#238 – Treg Ulmer – Row Crops to Grazing
In this conversation, Treg Ulmer shares his journey from a family legacy in farming to building his own sustainable grazing operation. He discusses the challenges he faced—balancing off-farm work, overcoming early livestock management mistakes, and recognizing the...
#238 – Treg Ulmer – Row Crops to Grazing
In this conversation, Treg Ulmer shares his journey from a family legacy in farming to building his own sustainable grazing operation. He discusses the challenges he faced—balancing off-farm work, overcoming early livestock management mistakes, and recognizing the importance of genetics in sheep...
#94 – Lance Gunderson – Building Healthy Soils
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! For more information, check us out at RanchingReturns.com. You can also...
#93 – Michael Groot – Regenerative Farming in Canada
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...
#92 – Rob Pierce – Part 2 – Heat Tolerant Cattle
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...
#91 – Rob Pierce – Finding Ranch Success
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...
#90 – Mark and Sara Hewitt – Leaving What Was Comfortable
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...
#89 – Jason Medows – Ag State of Mind
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...
#88 – Eric Barth – Polyface Farm Manager
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...
#87 – Missy Bonds – Bonds Ranch
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,...
#86 – Andy Junkin – Working with Stubborn Farm Families
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...
#85 – Bobby Thoman – Grass Finished PCC 4H Show Steers
Podcast Episode #85Episode #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...
#84 – Brad Reese – Ranching, Hunting, and Being on a TV Show
Podcast Episode #84Episode #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...
#83 – Dale Strickler – Part 2 – Preparing for Future Drought
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...
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#248 – Derek Schwanebeck – Seasonal Grazing for Improved Lifestyle and Profit
Derek Schwanebeck and his wife took over her family’s ranch and weren’t afraid to make changes to improve both profitability and quality of life. They transitioned from a traditional owned cow/calf operation to a fully seasonal custom grazing model focused on fall cows, bringing in cows each spring and sending them out in the fall. Derek shares how this shift improved the ranch’s profitability and positively impacted their lifestyle. Switch to Audio-Only Resources...