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...
by Jared Luhman | Apr 21, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast
Doug Badcock is building a ranch in Zambia and trying to develop a cow herd adapted to his harsh climate! He shares all the traditional paradigms he’s pushing back against and where he’s finding success. He also shares the story of how and why he left the...
by Jared Luhman | Apr 14, 2025 | Ranching Returns Podcast
I absolutely love Ryan Cone’s story of finding a creative path to building a large and successful ranch from the ground up. He shares how he bought a struggling medical sales business—just weeks away from shutting down—turned it around and eventually sold it to fund...
