#168 – Taylor Moyer – Profit First Grazier

by Jared Luhman | Apr 22, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Taylor isn’t afraid to sit down and do the math; he analyzes each business opportunity and does what makes sense, rather than following what everyone else does. This approach has allowed him to build a successful farm from scratch in North Carolina. In this...

#167 – Adam Ledvina – Generating Profit on Land Others Can’t

by Jared Luhman | Apr 15, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

If you’re a cattle guy, don’t overlook this episode just because today’s guest is a goat producer from Iowa. Adam Ledvina reveals how goats can yield significant profits on terrain that’s unsuitable for cattle or even sheep—such as steep slopes...

#166 – Cal Hardage – Grazing Grass Podcast

by Jared Luhman | Apr 8, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Cal is a fellow grazing podcaster and farmer/rancher from Oklahoma. We discuss his career and how he’s shifted to a low input, grazing-management-focused grass farmer and has found success in doing that! Resources Mentioned: No Risk Ranching – Greg...

#165 – Noah Taylor – Profitable Cows in the Midwest

by Jared Luhman | Apr 1, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Noah and his family have a diversified farming operation running 180 cow/calf pairs, several hundred hogs for Niman Ranch, feedlot beef, and crops. They do a great job integrating livestock with the cropping enterprise through getting cattle out on the land, or...

#164 – Rachelle Meyer – Running a Farm and Raising a Family

by Jared Luhman | Mar 25, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Rachelle and her family are crushing it at life and farming down in Southeast Minnesota! Rachelle talks about how they manage to run a dairy farm, tend to 500 goats, 800 sheep, raise stocker cattle, run a direct market business, and raise a family with 7 kids! If you...