#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...
#171 – Rylan Crawford – 600 Cow Ranch by 31 Years Old
At only 31 years old, Rylan has built a thriving cow/calf operation with over 600 cows. He's not only acquiring his own land base but also expanding on leased properties. In sharing his strategies for cattle production and growth, Rylan sheds light on what has...
#170 – Nic De Castro – Monetizing Recreation on Your Farm or Ranch
Nic De Castro is the founder of LandTrust, a company that partners with farmers and ranchers to help them diversify their income streams by monetizing various agricultural experiences and recreational opportunities on their farms and ranches. This can provide many...
#169 – James Holz – Livestock on Cropland
James is an Iowa farmer and cattleman discovering ways to integrate feeder and stocker cattle on cropland in unique and profitable ways! We discuss his turning cropland into grass to background stockers, how he uses crop residue as a cattle finishing area, and how he...
#168 – Taylor Moyer – Profit First Grazier
Taylor isn't afraid to sit down and do the math; he analyzes each business opportunity and does what makes sense, rather than following what everyone else does. This approach has allowed him to build a successful farm from scratch in North Carolina. In this episode,...
#167 – Adam Ledvina – Generating Profit on Land Others Can’t
If you're a cattle guy, don't overlook this episode just because today's guest is a goat producer from Iowa. Adam Ledvina reveals how goats can yield significant profits on terrain that's unsuitable for cattle or even sheep—such as steep slopes with dense woods,...
#166 – Cal Hardage – Grazing Grass Podcast
Cal is a fellow grazing podcaster and farmer/rancher from Oklahoma. We discuss his career and how he's shifted to a low input, grazing-management-focused grass farmer and has found success in doing that! Resources Mentioned: No Risk Ranching - Greg JudyNoble Research...
#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...
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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Last week, I talked about the fear of failure and fear of being different. People are held captive by this fear and are afraid to risk. Fear overrides reason and common sense. Fear is irrational. My wife (Erica) and I are taking a trip to Hawaii this week to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We’ve had this trip booked for about 8 months and Erica has been after me for the last two months to buy some shorts to wear there. I’ve ignored her, and after procrastinating...