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Podcast Episode #120Episode 120 I'm joined again by Hobbs Magaret. In our past conversation on episode 110, we left a lot of topics undiscussed and so today we hopped back on a call again to talk about his genetics, grazing management, and more. As always, check us...

Podcast Episode #119Episode 119 Greg Judy is somebody who has personally impacted me and my farming career through his books and youtube videos! I'm honored to have him on the podcast today to share his journey from struggling to survive ranching to growing his farm...

Podcast Episode #118Episode 118 John and his wife have always wanted to run a ranch, and so after years of saving and with a slight push from Covid, they sold their home, equipment from his business and bought a ranch in Oregon. In just two and a half years they have...

Podcast Episode #117Episode 117 John Haskell of Ranch Right LLC walks us through his process of helping farmers record and understand their financial information. This financial information is essential for making informed decisions related to our business and...

Podcast Episode #116Episode 116 A couple weeks ago in my episode with John Haskell and Wally Olson, they reminded me of an expensive learning lesson I had purchasing my first herd of cattle at the high of the market in 2014. I thought I'd embarrass myself a bit here...

Podcast Episode #115Episode 115 Chris Kerston is CEO of the Land to Market program which is working to create new markets for farmers who are working to improve and regenerate the lands through holistic management. They are actively building relationships with the...

Podcast Episode #114Episode 114 Bart Morris runs a first generation conception to consumption beef ranch on the edge of Missoula, Montana. We discuss how he built a successful ranch business from scratch in only 9 years. We talk about conservation easements, leasing...

Podcast Episode #113Episode 113 This is an incredible conversation with Ray Marxer who spent 37 years working for and managing one of America's largest historic ranches the Matador Ranch. He recorded his experience in his book Cowboy in a Corporate world which is a...

Podcast Episode #112Episode 112 Current market conditions are looking up for cattle producers. With low inventory and forecasts pointing towards rain ranchers are feeling some optimism. Today, Wally Olson and John Haskell joined me to discuss how we can take advantage...

Podcast Episode #111Episode 111 Kit and I discuss how we can make our ranches more profitable and more enjoyable to not only make it possible to bring in the next generation, but to actually make them want to come back and be a part of the ranch.   As always,...

Podcast Episode #110Episode 110 In just a short few years Hobbs built a ranch and marketing brand, sold the brand, moved to a new state and started from scratch building a new ranch and brand. Today we discuss that journey.'' Resources mentioned:Jaimie ElizondoJohann...

Podcast Episode #109Episode 108 Colton and Ethan Munger are brothers who grew up on their families ranch in Nebraska. To learn more about their family ranch you can listen to my conversation with their dad Brian on episode 35, it's one of my favorites. I love what...

Podcast Episode #108Episode 108 Shawn has one of those inspiring stories that prove it's still possible to start and grow a ranching business from scratch. He shares his journey building a ranch and then making some serious changes such as improving grazing...

Podcast Episode #107Episode 107 Alejandro manages the 30,000 acre Las Damas Ranch in the Chihuahua Desert of Mexico. Through his management in under twenty years he has increased his ranch carrying capacity from 150 cows to over 600 cows and his next goal is 1500. He...

Podcast Episode #106Episode 106 Cattle herd numbers having steadily been declining for the past several years due to lack of profitability and drought. This has been resulting in a steady increase in cattle prices and one would expect that when rain comes again the...

Podcast Episode #105Episode 105 Join Clay, Brian, Jason and myself as we discuss our podcasts, what we've learned through them and questions we have surrounding ranching and agriculture.    As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as...

Podcast Episode #105Episode 105 Join Clay, Brian, Jason and myself as we discuss our podcasts, what we've learned through them and questions we have surrounding ranching and agriculture.    As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as...

Podcast Episode #103Episode 103 Jacob Wolki brought a unique business perspective from managing several different retail businesses and dozens of employees before starting his farm in the past few years. Those skills have allowed him to scale a regenerative production...

Podcast Episode #102Episode 102 Dave Pratt is past owner of Ranching for Profit and author of my favorite book "The Turnaround: A Ranchers Story". In this weeks podcast he gives us a summary on the RFP definition of true profitability in business and then discusses...

Podcast Episode #101Episode 101 Trevor went to Ranching for Profit in February of 2022 and came home ready to make big changes. By the time summer came around he had sold his cows and was custom grazing cattle for somebody else. We talk about what this has meant for...

Podcast Episode #100Episode 100 Allan Savory has a lifetime of experience developing what he has termed Holistic Management. He shares in this podcast a brief overview of his history and what the management has the potential to do for our businesses and our world if...

Podcast Episode #99Episode 99   Dayton Steelman is a veterinary entomologist responsible for doing the research around genetic fly resistance. He shares in this podcast how over his decades of experience he made observations on how breed and size of animal...

Podcast Episode #98Episode 98   Many dairy farms when considering the opportunities to expand a dairy choose to build larger building and grow more feed to bring to the cows, and scale up on one site through infrastructure and technology. Joe Tomandl looked at...

Podcast Episode #97Episode 97   Nevil Speer writes for Drovers magazine and has experience ranging from cattle production, to business management consulting and cattle market data. He joins me to talk about the factors contributing to the cattle market today, and...

Podcast Episode #96Episode 96   Cooper Hibbard manages his generational ranch in Adel, Montana and shares how his family through grazing management, changes in their calving season, and genetics have managed to increase ranch production even in one of the worst...

Podcast Episode #95Episode 95     Eunice Williams shares the story of how Bud, through observation, learned how animals respond to humans and developed his principles of stockmanship that are so valuable to reducing stress on animals which results in less...

Podcast Episode #94Episode 94 Lance Gunderson is owner of Regen Ag Labs and he joins me to discuss soil health, why it's important to test, which tests to perform, how often and so much more! As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as...

Podcast Episode #93Episode 93 Michael Groot had the opportunity to take over his in-laws farm and quickly got to work transitioning to a regenerative crop farm and direct market meat producer after attending a Dave Brandt event. Now he is researching how rotating...

Podcast Episode #92Episode 92 In this week's episode we follow up on our conversation last week with Rob Pierce and discuss in more detail his heat tolerant cattle breeding program. If you haven't already, listen to episode 91 to hear Robs ranch transition and this...

Podcast Episode #91Episode 91 Rob Pierce quit ranching in 2008 and after a member of his church signed him up for Kit Pharo's PCC Updates and Newsletters he found hope that there might be potential to be profitable in ranching. And so after a 4 year break from...

Podcast Episode #90Episode 90 Mark and Sara Hewitt from Minnesota joined me in this episode to share their story of taking the bold step of leaving the family farm where they were constantly met with opposition and no promises of transition or change to start a farm...

Podcast Episode #89Episode 89 Jason Medows is a rancher in Missouri and also the host of the Ag State of Mind Podcast. We discuss his transition to an intentional low input ranch business, and how he runs the business while working full time off the farm as a...

Podcast Episode #88Episode 88 Eric Barth is the Farm Manager largely responsible for managing the steward program which is their internship program. In this episode we discuss his path to Polyface farm, the farm and all it's enterprises and how they manage their...

Podcast Episode #87Episode 87 By running their ranch as a business and focusing on return on equity they have expanded their business to owning livestock in 26 counties in Texas and 13 different states. Missy Bonds talks to me about how they expanded the business, how...

Podcast Episode #86Episode 86 Andy Junkin of Stubborn.farm specializes in working with stubborn farm families to get out of crisis, or begin the conversations around farm succession. We discuss these as well as how you can work with another generation to incorporate...

Podcast Episode #85 Episode 85 Bobby Thoman was first on the Herd Quitter Podcast back on Episode 16, check that out to hear about his ranch history and context. But today we discuss some of the philosophy around profitable ranching and then we get into a discussion...

Podcast Episode #84 Episode 84 Brad Reese is owner of the Rockin 7 Ranch near Shawnee, Wyoming. They manage beef cows, a hunting lodge, an outfitting business and farming enterprise. Brad shares he perspectives on his production model, management style, views on land...

Podcast Episode #83Episode 83 In last week's episode, Dale and I discussed managing while in a drought. Today we discuss how to prepare for future drought to be more resilient when it comes. Be sure to listen to Episode 82 along with this one to get all the great...

Podcast Episode #82 Episode 82 In part 1 of this two part episode with Dale Strickler we talk about managing while in a drought. He talks about emergency feed resources and land management decisions. In part 2 which will be released next week we will discuss...

Podcast Episode #81 Episode 81 Today we discuss the idea of diversification. Is it truly best to be diversified? Does it help or hurt a business? As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You...

Podcast Episode #80Episode 80 This one was way beyond my level of expertise and I felt like I learned a ton! Jordan talks about how our breeding management and selection of cattle based on breeding windows can drastically increase the profitability of our ranches! He...

Podcast Episode #79Episode 79 Vannie Collins just got started in the ranching business in 2016 and because he had no previous paradigms he had to break, he started immediately down the right path. He attended Ranching for Profit and with what he learned there, along...

Podcast Episode #78Episode 78 Craig Fischer and his family have a long history in agriculture in South Central Minnesota. They have a background in crop and dairy production, but chose a different route by raising pastured hogs, poultry and bison on their family farm....

Podcast Episode #77Episode 77 There are plenty of things we can blame for a lack of profitability in our farm operations but at the end of the day it's our decisions that impact whether or not we are profitable, no excuses. Kit and I talk about this idea and how using...

Podcast Episode #76Episode 76 Aaron Bradley farms with his wife Nicole in Bostic, North Carolina. We’re talk briefly about grazing operation and discuss in depth his marketing enterprise and how they hope that their brand can be a marketing outlet for other farmers...

Podcast Episode #75Episode 75 Chase Jones recently had the opportunity to take over his families generational farm in Southwest Wisconsin after his father decided to back out of the farming business. Recognizing the capital requirements of getting into the cow/calf...

Podcast Episode #74Episode 74 Colter DeVries is a ranch broker in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado and is host of the Ranch Investor Podcast. Today we discuss the increasing ranch values over the past several years, who is buying it, and what that means for those of us...

Podcast Episode #73Episode 73 Doug and Wally are experienced sell/buy marketers as well as educators. They join me in this episode to answer your questions! You can listen to episodes  17 & 18 where I had some initial discussions with Wally Olson and then...

Podcast Episode #72Episode 72 Dale is a sales agronomist for Green Cover Seeds as well as a speaker, consultant, author and experienced grazier! He shares his experience building a grazing farm and dramatically improving grazing productivity, and profitability as well...

Podcast Episode 71Episode 71 Ben Beichler always had a dream of being a farmer, but with no farm to inherit, he set out to build one of his own. After apprenticing with Polyface Farms under Joel Salatin, he bought and built a dairy selling raw milk directly to 1250...