#219 – Craig Ference – Thousands of Cows Grazing Corn
I really enjoyed discussing Craig Ference's operation and perspectives on things from diversification vs. specialization on a large farm and ranch, to land ownership and more. We also discuss his unique cow program which involves grazing thousands of cows on thousands...
#219 – Craig Ference – Thousands of Cows Grazing Corn
I really enjoyed discussing Craig Ference's operation and perspectives on things from diversification vs. specialization on a large farm and ranch, to land ownership and more. We also discuss his unique cow program which involves grazing thousands of cows on thousands of acres of corn every year!...
#64 – Darrin Drake – Peaceful Pastures Story
Podcast Episode #64Episode #64 In Episode 11, we talked to Jenny Drake. Today we talk to her husband to get more details on their story of moving from Indiana to the mountains of Tennessee and building a large successful grazing based and direct marketing farm there....
#63 – Paul Landrigan – Building a Ranch While Working Full Time
Podcast Episode #63Episode #63 Paul always had a love of cattle from a young age! His father recognized it when Paul could put together cattle family lines in a commercial herd when he was just a kid. However, the opportunity to take over a large family ranch was not...
#62 – Tyler Burkey – Finding Opportunities
Podcast Episode #62Episode #62 Tyler Burkey and his wife Megan have a unique story of seeking out new opportunities and not being afraid to change course when those opportunities arise and the numbers make sense. Their start in agriculture was producing hay, they...
#61 – Jordan Meyer – Dairy, Beef Cows, Stocker, Hogs, Goats, & More
Podcast Episode #61Episode #61 Jordan Meyer and his wife Rachelle haven't been afraid to dive into new enterprises when opportunities present themselves. Over the years they have raised organic crops, conventional crops, dairy, beef cow/calf, stocker cattle, goat...
#60 – Kit Pharo – Q&A
Podcast Episode #60Episode #60 On this week's episode we take questions from listeners and ask them to Kit Pharo. A few of the questions he answers are: - If you were starting from scratch today, what would you do?- Why don't more producers use composite bulls?- AI or...
#59 – Jim Gerrish – Best Place to Ranch
Podcast Episode #59Episode #59 In a recent PCC discussion group there was a conversation around where is the ideal location to run cow/calf pairs in the United States. Overall, every area has advantages and disadvantages, but Jim Gerrish who has a unique perspective...
#58 – Landan Fear – Making the Ranch Profitable Again
Podcast Episode #58Episode #58 In 2019 Landan took over his family's ranch which had been managed in a high input, low profit manner for a number of years. He immediately worked to make changes improving grass management, buying low input genetics, reducing direct...
#57 – Brian Alexander – The Red Hills Rancher
Podcast Episode #57Episode #57 Brian Alexander, also known as the Red Hills Rancher on social media joins me to discuss his history in ranching and his ranch in the Red Hills of South Central Kansas. We talk about fire, grazing management, succession planning and much...
#56 – Andrew Morris – Moving the Ranch to a New State
Podcast Episode #56Episode #56 To often people are convinced that finding success in agriculture is impossible because they can't find opportunity in their backyard. Andrew and his family were unwilling to accept that they couldn't run a profitable ranch business and...
#55 – Will Harris – White Oak Pastures
Podcast Episode #55Episode #55 Will Harris is one of those people that I have looked up to as long as I've been involved in this regenerative world. He's got an amazing story of transitioning his farm over from commodity livestock production to a regenerative,...
#54 – Jason Salchow – Principles of Successful Cattle Production
Podcast Episode #54Episode #54 Jason joined me again to follow up on our conversation from episode 52. We discuss further the idea of reducing inputs and how it relates to veterinarians. We also discuss principles that apply to being a successful cattle producer,...
#53 – Doug Peterson – Soil Health and Health Grasslands
Podcast Episode #53Episode #53 Doug Peterson has an extensive history working in the NRCS for over 32 years, consulting for Understanding Ag, and owning and operating his own grass farm in Missouri. We discuss what he learned through his career, and go in depth on the...
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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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