Harris Ranch cares deeply for our livestock and the land. We have partnered with progressive cattle ranchers who contribute to rangeland enhancement, protect watersheds, and help build wildlife ecosystems. Cowboys ride our feedlot daily — rain or shine — to keep a watchful eye on the cattle and examine their state of health.

Harris Ranch believes quality begins with safety, and we are committed to providing unparalleled levels of both. By implementing stringent quality control measures before, during and after processing our beef, Harris Ranch builds the highest standards of food safety and quality assurance into our beef products.

With annual sales in excess of $600 million, Harris Ranch Beef Company is one of the largest functionally integrated beef producers in the Western United States.
As the processing and marketing arm of our beef division, Harris Ranch Beef Company is proud to have established one of the first branded beef programs in the country in 1982.

Harris Ranch partners with dozens of the West’s most progressive ranching families to produce cattle to our quality specifications. Our beef production system benefits our retail, foodservice, and export divisions and helps ensure the quality of our beef.

Harris Ranch’s beef production system features:

• Cattle humanely and sustainably raised by Harris Ranch and our ranching partners

• Cattle are grass raised and grain finished for superior quality

• Facility consultation and training on livestock handling techniques provided by Dr. Temple Grandin

• Feed nutritionally balanced and tested for pesticide residues

• Antibiotics are used only in a therapeutic manner to treat cattle that require medical attention

The beef division of Harris Ranch annually produces and markets in excess of 200 million pounds of beef, making us the largest, functionally integrated beef operation in California.

Harris Ranch operates one of the largest cattle finishing facilities in the Western United States. With a feedlot covering nearly 800 acres, Harris Feeding Company can feed and finish up to 120,000 head of cattle at one time.

Cattle feeding cycle:

• 16-24 months grazing on grasses on ranges or pastureland

• 3-4 months in feedlot to reach approximately 1,250 pounds

Harris Ranch Feeding Company pays meticulous attention to feeding practices. Feeding cattle a nutritionally balanced diet of grains produces flavorful and tender high-quality beef.

Feed ingredients include:

• Steamed Midwestern corn

• Alfalfa hay

• Vitamins and minerals

• NO animal proteins

• NO pesticide residues

Genuine cowboys ride the pens each day to monitor animal welfare.

Livestock welfare and safety practices include:

• Large, shaded, outdoor pens

• Sprinklers to reduce dust and cool cattle

• Parasitic wasps to aid in biological fly control

• Routinely scraped pens

• Composting of waste material

• Washing of cattle transport trucks between each load