#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...
#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 Podcast The Knowledge Project...
#165 – Noah Taylor – Profitable Cows in the Midwest
Noah and his family have a diversified farming operation running 180 cow/calf pairs, several hundred hogs for Niman Ranch, feedlot beef, and crops. They do a great job integrating livestock with the cropping enterprise through getting cattle out on the land, or...
#164 – Rachelle Meyer – Running a Farm and Raising a Family
Rachelle and her family are crushing it at life and farming down in Southeast Minnesota! Rachelle talks about how they manage to run a dairy farm, tend to 500 goats, 800 sheep, raise stocker cattle, run a direct market business, and raise a family with 7 kids! If you...
#163 – Allen Williams – Epigenetics and Profitability
Allen and I discuss the significance of epigenetic selection in building a well-adapted herd of livestock for your farm or ranch. Having a properly adapted herd enables you to reduce inputs and significantly improve business profits. We delve into how Allen's cost of...
#162 – Ariel Greenwood – New Mexico Ranching
Ariel and I discuss her journey to her current ranch in New Mexico. We talk about the differences in the regions and production models they've experienced, as well as how they logistically manage a ranch over tens of thousands of acres and managed a ranch 700+ miles...
#161 – Aaron Helmick – First Generation Farming Wisdom
Aaron has an awesome story of finding a way to build a first-generation farm capable of supporting his family! He shares his story in this episode with lots of bits of wisdom we can all benefit from! Resources Mentioned:Ranching for Profit's Executive LinkSell/buy...
#160 – Dr. Richard Watson – 2000 Acre Grazing Dairy
Dr. Richard Watson started a grazing dairy business in 2007, which has since expanded to three sites totaling over 2000 acres with a capacity to milk over 2500 cows. He is now working on developing a milk processing facility to vertically integrate his business and...
#159 – Kit Pharo – Building a Business
Kit Pharo has built an incredibly successful ranch and seedstock business as one of the top ten in the seedstock 100 for several years in a row and serving thousands of customers over several decades! I asked Kit to share with me some of his reflections on that...
#158 – Jared Knock & Justin Fruechte – Roots and Ruminants
I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to collaborate on a podcast with Jared Knock and Justin Fruechte, hosts of the Roots and Ruminants podcast. We discuss everything from our respective operations to managing diverse farms, farm succession, improved perennials...
#157 – Will Harris – A Bold Return to Giving a Damn
Will Harris is one of the pioneers in regenerative agriculture, direct-to-consumer marketing, vertical integration at the family farm level, and much more! It's an honor to share some of what he's learned with you through these conversations. You can hear more of his...
#156 – Drew Bruner – First Generation Rancher Story
Stories like Drew's are some of my favorites to share on this podcast! Drew didn't grow up on a family ranch, but over the last 15 years or so, he has built a successful grazing business. Now, he works on it full-time and has purchased several hundred acres in...
#155 – Gage Iverson – Grazing Through the Winter in Montana
Gage Iverson is a rancher who has successfully grazed his cowherd all winter long for several years in a row in an environment where many think it's not possible! Take a listen as we discuss his experience, what it has done to improve profitability, and his tips for...
#154 – Dallas Mount – How to Make Cows Profitable
For many, when they assess the economics of their cow/calf enterprise and observe the lack of profitability, their assumption is that the cow/calf business is not for them. Dallas shares that the average cow/calf producer is not profitable; however, top producers have...
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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This is a guest post by the late Chip Hines. EXPENSES… Any kind. Big. Small. Necessary. Not necessary. Variable. Fixed. Seasonable. Inflated. Hidden. Ignored. These are the real profit killers! Not the down market. Not the dry year. Not the long winter. Not the hot summer. Not the late frost. Not the early frost. Not the surprise blizzard. Your profit killers are there all year – year after year. The only way to survive the many calamities that can gang up on us...