#229 – Unpredictable
Farmers and Ranchers deal with many variables that can be unpredictable, including the weather and the markets. The most dangerous is fire. Colorado is hosting multiple wildfires this week, all being fueled by wind and dry conditions. Click to read the full transcript Ranchers deal with a lot of...
#229 – Unpredictable
Farmers and Ranchers deal with many variables that can be unpredictable, including the weather and the markets. The most dangerous is fire. Colorado is hosting multiple wildfires this week, all being fueled by wind and dry conditions. Click to read the full transcript Ranchers deal with a lot of...
#193 – One Step at a Time
There are many paths to achieve your dream of ranching. Some go in debt jumping in with both feet, and some patiently grow one step at a time. Your preference, your creativity and ingenuity are the only limits....
#192 – First Generation Rancher
Here's some sound advice from First Generation Ranchers, Sean and Kat Weinert. They started from scratch with 3 heifers and a job in town, transitioning to land ownership and full-time ranching....
#191 – Beginner’s Options
As promised, here are some options for the young producer looking for a start in production agriculture. Grazing livestock offers a great way to begin an ag business with a small investment....
#190 – Starting From Scratch
It is still possible to begin farming and ranching from scratch, without owning land or livestock, but there are some significant challenges. Here are three more things to think about....
#189 – Getting Started in Ag
Is it possible for a young person to start from scratch in production agriculture? Yes, but no one said it would be easy. This episode is first in a series to explore the challenges and solutions for the young person trying to start without owning land, livestock or...
#188 – How Many Cows Per Bull?
One of the most common questions asked is, "How many cows can a bull breed?" Kit Pharo says forage-developed bulls can breed twice as many cows for twice as many years compared to status quo grain-fed feedlot bulls. Here's a couple reasons why....
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Accidental Genetic Advice
Some of the best “accidental” genetic advice I ever heard came from John Eales, who was captain of Australia’s 1999 Rugby World Cup-winning Wallabies. Eales gave the keynote at the 2025 World Angus Forum in Brisbane. Eales made two points that every speaker at the forum should have noted. Though he was talking about leadership and sport, the advice was genetically profound. First, he said: “Many things are measurable, but that doesn’t make them meaningful.” This...