All the dairies and most of the ranches in the Point Reyes National Seashore are set to shut down following a multi-million-dollar settlement announced on Wednesday.
The landmark agreement was reached between ranchers, the National Park Service and The Nature Conservancy, which is underwriting a plan to buy out farm leases and end agriculture in the park. Ranchers will receive a share of an estimated $40-million settlement fund in exchange for relinquishing their multi-generational…