#293 – Blake and Ida Jane Allen – Building a First-Gen Ranch
Blake and Ida Jane Allen share their journey into ranching, starting with a commercial cow/calf operation, transitioning to stocker growing, and eventually returning to cow/calf while building a direct-to-consumer meat business that complements their lifestyle and...
#293 – Blake and Ida Jane Allen – Building a First-Gen Ranch
Blake and Ida Jane Allen share their journey into ranching, starting with a commercial cow/calf operation, transitioning to stocker growing, and eventually returning to cow/calf while building a direct-to-consumer meat business that complements their lifestyle and operation goals. Today, they are...
#292 – Eric Bailey – Difference Between Value and Marketing in Cattle Inputs
Who else has wondered what things actually pay versus what's just marketing and hype? I know I have! Eric Bailey shares his perspective on the topic, covering mineral, creep feed, apple cider vinegar, and more! Switch to Audio-Only Don't Miss Next Week's Episode For...
#291 – Dr. Rebekah Hartfield – Buying Vet Clinics and Ranches
Dr. Rebekah Hartfield and I discuss her entrepreneurial journey, along with the challenges and opportunities she's encountered through real estate investing, acquiring veterinary clinics, building ranches, writing books, and more! There's lots to learn in this...
#290 – Aaron and Erin Pape – First-Generation Profitable Farm
Aaron and Erin Pape share their story on discovering their passion for land stewardship through management and the grazing business! They discuss the challenges and opportunities of custom grazing dairy heifers, scaling a pastured chicken enterprise to over 5000...
#289 – Brett McCrae – Expanding a Profitable Farm & Ranch
Brett McCrae shares some of the major decisions he made in his farming career, including switching from a seedstock business model to a commercial cow/calf operation. He also explains how he set up his cropping enterprise to be portable, allowing him to take on land...
#288 – Dennis O’Callaghan – Doubling Production and Maximizing Profit!
Dennis O'Callaghan was given the opportunity to take over his family's 1,800-acre station in New Zealand, but he needed to make it profitable. He focused on increasing production and profit per acre. In this episode, we discuss how he achieved that through the types...
#287 – Lloyd Calvert – Ranching in the Mountains
Lloyd Calvert was charged with making the High Lonesome mountain ranch profitable! We discuss how he has managed to increase ranch utilization, create hardy low-input cows that thrive there, and so much more! Switch to Audio-Only Resources mentioned: Ranching Returns...
#286 – James Paul Bailey – Cattle Ranching and Chicken Farming
James Paul Bailey had a goal of becoming a full-time farmer! A challenging goal, but one he turned into reality by building chicken houses, contract-raising chickens, making hay on non-grazeable ground that others didn't value, and building a ranching business raising...
#285 – Tyson Langland – Running a Profitable Ranch
Tyson Langland moved back to his family farm and took over the cow/calf operation with the goal of turning it into a profitable enterprise. He changed up grazing management, their calving window, cow type, and more, and has been successful! Listen in to learn how he...
#284 – Brian Munger, Wally Olson, John Haskell – Sell/Buy Q&A
John Haskell, Brian Munger, and Wally Olson join me to answer your questions about buy/sell marketing strategies! We discuss the cattle square, cost of gain, cow depreciation, intrinsic value, and much more! Switch to Audio-Only Don't Miss Next Week's Episode For more...
#283 – Nevil Speer – Beef Demand is Real
Nevil Speer joins me for the third time to discuss the cattle industry and today’s beef market. Despite record-high prices, beef demand remains incredibly strong, helping support this exceptional market. We also discuss what beef producers can do now to strengthen...
#282 – Charles Rohla – Silvopasture Explained
If you've ever wondered what silvopasture is, how to establish it, or the many benefits it offers, then this episode is for you! Charles Rohla answers all of those questions and more in this episode! Switch to Audio-Only Resources mentioned: Noble Research Institute...
#281 – Todd Churchill – The Business of Ranching
Todd Churchill has an incredible résumé, including active participation in farming and ranching, helping build one of the largest meat marketing companies, and serving as a fractional CFO for numerous food and agriculture companies. We discuss his story, why...
About the Ranching Returns Podcast
On this podcast, we talk to farmers and ranchers who are leading the industry in so many ways. We’ll discuss the various returns they get from ranching, including, of course, the significant financial returns, but also returns to their land resources and ultimately the amazing lifestyle. That might be the most important return ranching can offer!
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