#218 – George Walker – From Direct Marketing to Sell/Buy Marketing
George Walker shares his story of starting his own farm when there wasn't room on the family operation. He also discusses why he transitioned from a direct marketing model to sell/ buy marketing, how that has improved his business and lifestyle, and why he's so...
#218 – George Walker – From Direct Marketing to Sell/Buy Marketing
George Walker shares his story of starting his own farm when there wasn't room on the family operation. He also discusses why he transitioned from a direct marketing model to sell/ buy marketing, how that has improved his business and lifestyle, and why he's so excited to continue. Resources...
#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...
#133 – Carl Whitworth – Goat Grazing at Scale
Podcast Episode #133Episode #133 Carl and his family own a diverse farm and ranch operation. They implement no-till and cover crops on their farmland and manage goats in multiple states! Resources Mentioned:Ranching for ProfitHerd Quitter Podcast For more information,...
#132 – Kit Pharo – Kit’s Big Concern
Podcast Episode #132Episode #132 Even with record prices, many are not finding the best of times as good as they would expect. Operations dependent on high levels of feed inputs, a full fleet of equipment and an abundance of labor are feeling the effects of inflation...
#131 – Sean McGrath – Profitable Cow/Calf in Canada
Podcast Episode #131Episode #131 Sean McGrath is a Canadian rancher running cattle in an environment where most people have to feed 200+ days a year yet feeding less than many do in the southern United States. We discuss how he has made cow/calf production profitable...
#130 – Jordan Thomas
Podcast Episode #130Episode #130 My first conversation with Jordan was way back on episode 80 and he generated a lot of good discussion! Today we dig into some of those topics about how to build a bullet proof low input business model to increase profitability on your...
#129 – Nevil Speer – Cattle Market Update
Podcast Episode #129Episode #129 Nevil and I discuss things affecting the cattle market today including the weather, cattle numbers, prop 12 in California, the general economy, consolidation and coordination in the cattle industry and much more! For more...
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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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