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Back to SearchS5 E24: Sorting through life at D Bar M with owner Jack Bassett
Season 5 Episode 24
This episode was recorded where the cowboys shop—D Bar M — in downtown Reno. Hear from the owner himself about this iconic western store before our 1…
5 months, 1 week ago
S5 E23: Sorting through the journey to legalize livestock composting in California | PART ONE
Season 5 Episode 23
How do you turn an idea like legalizing livestock composting into law in California? In part one of this two-part series, we go behind the scenes wit…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
S5 E22: Sorting through 30 bull sales in 40 days with WLJ’s Jared Patterson
Season 5 Episode 22
As California's fall bull sale run winds down, Western Livestock Journal Western Region Representative Jared Patterson joins us to recap how this yea…
6 months, 1 week ago
S5 E21: Sorting through agriculture's stories, the work of the UC Davis CLEAR Center, learning Gen-Z slang and more with Tracy Sellers
Season 5 Episode 21
In this episode we welcome Tracy Sellers, senior content writer and media strategist for the UC Davis CLEAR Center, to Sorting Pen for the first time…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
S5 E20: Sorting through the latest on the threat of New World screwworm to the U.S. cattle industry
Season 5 Episode 20
To learn more about the conversations had during CCA's recent "fly-in" to Washington, D.C., on this episode we first talk with CCA Feeder Chair Mike …
7 months ago
S5 E19: Sorting through the Bear Fire’s destruction five years later with Dave Daley
Season 5 Episode 19
It has been fire years to the week since that fire ripped through the Plumas National Forest and destroyed communities, legacies, the Daley family’s …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
S5 E18: Sorting through California's progress so far on conserving 30% of lands and coastal waters by 2030
Season 5 Episode 18
Some increases in biodiversity on working landscapes are easier to handle than others. We asked Meghan Hertel, California Natural Resources Agency De…
8 months ago
S5 E17: Sorting through California insurance updates with WSR's Josh Morris
Season 5 Episode 17
WSR Insurance Farm and Ranch Specialist Josh Morris joins Sorting Pen host Katie Roberti to break down the latest insurance updates impacting Califor…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
S5 E16: Sorting through commercials, billboards, research, and more funded by the Cattle Council
Season 5 Episode 16
California Cattle Council Executive Director Justin Oldfield joins the podcast to discuss what the Council has focused on so far in 2025 and what’s o…
9 months ago
S5 E15: Sorting through hot topics of the summer and more with CCA President Rick Roberti
Season 5 Episode 15
Summer is going fast! We slow down on this episode to talk about the first six months of Rick Roberti's presidency. Rick shares about his experiences…
9 months, 1 week ago