#233 – Chris and Lyndsey – Solar Grazing
In this episode, I speak with Chris Moore and Lyndsey Smith, from Shady Creek Lamb Co., who share their innovative approach to sheep farming through solar grazing. They discuss their backgrounds in agriculture, the challenges of transitioning from cattle to sheep, and...
#233 – Chris and Lyndsey – Solar Grazing
In this episode, I speak with Chris Moore and Lyndsey Smith, from Shady Creek Lamb Co., who share their innovative approach to sheep farming through solar grazing. They discuss their backgrounds in agriculture, the challenges of transitioning from cattle to sheep, and the importance of water...
#122 – Laura Burandt – Journey Home to the Ranch
Podcast Episode #122Episode #122 Laura has a pretty awesome story of education and work experience to getting back to her family ranch in the Texas Panhandle. Today she is running the family ranch with her dad and implementing sell/buy marketing, adapted low input...
#121 – Logan Duvall – Marketing Regenerative Food
Podcast Episode #121Episode #121 Logan Duvall and his family run a privately owned outdoor farmers market where they source and purchase food from local farmers and ranchers and market them to health conscious consumers shopping for high quality regenerative food. In...
#120 – Hobbs Magaret – Part 2 – Fire and Salt
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. For more information,...
#119 – Greg Judy – Profitable Ranching in Missouri
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...
#118 – John Pahlow – Building a Ranch
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...
#117 – John Haskell – Managerial Accounting
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...
#116 – Jared Luhman – Expensive Lessons
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...
#115 – Chris Kerston – Land to Market
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...
#114 – Bart Morris – Oxbow Cattle Company
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...
#113 – Ray Marxer – Cowboy in a Corporate World
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...
#112 – Wally Olson & John Haskell – Prospering in Good and Bad Times
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...
#111 – Kit Pharo – Bringing in the Next Generation
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. For more...
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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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The following is an email from Sean Weinert, a PCC® customer and cooperative producer. Kit, We just sold the first bull we ever purchased from Pharo Cattle Company®. He was a Total Package son called General (pictured below). We purchased him in the fall of 2018 – and he has been a mainstay on the ranch ever since. PCC BA General 2404E General had perfect feet and a perfect disposition. He was an aggressive breeder. We have many of his...