by Jared Luhman | Jun 2, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast
Drew Bruner shares why, in today’s market, he chose to shift away from stockers and focus entirely on sheep. He discusses both his permanent flock and his stocker ewe flock experiment for this year. Drew dives into the key challenges of sheep production, how he...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
