#184 – Kit Pharo – How to Evaluate Bulls

by Jared Luhman | Aug 5, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

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...

#183 – Steve Kenyon – What You Need to Know to Custom Graze on Leased Land

by Jared Luhman | Jul 29, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Steve Kenyon shares what he does about fence, water, and corral infrastructure to manage his several-thousand-acre custom grazing enterprise in Canada. He discusses his unique calculations to determine how much time he can afford to spend on a particular farm and much...

#182 – Jeremia Markway – Complimentary Grazing Enterprise

by Jared Luhman | Jul 22, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

I really liked how Jeremia has matched his enterprise mix to his unique ranch context. Custom cow/calf allows him to vary his stocking rate to take advantage of the spring flush, sheep utilize grass and graze cover crops on neighbor cropland without damaging the...

#181 – John Wagner – Taking Over a Non-Family Ranch

by Jared Luhman | Jul 15, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

In the last episode, Pete Ferrell shares his experience buying back the family ranch and his perspective on passing on the grazing business to somebody not in his family. Today, we talk to that somebody, John Wagner, and hear his story of taking over the business and...

#180 – Pete Ferrell – Continuing a Ranch Legacy to Non-Family

by Jared Luhman | Jul 8, 2024 | Ranching Returns Podcast

Pete Ferrell shares his story of building his ranch and buying much of his original family ranch back from other family members after it was split up in the past. He shares his decision to move largely to custom grazing and explains why and how he found a non-family...