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Anna Regalado, the authority’s agricultural specialist, will share information about the goals of the plan and how input from the public and important stakeholders—including farmers, farmworkers and ranchers—will influence the plan.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Visitors can bring spray paint to add their own touch to the display, originally planted on a plot owned by rancher Stanley Marsh in 1974 but moved 3 miles west to the current site in 1997.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
It’s leased to a cattle rancher on a year-round basis for grazing, though stocking varies depending on available feed.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Diane Lane and Kevin Costner star as Margaret and George Blackledge, Montana ranchers whose son dies in an accident.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
Visitors can bring spray paint to add their own touch to the display, originally planted on a plot owned by rancher Stanley Marsh in 1974 but moved 3 miles west to the current site in 1997.
—Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
It’s leased to a cattle rancher on a year-round basis for grazing, though stocking varies depending on available feed.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Diane Lane and Kevin Costner star as Margaret and George Blackledge, Montana ranchers whose son dies in an accident.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancher. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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rancher
noun
ranch·er
ˈran-chər 
: a person who owns or works on a ranch
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