#289 – Brett McCrae – Expanding a Profitable Farm & Ranch
Brett McCrae shares some of the major decisions he made in his farming career, including switching from a seedstock business model to a commercial cow/calf operation. He also explains how he set up his cropping enterprise to be portable, allowing him to take on land...
#289 – Brett McCrae – Expanding a Profitable Farm & Ranch
Brett McCrae shares some of the major decisions he made in his farming career, including switching from a seedstock business model to a commercial cow/calf operation. He also explains how he set up his cropping enterprise to be portable, allowing him to take on land opportunities that weren't in...
#145 – Sage Askin, Vannie Collins, Chris Baggot – Building a First Generation Ranch
Podcast Episode #145Episode #145 Many say that today it's impossible to become a full time farmer or rancher if you aren't born into it or marry into it. But I've got three past guests Sage Askin, Vannie Collins, and Christopher Baggot on who have each built from...
#144 – Connor Laukant – Farming Full Time at 24 Years Old
Podcast Episode #144Episode #144 Connor is a grazier in Wisconsin who at only 24 years old is already a full time farmer and a land owner. He has a diversity of livestock enterprises including custom grazing, cow/calf and heifer development. We discuss enterprise...
#143 – John Innes-Smith – Journey to Farm Ownership
Podcast Episode #143Episode #143 John spent several years moving from farm to farm taking advantage of opportunities to build equity in land and cows until he got to where he is today. John owns 300 cows and 500 acres and operates his own successful grazing-based...
#142 – Al Dewitt, Weston Walker, & Rob Pierce – Heat Tolerant Genetics Program
Podcast Episode #142Episode #142 I brought back three past guests who all are working to develop composite genetics that will offer adaption to the heat, humidity, and parasite pressure that many ranchers in the US face while not giving up the performance or quality...
#141 – Joel Salatin – Successful Farming
Podcast Episode #141Episode #141 Joel Salatin is one of the most popular farmers in the world. He has written 16 books, is the editor of the Stockman Grass Farmer, and owns and operates the popular Polyface Farm. We discuss his farm, how he monetizes agritourism and...
#140 – Rachel Twogood – Raising Crops, Cattle, and a Family
Podcast Episode #140Episode #140 Rachel and her husband farm and ranch in Nebraska and have a diversified operation consisting of no-till crops, organic crops, cow/calf enterprises as well as a grass finishing and direct-to-consumer business. We discuss these...
#139 – Elaine Froese – 3 Conversations Necessary Before Farm Transition
Podcast Episode #139Episode #139 Elaine is an internationally known farm transition expert! The topic of transition is something that every farmer will have to deal with at some point and very few have a plan. She walks through 3 of the important conversations that...
#138 – Tom Krawiec – Ranching Like a 12 Year Old
Podcast Episode #138Episode #138 Tom is author of the book "Ranching Like a 12 Year Old" where he shares his story of developing a ranch template to help simplify the management of a ranch to improve lifestyle and to allow for the opportunity to scale. He shares how...
#137 – Chris Baggot – Grazing Profitably on Cropland
Podcast Episode #137Episode #137 Chris is a first generation farmer who has managed to grow a large and successful direct marketing enterprise and grazing based farm on row crop land in Indiana. Just in that statement their are a number of things many would say are...
#136 – Jared Luhman – Q&A
Podcast Episode #136Episode #136 I get questions from folks quite often via email or social media. I appreciate people reaching out and over the years a few questions have come up multiple times that I thought might be nice to address via the podcast. I'm happy to...
#135 – Al Dewit – Ranching Everywhere
Podcast Episode #135Episode #135 Al and his family have a pretty unique ranching story. He started in Indiana as a crop farmer and had the opportunity to take over a ranch there, he later moved and built a ranch in Oklahoma followed by moving again and building...
#134 – Clint Fischer – Farm Succession
Podcast Episode #134Episode #134 Clint is an ag business advisor who acts as a third party board member for farms and ranches. Today we discuss some of the experiences he's had in this role, we discuss succession and much more. Resources Mentioned:University...
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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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