Ranching Returns Podcast

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193: John Haskell and Wally Olson - Building Wealth with Livestock Oct 07, 2024

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This is part 2 of my conversation where John and Wally share how you can build wealth with livestock!

As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠www.herdquitterpodcast.com⁠. You can also check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!

192: John Haskell and Wally Olson - Managing in a Downward Market Sep 30, 2024

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John and Wally join me today in part 1 of a two part conversation in which we focus today on how to manage your livestock inventory in a downward trending market. Part 2 releasing next week is on building wealth with livestock ownership!

Check out Barn2Door at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.barn2door.com/herdquitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free academy class ($99 value) if you sign up. As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠www.herdquitterpodcast.com⁠. You can also check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!

191: Austin Troyer - Scaling a First Generation Ranch Sep 23, 2024

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Austin and his wife are exactly the type of story that inspire me! What they have done to expand and scale their enterprise is fascinating. They manage thousands of acres and sheep and he drops a ton of value while sharing his story in this podcast!

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching For Profit/Executive Link

John Haskell - Ranch Right LLC

If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.ranchrightllc.com/⁠⁠⁠. Check out Barn2Door at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.barn2door.com/herdquitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and receive a free academy class ($99 value) if you sign up. As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠www.herdquitterpodcast.com⁠. You can also check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!

190: David Breune - Swath Grazing Sorghum Sudan Grass Sep 16, 2024

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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 swatch grazing of sorghum sudan grass in the Midwest to feed cows through the winter at a reduced cost and I am super excited about the potential for it! We discuss everything for the logistics of it to the financials.

Resources Mentioned:

Herd Quitter Podcast

Ray Marxer - Cowboy in a Corporate World

189: John Gutzman - Cow/Calf in Wisconsin Sep 09, 2024

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John is running a cow/calf and crop operation in Wisconsin. I really enjoyed this conversation where we discuss the best ways we have found to make cow/calf work in this region with high snowfall and crusty snow. I also just love stories of folks building operations from scratch like John is doing!

Resources mentioned:

Herd Quitter Podcast

Working Cows Podcast

Grazing Grass Podcast

Roots and Ruminants Podcast

Soil Sense Podcast

Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown

If you're interested in carbon contracts, check out Kateri Carbon at https://katericarbon.com/.

188: Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton Part 2 Sep 02, 2024

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We carry on with our conversation from last week but focus on their operations. We discuss their soil health practices on crop land, livestock integration on that cropland, and how they graze and expand their sheep and goat enterprises.

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching for Profit

Herd Quitter Podcast

Working Cows Podcast

Dale Strickler

Grandview Livestock Youtube

Raising Goats in a Commercial Operation - Greg Christiansen

Knowledge Rich Ranching - Allan Nation

Healthy Land, Happy Families and Profitable Ranches - Dave Pratt

If You Want to Be a Cowboy, Get a Job - Stan Parsons

187: Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton Part 1 Aug 26, 2024

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In this episode we talk to 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 discuss how they found each other, why Greg chose to do this and why Travis was willing to give up a high paying city job for this opportunity and dig into the specifics of their transition plan! Enjoy!

186: Levi Kokes - Regenerative Ranching, Carbon Contracts and Virtual Fencing Aug 19, 2024

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Levi is new to his Regenerative Ranching Journey, having just taken over the family ranch from his dad and other family members. He shares his experience with that transition as well as the changes he's made to his management both in the cropping side and livestock side. Adding cover crops, adjusting calving dates and more! We discuss his use of carbon contracts with Kateri Carbon and virtual fence.

Resources Mentioned:

High Plains No Till Conference

Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown

Herd Quitter Podcast

Working Cows Podcast

If you're interested in carbon contracts, check out Kateri Carbon at https://katericarbon.com/.

185: Allan Crockett - Profitable Ranch Business Aug 12, 2024

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Allan shares his thoughts managing ranch businesses and finding a balance between finances, time, relationships and purpose. He also shares how to utilize profits from the good days, prepare for down times, investing beyond the ranch and much more!

Resources mentioned:

Extreme Ownership - Jocko

E-Myth Revisited

Ranching for Profit

Wally Olson and Doug Fergusons Sell/Buy Marketing Schools

184: Kit Pharo - How to Evaluate Bulls Aug 05, 2024

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Kit walks through the process the Pharo Cattle Company team uses to evaluate over 1000 bulls every year. He explains the different traits they evaluate, as well as their importance to selecting good low input maternal genetics.

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