2026 Newsletter Archive
Our newsletters and other electronic communications often include short articles and updates not published on the website. Here you will find links to those sources for further reading.
Our newsletter and other email publications.
Our newsletters and other forms of electronic communication often include short articles and updates not published on the website. Here you will find links to those sources for further reading.
“Zoomy,” an orphaned wether, reaches up for some much-needed formula. Photo by Matt Habib, 2026 Summer intern.
October 2026 – Why We Graze: Nature’s Tool for a Thriving Landscape
- Science and Management Updates from the Field and Creek at TomKat Ranch by Hayley Strohm
- Nose to Tail: Whole Animal Utilization by Shannon Waldron and Kathy Webster
- Seeing the Land Differently: A Season of Regenerative Thinking, On and Off the Ranch by Sarah Carruth, 2026 Summer intern
- Highlights from the Team: Science Reports, A Deep Dive compiled by Bill Milliot
Mukethe Kawinzi, TomKat Ranch’s Head Shepherd, with Louis Bryant III and AmaYah Harrison, the film crew from CSquared Media.
August 2026 – The Knowledge Cycle
- Human-Centered Data: Regenerative Ranching by the Numbers—First Half of 2026 Update by Kevin and Shae Lynn Watt, Bookcliff Consulting
- Farewell Wendell! By Mukethe Kawinzi
- It’s all in the Broth: Ravenswood School District does a taste test with Summer School Students by Kathy Webster
- TKREF Intern Observations: Working and Worldbuilding with Mukethe by Abigail Garewal
- Highlights from the Team: Sources of Regenerative Knowledge
TomKat Ranch goats are being herded to a new paddock. Falkor, the guardian dog, leads the way with Stephanie and Sydney of the Small Ruminant Team seen driving from the flank and bringing up the tail.
June 2026 – Grazing Into Summer
- The Quiet Power of Rangelands, written by and shared with permission from The Society for Range Management
- Behind the Event: Ag Day at the Capitol by Kathy Webster
- A Cool Approach to Livestock Branding by Shannon Waldron
- Meet Sydney: Our New Small Ruminant Ranch Hand by Bill Milliot
- Join the Next Generation of Land Stewards: Special from Western Landowners Alliance
- Highlights from the Team – Round-Up
The TomKat Ranch Land and Livestock team, with members of Point Blue Conservation Science, out in the field reviewing the results of a bale grazing trial.
May 2026 – Certifications
- Private Landowners Are Carrying More Conservation Weight Than You Might Think by Jessica Hartzell
- Bale Grazing Trial: Results from Spring 2026 By Dakota Glueck
- Introducing Alex Blake, Ranch Operations Manager at TomKat Ranch by Jessica Hartzell and Wendy Millet
- Highlights from the Team – A List of Certifying Organizations by Bill Milliot and Kathy Webster
TomKat Ranch Shepherd Mukethe Kawinzi joined the Women Who Nourish panel at UC Merced’s Food for Thought Speaker Series—highlighting women shaping the future of food, farming, and wine.
From left to right: Office of Kat Taylor’s Farm Partnerships Coordinator Rizpah Bellard, Nancy Matsumoto, Mukethe Kawinzi, and Brenae Royal.
March 2026 – Spring Equinox of Life
- The Water Cycle, Part 3–Valuing Ecosystems and Their Role in Balancing the Climate by Dakota Glueck and Wendy Millet
- Celebrating Successes in Riparian Forest Restoration by Hayley Strohm
- Nerd Night Recap–Celebrating 10 Years of Rangeland Monitoring Network by Krista Fanucchi, Bonnie Eyestone, and Lishka Arata
- Where Are They Now–Jack Towers by Jack Towers and Kathy Webster
- A Great Light Carrying On by TomKat Ranch Staff and Kevin Watt
- Highlights from the Team — A Deep Dive into Insurance in California by Jessica Hartzell and Kevin Watt
Muchia Te Land Trust‘s tule harvest on TomKat Ranch.
January 2026 – With a new year comes renewed purpose.
- An update on the data collaborative by Shaelynn Watt, Bookcliff
- Nourish 2.0 by Kathy Webster and Wendy Millet
- Regen Ranching 101 at Regenerate by Kevin Watt, Bookcliff
- Highlights from the Team — Beef prices are high, where to buy compiled by Bill Milliot
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