Tony is a friend and fellow Minnesotan who is doing an excellent job of developing a cowherd and grazing system to efficiently grass finish beef in central Minnesota in under 24 months. We discuss his genetic selection, grazing management, and succession planning experience.
Resources Mentioned:
Bible
Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown
What Your Food Ate - David Montgomery
Grass Fed to Finish - Allan Nation
Ranching Returns Podcast
Working Cows Podcast
Ranchonomics Podcast
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
For more information on or to order Redmond salt or conditioner check out Redmondagriculture.com
In this conversation, John Locke shares his journey in ranching, detailing his family's legacy and the challenges faced after a significant succession event. He discusses the transformative experience of attending the Ranching for Profit School, which prompted a shift in his management strategies and mindset. John reflects on the frustrations of operating under traditional methods and the importance of embracing change in ranch management. He emphasizes the need for a solid plan rather than relying on hope and highlights the role of leadership in family-run ranching businesses.
Resources Mentioned:
Leadership and Self Deception
Ranching for Profit
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
For more information on or to order Redmond salt or conditioner check out Redmondagriculture.com
Ray Archuleta A.K.A. the soil guy has been traveling the country for decades teaching people about soil health! In this episode we discuss soil health and it's importance, and we also discuss his implementation of those principles on his own Missouri farm!
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
I love Noah's perspective on buying and breeding cows that may not be as desirable for others but thrive on his ranch and are a low investment but produce acceptable calves with little hassle! He shares this strategy and how he has grown his own ranching operation on family land, how he does it while working an off ranch job and much more!
Resources Mentioned:
The Goal
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Man, Cattle Veld
Ranching Returns Podcast
Ranchonomics
Working Cows Podcast
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
If you're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operation, call Paul Mitchell at 515-745-1639 or check out farmatanusa.com.
To get more information on how Ambrook can benefit your operation, check out http://ambrook.com/ranchingreturns
In this conversation, Jared Luhman and Henry Burns discuss the intricacies of ranching, focusing on the use of virtual collars for cattle management. Henry shares his family's ranching history, the challenges faced in South Texas, and the importance of mentorship in navigating the ranching landscape. They delve into the financial aspects of ranching, the learning curve associated with new technologies, and the significance of effective communication in family-run businesses.
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit
Holistic Management International
Noble Research Institute
Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman - Gordon Hazard
Holistic Management - Allan Savory
Ranching Returns
Working Cows Podcast
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
To get more info on the Ranching.FYI sell/buy simulation class check out www.ranching.fyi/sim2win
To get more information on how Ambrook can benefit your operation, check out http://ambrook.com/ranchingreturns
Matt is a first generation rancher in South Dakota. He shares the details of building his ranch, buying and leasing land, growing the cowherd! We also discuss his trials with grazing of standing corn as well as bale grazing for winter feeding strategies. He shares his youtube strategy and so much more!
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
To get more info on the Ranching.FYI sell/buy simulation class check out www.ranching.fyi/sim2win
John Haskell has an amazing perspective of one who is active in the livestock and ranching world but also works with dozens of other farmers and ranchers regularly. In this podcast we discuss the trends he sees in these operations that set apart the successful from the rest. He drops wisdom throughout this podcast so you don't want to miss it!
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
If you're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operation, call Paul Mitchell at 515-745-1639 or check out farmatanusa.com.
In this conversation, Treg shares his journey of transitioning from a family legacy in farming to establishing his own sustainable grazing operation. He discusses the challenges he faced, including balancing off-farm work, learning from early mistakes in livestock management, and the importance of genetics in sheep farming. Treg emphasizes the significance of low input practices and adapting management strategies based on environmental conditions, ultimately highlighting the resilience and adaptability required in modern agriculture. In this conversation, Treg discusses various aspects of sheep and cattle management, including health, breeding strategies, and market approaches. He emphasizes the importance of adapting management practices to ensure the health of livestock and optimize profitability. Treg also shares insights on financial strategies, including the balance of debt and land ownership, and the significance of focusing on core business operations. The discussion touches on the importance of contentment and the role of faith in guiding decisions in agriculture.
Resources Mentioned:
Bible
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
Tim shares in detail his journey of land acquisitions and trades that led him to the ranch he is on today. He shared the stories and sacrifices he has to make to build a first generation ranch at a scale that can sustain multiple generations! I really enjoyed this conversation!
Resources Mentioned:
Nebraska Grazing Coalition
Sandhills Task Force
Ranching for Profit
Jim Gerrish
Doug Ferguson
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
For more information on or to order Redmond salt or conditioner check out Redmondagriculture.com
To get more information on how Ambrook can benefit your operation, check out http://ambrook.com/ranchingreturns
Wow, this conversation to me was incredibly powerful and inspiring! Giovana and her father faced difficulty that most never would have to losing family and nearly losing the ranch! Through it all she grew in her faith in God and both her and the ranch today are thriving! Everybody should listen to this story!
Resources mentioned:
Texas Agriculture Lifetime Leadership Program
Ranching for Profit
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
Seth shares his family's story of building the family business over generations as well as the investments they have made into adding value to their animals by owning them through finish as well as a share in the cooperative that markets the meat. We discuss his thoughts on how to improve the operation going forward in a world where land is difficult and so much more!
Resources Mentioned:
Tom Dorrance
Bud Williams
Dave Pratt
Allan Nation - Stockman Grass Farmer
Gabe Brown
Ranching for Profit
Wait But Why?
Sam Harris
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
If you're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operation, call Paul Mitchell at 515-745-1639 or check out farmatanusa.com.
Rusty is a University Extension specialist for University of Missouri and also a farmer and rancher with extensive experience grazing grain milo. He shares all the tips and considerations for reducing winter feed costs by grazing grain milo!
Resources Mentioned:
University of Missouri Extension
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
For more information on or to order Redmond salt or conditioner check out Redmondagriculture.com
To get more information on how Ambrook can benefit your operation, check out http://ambrook.com/ranchingreturns
In this episode Jared Luhman speaks with Lyndsey and Chris from Shady Creek Lamb Co., who share their innovative approach to sheep farming through solar grazing. They discuss their backgrounds in agriculture, the challenges of transitioning from cattle to sheep, and the importance of water management and infrastructure in their operations. The couple emphasizes the significance of public relations in modern farming and how they have adapted to the protocols of working with solar companies. The conversation also delves into the benefits of grazing under solar panels and reflections on growth and the concept of 'enough' in farming. The discussion concludes with thoughts on land management and investment strategies.
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching Ranching Podcast
More Grass, more sheep, more profit
Real Ag Radio
Ontairo Soil Network
Ontario Grazing Network
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
To get more info on the Ranching.FYI sell/buy simulation class check out www.ranching.fyi/sim2win
Keith is passionate about low input regenerative agriculture and is exploring both of those avenues on his own operation in SE Minnesota. We discuss how he's focusing on improving his land and pocketbook in both enterprises and much more.
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching Reboot Podcast
Ranching Returns Podcast
Stockman Grass Farmer
Tom Krawiec
Wilson Land and Cattle Youtube
Soil Works Youtube
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
Sam has an awesome story, he shares how he decided to separate himself from the family farm and go out on his own in order to preserve family relationships. We discuss the process of building his operation on his own and also discuss his thoughts on debt, leverage, land ownership and more.
Stay tuned at the end of the conversation with Sam for some bonus content with founder and CEO of Ambrook, Mackenzie Burnett!
Resources Mentioned:
Gabe Brown - Dirt to Soil
Alan Savory - Holistic Management
Charles Massey - Reed Warbler
Why - Simon Sinek
The Richest Man in Babylon
Financial Bloke Podcast - Ben Lore
A Place to Call Home - Sam Fryer
To get more info on the Ranching.FYI sell/buy simulation class check out www.ranching.fyi/sim2win
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
Lots of good stuff in this conversation with Jacob. We discuss his path to farming, his decision to leave the off farm job, the many enterprises he has experience with and spend a while on his record keeping strategy and enterprise analysis. We then discuss his most recent venture which is a rural vacation rental property.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
For more information on or to order Redmond salt or conditioner check out Redmondagriculture.com
Ben is founder and president of Bear Hug Cattle Company which is a non-profit that trains retiring military members on the basics required to work in the cattle industry in the west! And in the second part of the conversation we discuss Ben's experience buying a well drilling business to generate revenue rather than getting a normal job.
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
Drew talks about why in this particular market he chose not to invest in stockers and switch entirely to sheep. He discusses his permanent flock as well as his stocker ewe flock experiment for this year. He shares the main challenges with sheep production and how he manages them and finds success.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
If you're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operation, call Paul Mitchell at 515-745-1639 or check out farmatanusa.com.
Matthew shares his incredible story of turning down a dream opportunity to take over a family business because he couldn't do so profitably. He shares how he grew an ag business and eventually got back into farming and ranching when he knew he could do so successfully! He shares his perspective on not doing things just for the sake of growth and why knowing your business financials is so important!
If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at https://www.ranchrightllc.com/.
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
Randal shares his incredible story of building a farm. He now operates on over 650 acres and direct markets meat and eggs to local individuals and wholesale accounts! A story that highlights the relationship he has with his community is that when he experience complete drought and destocked almost entirely, their community continued paying CSA shares receiving only eggs until rain returned. We discuss his growth strategy, as well as multiple creative ways to buy and expand his land base! Lots to learn from Randal!
Check out www.pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at www.ranchingreturns.com.
For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/
For more information on or to order Redmond salt or conditioner check out Redmondagriculture.com
