by Robert Pulliam | Jul 30, 2024 | Herd Quitter™ Minute
PCC™ cattle may be shorter than status quo beef, but they won’t cheat you on pounds. They will make up for it in thickness and muscling. Where’s the Beef? It’s in your next PCC™...
by Jared Luhman | Jul 29, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast
Steve Kenyon shares what he does about fence, water, and corral infrastructure to manage his several-thousand-acre custom grazing enterprise in Canada. He discusses his unique calculations to determine how much time he can afford to spend on a particular farm and much...
by Robert Pulliam | Jul 23, 2024 | Herd Quitter™ Minute
There are things we do on the ranch simply because that’s the way we’ve always done them. Here’s an honest look at my hay...
by Jared Luhman | Jul 22, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast
I really liked how Jeremia has matched his enterprise mix to his unique ranch context. Custom cow/calf allows him to vary his stocking rate to take advantage of the spring flush, sheep utilize grass and graze cover crops on neighbor cropland without damaging the...
by Robert Pulliam | Jul 16, 2024 | Herd Quitter™ Minute
A slick, shiny hair coat in summer is an indication of a healthy beef animal. Winter hair that hangs on into summer is usually dull, off-colored or dead looking and reveals your least productive...
by Jared Luhman | Jul 15, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast
In the last episode, Pete Ferrell shares his experience buying back the family ranch and his perspective on passing on the grazing business to somebody not in his family. Today, we talk to that somebody, John Wagner, and hear his story of taking over the business and...