Ranching Returns Podcast

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173: Steve Kenyon - Custom Grazing on Leased Land May 27, 2024

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Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching is somebody I've wanted to get on for a while and finally had the opportunity. He's built a business completely around grazing other peoples livestock on nearly 3000 acres of other peoples land! This has resulted in a great lifestyle and a business with low risk and high profit.

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Ranching for Profit

Holistic Management

Gerald Fry

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!

172: Jared Sorensen - Profitable Steward May 20, 2024

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Jared Sorensen is a rancher and host of the Profitable Steward Podcast! He shares his story of building a successful ranch discusses all the enterprises they've got experience with including sheep, cows, custom grazing and direct marketing!

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching For Profit

Savory Institute

Understanding Ag

Nicole Masters

Josh Adams Company

171: Rylan Crawford - 600 Cow Ranch by 31 Years Old May 13, 2024

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Rylan has built a large successful cow/calf operation on his own at only 31 years old! Currently owning over 600 cows and acquiring his own land base while expanding on leased land. He shares his strategies for cattle production and growth and what has lead to him being so successful at such a young age!

Resources Mentioned:

Man, Cattle, Veld - Johann Zietzman

Knowledge Rich Ranching - Allan Nation

Quality Pasture

Ranching Like a 12 Year Old

Thinking in Bets

Outliers

Greg Judy Youtube

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!

170: Nic De Castro - Monetizing Recreation on Your Farm or Ranch May 06, 2024

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Nic De Castro is the founder of Land Trust which partners with farmers and ranchers to help them stack enterprises and monetize different agricultural experiences or recreation opportunities on your farm and ranch. For many it could offer the opportunity to generate revenue with resources you already have that are not fully being utilized.

169: James Holz - Livestock on Cropland Apr 29, 2024

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James is an Iowa farmer and cattleman discovering ways to integrate feeder and stocker cattle on cropland in unique and profitable ways! We discuss his turning cropland into grass to background stockers, how he uses crop residue as a cattle finishing area, and how he uses cover crops! Lots to learn in this one!

Resources Mentioned:

Practical Farmers of Iowa

168: Taylor Moyer - Profit First Grazier Apr 22, 2024

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Taylor isn't afraid to sit down and do the numbers, he looks at each enterprise opportunity and does what makes sense not just what everybody else does. This focus has allowed him to find success starting a farm from scratch on North Carolina farm. In this podcast he shares his career in NASCAR and transition to full time farming. Resources Mentioned: Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown Kick the Hay Habit - Jim Gerrish The Turnaround - Dave Pratt Knowledge Rich Ranching Let My People Go Surfing Dale Stricklers 3 Books Cattle Kingdom 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!

167: Adam Ledvina - Generating Profit on Land Others Can't Apr 15, 2024

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If you are a cattle guy, please don't skip past this episode when I mention that todays guest is a goat producer from Iowa. Adam Ledvina shares how goats can be extremely profitable on acres that cattle and even sheep can't fully utilize on steep slopes with overgrown woods, brush and weeds! He explains how he has developed a low input profitable goat herd and how the average commercial producer can generate great profits on every acre! They can be used in combination with cattle to stack enterprises and increase profit!

Resources Mentioned:

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Stockman Grass Farmer

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!

166: Cal Hardage - Grazing Grass Podcast Apr 08, 2024

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Cal is a fellow grazing podcaster and farmer/rancher from Oklahoma. We discuss his career and how he's shifted to a low input, grazing management focused grass farmer and has found success in doing that!

Resources Mentioned:

No Risk Ranching - Greg Judy

Noble Research Institute

Working Cows Podcast

Ranching Reboot

Herd Quitter Podcast

Just a Few Acres Farmer on Youtube

Farmer Tyler on Youtube

Once a Day Farmer on Youtube

165: Noah Taylor - Profitable Cows in the Midwest Apr 01, 2024

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Noah and his family have a diversified farming operation running 180 cow/calf pairs, several hundred hogs for Niman Ranch, feedlot beef and crops. They do a great job integrating livestock with the cropping enterprise through getting cattle out on the land, or diversifying their crop rotation and putting those harder to market grains through pigs or cattle and much more. By doing this they are able to reduce feed costs, increase soil health and ultimately improve farm profitability! Lots to learn from Noah!

Resources Mentioned:

Allan Nation

Gabe Brown

Practical Farmers of Iowa

Extension

164: Rachelle Meyer - Running a Farm and Raising a Family Mar 25, 2024

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Rachelle and her family are crushing it at life and farming down in Southeast Minnesota! Rachelle talks about how they manage to run a dairy farm, 500 goats, 800 sheep, stocker cattle, run a direct market business and raise a family with 7 kids! If you want to see more, check out their youtube at wholesome family farms on youtube!

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Soil Health Academy

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