Fifth-generation rancher Kevin Kester has been dealing with the impact of the drought long before it showed up on consumers' radar.
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The California Beef Council was established in 1954 to serve as the promotion, research and education arm of California's beef producers, and is mandated by the California Department of Food and Agricultural Code.