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#239 – John Haskell – Trends of Successful Ranchers

#239 – John Haskell – Trends of Successful Ranchers

John Haskell offers an amazing perspective as someone who is active in the livestock and ranching world while also working regularly with dozens of other farmers and ranchers. In this podcast, we discuss the trends he sees that set successful operations apart from the...

#191 – Austin Troyer – Scaling a First-Generation Ranch

#191 – Austin Troyer – Scaling a First-Generation Ranch

Austin and his wife are exactly the type of story that inspires me! What they’ve done to expand and scale their enterprise is fascinating. They manage thousands of acres while raising sheep and custom-grazing cattle. Austin shares a ton of valuable insights while...

#190 – David Breune – Swath Grazing Sorghum-Sudangrass

#190 – David Breune – Swath Grazing Sorghum-Sudangrass

For those who deal with snow and ice in the winter, this episode is for you! David and his team at Iowa State are researching swath grazing of sorghum-sudangrass in the Midwest to feed cows through the winter at a reduced cost, and I am super excited about its...

#189 – John Gutzman – Cow/Calf in Wisconsin

#189 – John Gutzman – Cow/Calf in Wisconsin

For this week's episode, I interviewed John Gutzman, who is running a cow/calf and crop operation in Wisconsin. I really enjoyed this conversation where we discuss the best ways we’ve found to make cow/calf work in this region with high snowfall and crusty snow. I...

#188 – Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton – Part 2

#188 – Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton – Part 2

In this week's episode, we carry on with our conversation from last week but focus on their operations. We discuss their soil health practices on cropland, livestock integration on that cropland, and how they graze and expand their sheep and goat enterprises....

#187 – Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton – Part 1

#187 – Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton – Part 1

In this episode, we talk farm transition plans with Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton and discuss how Greg has begun the process of transitioning the operating business of their farm to Travis, who is not a family member. We explore how they found each other, why...

#185 – Allan Crockett – Profitable Ranch Business

#185 – Allan Crockett – Profitable Ranch Business

Allan shares his thoughts on managing ranch businesses and finding a balance between finances, time, relationships, and purpose. He also discusses how to leverage profits during prosperous times, prepare for down times, invest beyond the ranch, and more! Resources...

#184 – Kit Pharo – How to Evaluate Bulls

#184 – Kit Pharo – How to Evaluate Bulls

Kit walks through the process the Pharo Cattle Company team uses to evaluate over 1,000 bulls every year. He explains the different traits they evaluate, as well as their importance in selecting good low-input maternal genetics. For more information, check us out at...

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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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The PCC® philosophy is pretty simple and can be summarized down to, “be an outlier.” If there is anything that drives me nuts, it’s people who can’t think for themselves. Shane Parrish shared something in his weekly blog that made me think he was interviewing Kit Pharo! “The math is simple: if you do what everyone does, you get what everyone gets. If you want different results, you have to diverge. However, the second you do something different, you become a...

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