Kern County Cattlemen's Association

11/16/2025

It was a wonderful evening celebrating the 2025 Cattleman of the Year Joe Sill and Cattlewoman of the Year April Woody.

11/12/2025

The public is invited to our next History Talk, The Eric Hafenfeld Family: Ranch Life in the Kern River Valley in the Jenkins Pack Station on Wednesday, November 12, at 10 a.m. The presentation by the Eric Hafenfeld family will speak of a fifth-generation cattle ranch in the Kern River Valley. Their grass-fed beef is sold at Whole Foods Markets. Eric, his wife Jaime, and their children Gus, Charlotte, and Ward will present a History Talk about their family’s five generations of Ranch Life in the Kern River Valley. Eric’s great uncle, Thomas Arthur Cannell (1854-1912) was the first family member to immigrate from the Isle of Man to the Kern River Valley in 1867. Arthur returned to his homeland between Ireland and England, married Margaret Ann Joughin (1855-1935), and then settled on the South Fork. Other pioneers from the Isle of Man were Cannell’s brother-in-law, William Daniel Joughin, Sr. (1870-1948), and William Crellin Kissack (1887-1969). Eric Joughin Hafenfeld grew up here in the Kern River Valley and graduated from Kern Valley High School in 1998. He attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, and Questa Colleges. Then when his dad was injured, Eric returned to work the ranch. Eric’s wife, Jaime, grew up in Glasgow, Montana, and graduated from Montana State University in Missoula with a degree in Business. Helping present the History Talk will be school homework for Gus and Charlotte. The family’s cattle ranching lineage that connects Eric Hafenfeld to Arthur Cannell, for whom Cannell Meadow on the Kern Plateau is named, includes William Daniel Joughin, Sr., and Ethel Christian Joughin (1888-1967); William Daniel Joughin, Jr., “Bill Jr” (1921-1991), and Roberta Jane Fulton Joughin (1928-2015); & Eric’s parents, Bruce Allen Hafenfeld (1947-2021) and Silvia Lynn Joughin Hafenfeld. Five generations later, Eric and his family range their cattle herd from Sherman Pass through the Joughin Cow Camp at Big Meadow to Cannell Meadow and Riverkern; throughout the South Fork Valley; and out into the desert.

11/02/2025

We had record breaking turnout for the 19th Annual Kern County Cattlemen’s Clay Shoot today! Thank you to everyone who came out to support us.

Send us your photos to be featured on our page and mark your calendar for November 7, 2026.

10/29/2025

Calling all sharpshooters!​🎯
Final Call: The 19th Annual Kern County Cattlemen's Association Non-profit Fundraiser Shoot This Saturday, November 1st, at 5 Dogs Shooting Range.
​Time is running out, but you can still:
​🎟️ Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win big.
Register a five-person team for the competition. Awards for the Top Shooters and Team!
​Your team entry includes a fantastic steak lunch! Come out for a great time and support your local cattle industry.
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For sign-ups, tickets, or any questions, please message or text me at (661) 342-7779. See you there!

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10/08/2025

Make plans to join us for the 19th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot on Saturday, November 1st at Five Dogs Shooting Range. Sign up your team today!

09/03/2025

Despite record-high prices, U.S. consumers aren’t stepping back from beef. A new CoBank report finds demand is only climbing, fueled by stronger genetics, protein-focused diets and global competition for U.S. beef 👉 https://loom.ly/wXe7w24.

08/27/2025

Logan Ipsen says the cattle market feels like climbing a mountain, each peak reveals another higher one ahead 👉 https://loom.ly/fH-n0-w.

04/29/2025

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10/23/2024

Sign up for as a Gold Team Sponsor and get all the perks...shooting and lunch for 5 team members, your name on display at the event as a sponsor and $100 in raffle tickets! The shoot is happening Saturday, November 2nd at 5 Dogs in Woody. Click the link below to sign up your Gold Team (5 people) for the event. https://py.pl/1Q0kXFvv

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10/22/2024

It's less than 2 weeks until the annual KC Cattlemen's Sporting Clay Shoot. Join us Saturday, November 2nd at 5 Dogs in Woody. Click the link below to sign up your Team (5 people) for the event. This option is for a Team Sponsor and includes lunch. https://py.pl/1xbY9a

All 3 Ways to Support KCCA...
Event Sign Sponsor - https://py.pl/1h5BIO
Team Sponsor - https://py.pl/1xbY9a
Gold Team Sponsor - https://py.pl/1Q0kXFv

Team Sponsor Includes 5 Shooters + Lunch