Grant Harder shares his journey as a multi-generational rancher building his own first-generation ranch from the ground up and making a living from his ranching business. We discuss how he grew the business, his focus on stockmanship, and his approach to managing...

Hayden and Taylor Sievers are working together to create the lifestyle they want. We discuss the changes they’ve made over the years and the goals they’re still working toward. They also share their plans to transition toward a more grazing-based farm in row-crop...

Cory and Jennilee Bird ranch with Cory's family in Montana, operating on a mix of public and deeded land. They discuss their diverse operations and management practices and share in-depth insights into their experience using Nofence virtual fence collars to manage...

It’s important not just to look at successful ranches when learning how to build one, but to understand how they became successful. Today, we dive into Glenn Elzinga’s story of building Alderspring Ranch from just 6 cows on 60 acres into what it is today — one of the...

After 270+ episodes, there aren’t too many times I hear an idea I haven’t heard before. But in this episode, Jarod shares how he came up with creative financing strategies to purchase his first line of equipment, his first cows, and his first piece of land. This is an...

Michael Mendel shares how his family emphasized an early transition of farm ownership to the next generation and discusses the many different enterprises they run and how they work together. We also discuss his spring and fall cow herds, heifer development and calving...

Kit responds to comments and questions from podcast clips. Here are just a few of the topics we discuss: Maternal vs. terminal selection Applying pressure in heifer development What is the ideal cow size? The effect of calving season on lifestyle and profitability...

Dylan Enger shares how he and his brother returned home to ranch with their uncle. We discuss them adding new enterprises and maintaining full-time off-ranch jobs, which left more money in the business for reinvestment and expansion! Switch to Audio-Only Don't Miss...

Tristen Miller quickly realized he didn’t want to work for anyone else. He and his wife have been building their own cattle operation while also developing several other businesses. He shares how he got into custom spraying, trucking, started a feed company, and grew...

PJ Budler is a cattle expert who’s judged over 100 cattle breeds across 51 countries! He’s seen what well-adapted, functionally efficient, fertile cattle look like around the world, and we unpack all of that in this episode. You'll also have a chance to hear PJ in...

An investor wanted to buy a ranch and asked Dallas Dodson to manage it. He had two conditions: I don’t lose money at anything. If we can’t have fun doing it, let’s not even start. In this episode, Dallas shares how he took those words and built a ranch that was both...

You can find Tristan Swartz and Doing It Wrong Dairy on Facebook, with over 400,000 combined followers! He's not afraid to do things differently. He shares his story of farming in Missouri, owning a wheat harvest crew, and moving to Wisconsin to start his own dairy!...