Ranching Returns Podcast

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153: Ryan Bruski - Trying it Out with 4700 Stockers Jan 08, 2024

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Ryan and his family have decided to make the shift from cow/calf to stockers to improve the profitability of their Montana ranch and they are jumping all in! He talks about the why, the how, and so much more in this conversation!

Resources Mentioned:

Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown

Ranching for Profit

Herd Quitter Podcast

Working Cows Podcast

Ranching Reboot Podcast

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!

152: Jesse Womack - Getting Paid for Good Management Jan 01, 2024

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Jesse and I discuss tips for managing many different obligations, we discuss his experience with TCU Ranch Management. But most of our time is spent on his ranch enteprises, grazing management and how he is being compensated for his management with carbon credits through Grassroots Carbon. I believe this is the first time I have ever discussed carbon credits and I learned a lot!

Learn more about carbon credits at https://grassrootscarbon.com/herdquitter/

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!

151: Trevor Burian - From $100,000 Loss to $39,000 profit Dec 25, 2023

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Merry Christmas!! In episode 101 we discussed Trevors decision to switch from cow/calf to custom grazing. We catch up a year later to discuss how his first year running a large herd of stockers has gone for him. Before we discuss this year, we go into depth on an enterprise analysis on his cow/calf enterprise and why this decision made sense for him and how it's allowed him to make a nearly $150,000 swing in his profitability from a $100,000 economic loss to a $39,000 profit with potential for even better years ahead! 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!

150: Best of the First 150 Episodes Dec 18, 2023

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For the 150th episode I listened back to the top 5 episodes by listens and clipped some of my favorite parts of those conversations. There is so much great stuff in each of these episodes!

149: Chad Peterson - Stockers, Grazing, Moving Ranches Dec 11, 2023

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Chad Peterson has a wealth of experience in a variety of different grazing based enterprises now in multiple states. We discuss many of his learning experiences over the years and why he currently runs a stocker operation in Montana. We talk about ultra high stock density grazing, forage utilization, supplement feeding stockers, and so much more!

148: Logan Mannix - Mannix Family Beef Dec 04, 2023

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Logan Mannix along with his father, uncles and several cousins run Mannix Family Beef in Montana. They have a diversified, large scale, vertically integrated beef operation. Currently they run 1250 cows, background calves, and grass finish and market 400 head of beef direct to consumer as well as to several wholesale markets. We discuss everything from his family and ranch history, to genetics, wintering cattle in Montana, and marketing.

Resources Mentioned:

Barn2Door Podcast and Newsletter

Grazecart Podcast and Newsletter

Western Sustainability Exchange

Joel Salatin

147: Amos Troester - Cover Cropping for Profit Nov 27, 2023

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Amos and his wife Tina have a diversified business in Northeast Iowa where they crop farm, run livestock, sell cover crop seed and offer custom seeding as a service. In this episode we discuss how cover crops can be used on high value tillable land to increase the profit of the operation, how to integrate them with crops and livestock and much more!

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching for Profit School

Wally Olson School

Doug Ferguson School

Allen Crocket

146: Matthew Menke - Transitioning to Profitable Ranching at Scale Nov 20, 2023

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Matthew ranched like most people in his area but after learning a little about low input ranching and regenerative management and it's potential to help improve production and profitability he began to transition his cow herd and management to improve. He shares many of the learning lessons he experience transitioning over 500 cows to a low input genetics and designing fence and water infrastructure plan for his land. If you want to make a change on your ranch, this is one episode you won't want to miss.

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching for Profit

Understanding Ag

Soil Health Academy

Grassfed Exchange

145: Sage Askin, Vannie Collins, Chris Baggott - Building a First Generation Ranch Nov 13, 2023

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Many say that today it's impossible to become a full time farmer or rancher if you aren't born into it or marry into it. But I've got three past guests Sage Askin, Vannie Collins, and Christopher Baggot on who have each built from scratch their own successful operations within the past 15 years. They come from different starting points but share diverse experiences and enterprise mixes that include cow/calf, custom grazing, and direct market enterprises and talk about how to access land, where to invest limited time and capital and their tips for beginning ranchers! This was one of my favorite conversations and is one you won't want to miss! 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!

144: Connor Laukant - Farming Full Time at 24 Years Old Nov 06, 2023

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Connor is a grazier in Wisconsin who at only 24 years old is already a full time farmer and a land owner. He has a diversity of livestock enterprises including custom grazing, cow/calf and heifer development. We discuss enterprise selection, where to invest capital, accessing land and much more!

Resources Mentioned:

Gregg Judy

NRCS Office

Neighbors

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