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#227 – Matthew Menke – Risk vs. Reward, Leverage, & Knowing Your Business

#227 – Matthew Menke – Risk vs. Reward, Leverage, & Knowing Your Business

by Jared Luhman | May 26, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Matthew Menke shares his powerful story of turning down what many would consider a dream opportunity—taking over a family business—because he couldn’t make it work profitably. Instead, he built an ag business from the ground up and eventually returned to farming and...
#227 – Matthew Menke – Risk vs. Reward, Leverage, & Knowing Your Business

#226 – Randal Breen – From Living in a Shed to Full Time Farmer

by Jared Luhman | May 19, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Randal Breen shares his incredible story of building a farm from the ground up. Today, he operates on over 650 acres and direct markets meat and eggs to local individuals and wholesale accounts. One powerful example of the strong relationship he has with his community...
#227 – Matthew Menke – Risk vs. Reward, Leverage, & Knowing Your Business

#225 – Alex McKiernan – Car Wrecks Can’t Stop This Family!

by Jared Luhman | May 12, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Alex McKiernan and his wife have built a diverse and thriving farm and ranch business that began with direct-to-consumer vegetable production through a CSA. Over time, it has grown into a large ranching operation that includes custom grazing, goat production for weed...
#227 – Matthew Menke – Risk vs. Reward, Leverage, & Knowing Your Business

#224 – Caleb Smith – Switching from Dairy to Sheep

by Jared Luhman | May 5, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Caleb Smith has taken a unique path into agriculture. He had the opportunity to take on a 40-year land lease from a non-profit, which allowed him to build a dairy farm from scratch. In this episode, he shares that story, along with his recent transition from the dairy...
#227 – Matthew Menke – Risk vs. Reward, Leverage, & Knowing Your Business

#223 – Hayden Heigele – Changing Genetics, Calving Window, and More

by Jared Luhman | Apr 28, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Hayden Heigele encountered some resistance when he wanted to introduce new farming and ranching practices on his family farm. Rather than giving up, he has been experimenting with low-input ranching while building an operation of his own, all while continuing to work...
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