About Us

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In 2021, I met Vickie and Ken Bayles at our daughter and son-in-law's wedding.  Vickie and Ken flew in from Alabama to the Central Coast of California to help celebrate.  Vickie and I met that weekend and became instant friends.  I was intrigued with her mini cattle business and visited her farm in Alabama shortly thereafter. I knew I would be retiring soon from my job of 30+ years and mini cattle would be a great project for me.

In 2022, Vickie and Ken took a road trip.  They first went to South Dakota and picked up our bull, Dakota, from Little Lucky Cattle and then headed west with five J West British White Parks, and a very special silver highland I named Bama (after her birthplace Alabama).

I have been around cattle ranching for almost 40 years.  My husband, Ray, and his family are third generation cattle ranchers on the Central Coast. His expertise in the cattle business and his support is invaluable. Ray, his dad and his brothers run approximately 1,000 head of cow-calf and feeder operation.    

The rest is history - our mini ranch is full of beautiful highlands and highparks.  

My mission is quality over quantity and to love each one of my animals as if they were going to stay at our ranch forever.  

Lisa Souza Bognuda

Central Coast Miniature Cattle Company

805-345-5513

centralcoastminiaturecattle@gmail.com