#273 – Michael Mendel – Finding Success in a Diverse, Multi-Family Farm
Michael Mendel shares how his family emphasized an early transition of farm ownership to the next generation and discusses the many different enterprises they run and how they work together. We also discuss his spring and fall cow herds, heifer development and calving...
#273 – Michael Mendel – Finding Success in a Diverse, Multi-Family Farm
Michael Mendel shares how his family emphasized an early transition of farm ownership to the next generation and discusses the many different enterprises they run and how they work together. We also discuss his spring and fall cow herds, heifer development and calving enterprises, feedlot, farm,...
#52 – Jason Salchow – Growing a Successful Custom Grazing Business
Podcast Episode #52Episode #52 Jason Salchow is a custom grazier, bull developer and veterinarian from Missouri. We discuss his shift to custom grazing as a primary enterprise for his farm, how he began developing bulls for PCC, and what that process looks like. And...
#51 – Jason Rowntree – Grazing is a Carbon Sink
Podcast Episode #51Episode #51 Jason Rowntree is a professor at Michigan State University in their Animal Science Department studying low input beef production and regenerative agriculture. He shares how they have increased production on their grasslands, reduced...
#50 – Luke Perman – Rock Hills Ranch
Podcast Episode #50Episode #50 Luke Perman and his family run Rock Hills Ranch in North Central South Dakota. He shares why they have the diversity of enterprises they do, from cow/calf, to stocker to a custom sheep grazing enterprise and how each of those enterprises...
#49 – Louis Martin – Round River Resource Management
Podcast Episode #49Episode #49 Louis Martin knew very young that he wanted to be a ranch manager, and recognized early on that there is a big difference between managing cows, and managing a business than runs cows. He took every opportunity to learn from skilled...
#48 – Allen Williams – Profitable Ranching and Soil Health
Podcast Episode #48Episode #48 Allen has an incredible resume filled with research, production experience and consulting experience world wide which has given him insight into some of the most successful farm and ranch businesses around the globe. In this...
#47 – Nathan “Bub” Daugherty – Hard Work Pays Off
Podcast Episode #47Episode #47 Nathan "Bub" Daugherty and his wife Lakayah have an incredible story of hard work, sacrifice and determination that has resulted in developing a lifestyle that they enjoy! Bub spent years working overtime in a coal mine saving...
#46 – Pete Bauman – Range and Grassland Management
Podcast Episode #46Episode #46 Pete Bauman has a range of experience working with grasslands but in his role as SDSU Range Field Specialist he works one on one with producers and grassland managers across South Dakota working to improve the grasslands and...
#45 – Jared Luhman – Kit Pharo Got Me Fired
Podcast Episode #45Episode #45 This week I am doing a solo episode to discuss how using the philosophies of Kit Pharo and other regenerative ranchers and farmers we transitioned our farm to a position that didn't require to full time people leading to me...
#44 – Kat Weinert – Building a Ranch and a Family
Podcast Episode #44Episode #44 Kat Weinert along with her husband Sean, interviewed in episode 5, have an incredibly unique story of starting a ranch from scratch. Today, Kat shares her tips and tricks for managing a ranch while raising 4 kids while her husband...
#43 – Kit Pharo – Competitive Advantage
Podcast Episode #43Episode #43 Everybody wants to have a competitive advantage in this industry, but most think it's not possible, or don't have time to discover some of the competitive advantages that are available to them. Kit shares how having a cost...
#42 – Ryan Schmid – The Importance of Bugs
Podcast Episode #42Episode #42 Ryan Schmid is an entomologist at Ecdysis where he researches the importance of insects and the roles they play in our ranch businesses and our grassland ecosystems. He shares some pretty cool data and fun facts and shares...
#41 – Andree and Bianca Soares – Service Based Grazing
Podcast Episode #41Episode #41 Andree and Bianca Soares of Star Creek Land Stewards have built a solid service based grazing business where they manage 7200 sheep and goats in California. They strategically graze in highly populated areas as well as along fire...
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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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