California Has More Cattle Feedlots Than Any State, New Map Shows. Why That Matters
In a first, researchers have identified the nation's roughly 8,700 cattle feeding operations, and the map shows California has more of them than any other state.
California also has the most feedlot acreage: more than 85,000 acres, or 130 square miles, the majority of it for dairy cows. Tulare County has more than any county in the country — 304 operations. Were it a state, it would rank No. 8, researchers at the University of Michigan and UC Santa Barbara found...
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