Fourth-generation, family-owned turkey processor based in Sonora, California, with dozens of refrigerated and frozen products available in stores and for foodservice.
Background: Headquartered in Sonora, California, Diestel Family Ranch is one of the few, small, family-owned and operated ranches left in the nation. Founded in 1949, the company is currently run by the fourth-generation of the Diestel family, producing dozens of clean-label, seasonal and year-round refrigerated and frozen turkey products for retail and foodservice sales.
Why we started a sustainability program: We’ve been obsessive about sustainable farming long before it was popular to do so. Since 1949, we’ve taken an aggressive approach when it comes to sustainability because we’re farmers. As people who are deeply connected to this planet, we know all too well that our natural resources are not only critically important to what we do, but are also under increasing strain. That’s why we’re constantly finding ways to reduce our overall impact on the environment, increase our regenerative farming efforts, rebuild the soil, and restore biodiversity.