#222 – Doug Badcock – Building an Adapted Cow on a Zambian Ranch
Doug Badcock is building a ranch in Zambia and trying to develop a cow herd adapted to his harsh climate! He shares all the traditional paradigms he's pushing back against and where he's finding success. He also shares the story of how and why he left the family farm...
#222 – Doug Badcock – Building an Adapted Cow on a Zambian Ranch
Doug Badcock is building a ranch in Zambia and trying to develop a cow herd adapted to his harsh climate! He shares all the traditional paradigms he's pushing back against and where he's finding success. He also shares the story of how and why he left the family farm to build this on his own....
#23 – Jim Gerrish – Western vs. Eastern Ranching
Podcast Episode #23Episode #23 In part 2 of our two part conversation with Jim we discuss the differences in environment, and management of grasslands in arid Western environments and Midwest and Eastern high moisture environments. We discuss how every location...
#22 – Jim Gerrish – Kick the Hay Habit
Podcast Episode #22Episode #22 Jim Gerrish is an experienced grazing expert and well known author of Management Intensive Grazing, and Kick the Hay Habit. In part 1 of a 2 episode series we discuss the expense of making hay and how to reduce hay making through...
#21 – August Horstmann – Changing Perspectives
Podcast Episode #21Episode #21 August had his eyes set on building a profitable angus cattle operation operating in the old school way of high inputs and labor. After getting started he quickly realized it wasn't as easy as it seems. A coworker recommended he...
#20 – Wes Eaton – Ranching in the Desert
Podcast Episode #20Episode #20 Wes ranches in the Chihuahua Desert of Southeast New Mexico. Of all the people I have talked to, his environment might be the toughest to run cattle in. It's dry on an average year, and he's currently in the 3rd year of a drought....
#19 – Kit Pharo – Debt in a Ranching Business
Podcast Episode #19Episode #19 Kit and I discuss the role that debt plays in a ranch business. It certainly can have a place to help a business when used wisely. However, Kit believes, and I agree, that it's not a necessity and that freeing yourself from debt...
#18 – Wally Olson – Part 2 – Sell/Buy Marketing
Podcast Episode #18Episode #18 Wally joins us for a second week to discuss the Bud Williams sell/buy livestock marketing concept. We discuss how it is applied to stocker enterprises and cow/calf enterprises. We get more in depth on a few of the things we discussed...
#17 – Wally Olson – Building a Profitable Ranch
Podcast Episode #17Episode #17 Wally Olson says the primary thing an individual needs to be concerned with is profit. In this episode, Wally discusses the many things he has found to help ranches increase profitability. He shares how he implemented them in his...
#16 – Bobby Thoman – First a Businessman, Second a Cowboy
Podcast Episode #16Episode #16 Bobby Thoman's family got out of the cattle business long before he wanted to bring it back, leaving it to him to research and determine the right course of action for his cattle enterprise. He was intentional about selecting a type of...
#15 – Joshua and Tara Dukart – Journey Back to the Ranch
Podcast Episode #15Episode #15 Joshua and Tara never planned on going back to the family ranch. They were told it wasn't a viable option, and Tara wasn't sure that's the life she wanted. But after a number of experiences and connections made them realize that they...
#14 – Kit Pharo – Heifer Development
Podcast Episode #14Episode #14 Kit Pharo and I discuss heifer development programs, and how a low cost program can make heifer development a profitable enterprise despite the percent bred. We also discuss how a low cost development program produces heifers that will...
#13 – Jim Howell – Holistic Land Management Across the Globe
Podcast Episode #13Episode #13 Jim Howell is co-founder and CEO of Grasslands LLC. In this podcast we talk to Jim about his family ranch in the mountains of Colorado, his experience traveling the world and the country visiting ranches and how he implemented...
#12 – Logan Pribbeno – If Grazing isn’t the Answer, You’re Asking the Wrong Question
Podcast Episode #12Episode #12 Logan Pribbeno, manager of the Wine Glass Ranch in Southwest Nebraska, along with his family have developed a business around forage harvesting where the primary method of forage harvesting is not done with choppers, balers, haybines,...
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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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#236 – Giovana Benitez – Keeping the Ranch and Faith!
Wow! This conversation was incredibly powerful and inspiring to me. Giovana and her father faced hardships that most people will never experience, including the loss of family and nearly losing the ranch. Through it all, Giovana grew in her faith in God, and today, both she and the ranch are thriving. This is a story everyone should hear! Resources Mentioned: Texas Agriculture Lifetime Leadership program Ranching for Profit Don't Miss Next Week's Episode For more...