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About SACPA
The Southern Arizona Cattlemen’s Protective Association (SACPA), an affiliate of the statewide Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association, is a grassroots organization of ranchers in Pima, Pinal and Santa Cruz counties.