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Ranching Returns Podcast241: Henry Burns - Startup Ranch and Virtual FenceIn this conversation, Jared Luhman and Henry Burns discuss the intricacies of ranching, focusing on the use of virtual collars for cattle management. Henry shares his family's ranching history, the challenges faced in South Texas, and the importance of mentorship in navigating the ranching landscape. They delve into the financial aspects of ranching, the learning curve associated with new technologies, and the significance of effective communication in family-run businesses.Resources Mentioned:Ranching for ProfitHolistic Management InternationalNoble Research InstituteThoughts and Advice from an Old...
2025-09-011h 36Ranching Returns Podcast233: Chris and Lyndsey - Solar GrazingIn this episode Jared Luhman speaks with Lyndsey and Chris from Shady Creek Lamb Co., who share their innovative approach to sheep farming through solar grazing. They discuss their backgrounds in agriculture, the challenges of transitioning from cattle to sheep, and the importance of water management and infrastructure in their operations. The couple emphasizes the significance of public relations in modern farming and how they have adapted to the protocols of working with solar companies. The conversation also delves into the benefits of grazing under solar panels and reflections on growth and the concept of 'enough' in farming. The...
2025-07-071h 24
A Place To Call Home with Sam Fryer#60: More Than Profit: Ranching for Land, Lifestyle & Legacy with Jared Luhman from Ranching Returns PodcastSend us a textWelcome to Episode 60 of A Place to Call Home!This week, we’re joined by Jared Luhman, a regenerative cattle and crop producer from Minnesota, USA, and the host of the Ranching Returns Podcast. Jared manages 900 acres and 230 Red Angus cows, markets bulls through Pharo Cattle Company, and is passionate about building a profitable, low-input system that supports both land health and family life.In our first international episode, Jared shares his story of building his operation, how he got started in...
2025-05-1656 min
Ranchonomics34. Intrinsic Value Questions from Jared Luhman with Wally OlsonHost John Haskell welcomes Wally Olson and Jared Luhman to the show to discuss the intrinsic value of cows. They discuss market relationships and the idea of maintaining inventory value through strategic buying and selling decisions, as well as understanding depreciation, appreciating inventory value, and the importance of making informed decisions in your cattle business.Make sure to hit subscribe/follow so you never miss an episode! In this episode, we cover:Determining the intrinsic value of a cowA cow's future valuation and depreciationImportance of market relationships and inventory value appreciationConnect...
2025-02-2520 min
Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil HealthEp. 399 – Jared Luhman – Investing in Real EstateJared Luhman, host of the newly rebranded Ranching Returns podcast, joined me to discuss his strategy of investing in real estate. We also discuss his favorite resources and lessons learned. We get the discussion started by talking about his recent rebrand. The conversation turns to real estate investing as Jared discusses lessons learned through the podcast.
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2024-12-1650 min
Ranching Returns Podcast196: Jared Luhman - Ranching Returns PodcastWelcome to the Ranching Returns Podcast, formerly known as the Herd Quitter Podcast! I've been asked a bunch why the change? Are we leaving Pharo Cattle Company? And to settle all of those concerns I wanted you all to know that nothing really will be changing as far as the podcast that you've been accustomed to listening to! The podcast has grown over the past three and a half years to now being listened to by a few thousand people every week, it seemed like it would be good to rebrand just to make a clear separation between the...
2024-10-2306 minRanching Returns Podcast179: Jared Faubus - Building His Own RanchI often wonder if the best route into agriculture might be to get a job with high income that can then be used to reinvest into land and livestock. Jared followed that route and has been buying land and livestock while working full time off the ranch.
Resources Mentioned:
The Turnaround - Dave Pratt
Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman - Gordon Hazard
Greg Judy
Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown
Atomic Habits
Check out Barn2Door at www.barn2door.com/herdquitter...
2024-07-011h 22Ranching Returns Podcast172: Jared Sorensen - Profitable StewardJared 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
Check out Barn2Door at www.barn2door.com/herdquitter and receive a free academy class ($99 value) if you sign up.
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2024-05-201h 22Ranching Returns Podcast158: Jared Knock & Justin Fruechte - Roots and RuminantsFortunate to have the opportunity to have a collaborative podcast with Jared Knock and Justin Fruechte, hosts of the Roots and Ruminats podcast. We discuss everything from our respective operations, to managing diverse farms, farm succession, improved perennials vs. natives vs. annuals and so much more!
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 ranchin
2024-02-121h 41Ranching Returns Podcast136: Jared Luhman - Q&AI 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 share more in depth on any one topic or address some of the others. Respond to the poll on the podcast or reach out to let me know if you enjoy these Q&A formats.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as...
2023-09-1127 min
Grazed In America#19 - Jared LuhmanShow Notes:
Episode #: 19
Guest(s): Jared Luhman
Recording Date: 5/4/2023
Jared came down from Minnesota to record an episode in person. He was heading to southern Missouri to pick up a few bulls for the spring breeding season. Jared and his family are a Pharo Cattle Company cooperative producer. In addition to being a PCC producer, Jared and his wife own and operate Grass Fed Cattle Co. Grass Fed Cattle Co is a meat business that serves the twin cities. In Jared's free time (LOL), he is the host of the Herd...
2023-05-241h 23Ranching Returns Podcast116: Jared Luhman - Expensive LessonsA couple weeks ago in my episode with John Haskell and Wally Olson, they reminded me of an expensive learning lesson I had purchasing my first herd of cattle at the high of the market in 2014. I thought I'd embarrass myself a bit here and share some of my early mistakes that turned into valuable lessons in the cattle business.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more...
2023-04-2419 min
Ranching Returns Podcast86: Andy Junkin - Working With Stubborn Farm FamiliesAndy Junkin of Stubborn.farm specializes in working with stubborn farm families to get out of crisis, or begin the conversations around farm succession. We discuss these as well as how you can work with another generation to incorporate new ideas into an existing operation!
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2022-09-261h 11Ranching Returns Podcast85: Bobby Thoman - Grass Finished PCC 4H Show SteersBobby Thoman was first on the Herd Quitter Podcast back on Episode 16, check that out to hear about his ranch history and context. But today we discuss some of the philosophy around profitable ranching and then we get into a discussion around 4H show steers. Bobby and his kids raise 4H show steers right out of their PCC cooperator herd and develop them on grass and hay, NO GRAIN! And while they may not be grand champion steers, they are consistently middle of the pack competitors! This is pretty incredible considering what some people invest into their show animals...
2022-09-1948 minRanching Returns Podcast84: Brad Reese - Ranching, Hunting and Being on a TV ShowBrad Reese is owner of the Rockin 7 Ranch near Shawnee, Wyoming. They manage beef cows, a hunting lodge, an outfitting business and farming enterprise. Brad shares he perspectives on his production model, management style, views on land and land ownership, as well as his experience in season 41 of the popular tv show Survivor.
Resource Recommendations:
John Maxwell
Jim Collins
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com...
2022-09-121h 10Ranching Returns Podcast83: Dale Strickler - Part 2 Preparing for Future DroughtIn last weeks episode, Dale and I discussed managing while in a drought. Today we discuss how to prepare for future drought to be more resilient when it comes. Be sure to listen to episode 81 along with this one to get all the great information that Dale has to share!
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2022-09-0541 minRanching Returns Podcast82: Dale Strickler - Part 1 Managing within a DroughtIn part 1 of this two part episode with Dale Strickler we talk about managing while in a drought. He talks about emergency feed resources and land management decisions. In part 2 which will be released next week we will discuss management to prepare for future droughts and how we can make our land and businesses more resilient for those future weather challenges!
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put...
2022-08-2954 minRanching Returns Podcast81: Kit Pharo - DiversificationToday we discuss the idea of diversification. Is it truly best to be diversified? Does it help or hurt a business?
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2022-08-2225 minRanching Returns Podcast80: Jordan Thomas - Cattle Reproduction and ProfitabilityThis one was way beyond my level of expertise and I felt like I learned a ton! Jordan talks about how our breeding management and selection of cattle based on breeding windows can drastically increase the profitability of our ranches! He discusses heritability of different traits, epigenetics, and a whole lot more in a way that after a little while even a guy like me can begin to understand! Definitely worth the listen!
Resources Mentioned:
The E-Myth
Thinking Fast and Slow
Out of the Crisis
Mizzourepro...
2022-08-151h 17Ranching Returns Podcast79: Vannie Collins - Building a Profitable Ranch in 6 yearsVannie Collins just got started in the ranching business in 2016 and because he had no previous paradigms he had to break, he started immediately down the right path. He attended Ranching for Profit and with what he learned there along with help from mentors like Ian Mitchell Innes and Greg Judy he has since grown his herd to 2000 cows which over tripled the previous stocking rate of his families ranchlands. He is developing a herd of low input cows in a low input rotational management system over 15,000 acres that only requires two staff to manage. Lots to learn in...
2022-08-081h 06Ranching Returns Podcast78: Craig Fischer - Sleepy Bison AcresCraig Fischer and his family have a long history in agriculture in South Central Minnesota. They have a background in crop and dairy production, but chose a different route by raising pastured hogs, poultry and bison on their family farm. He talks about how he got into it, and why as well as some neat facts on the bison industry and building a direct market.
Resources Mentioned:
Minnesota Bison Association
National Bison Association
Soil Health Academy
Stockman Grass Farmer
Bison Insider Podcast
2022-08-0144 minRanching Returns Podcast77: Kit Pharo - No ExcusesThere are plenty of things we can blame for a lack of profitability in our farm operations but at the end of the day it's our decisions that impact whether or not we are profitable, no excuses. Kit and I talk about this idea and how using excuses and blaming others can be what keeps us from recognizing our role in our business profitability and keeps us from making necessary changes to our business!
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You...
2022-07-2535 minRanching Returns Podcast76: Aaron Bradley - Changing the Food SystemAaron Bradley farms with his wife Nicole in Bostic, North Carolina. We’re talk briefly about grazing operation and discuss in depth his marketing enterprise and how they hope that their brand can be a marketing outlet for other farmers passionate about raising regenerative meats but don’t have the market themselves.
Resources Mentioned:
Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more...
2022-07-181h 10
Ranching Returns Podcast75: Chase Jones - Custom GrazingChase Jones recently had the opportunity to take over his families generational farm in Southwest Wisconsin after his father decided to back out of the farming business. Recognizing the capital requirements of getting into the cow/calf business of equipment and cows but also wanting to keep the land in grass he went the route of custom grazing. He shares with us in this episode his first 3 years of custom grazing, the lessons learned and the successes that he had. He also provides some encouragement and motivation for young folks interested in getting into this business but are unsure...
2022-07-1159 minRanching Returns Podcast74: Colter DeVries - Ranch Land ValuesColter DeVries is a ranch broker in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado and is host of the Ranch Investor Podcast. Today we discuss the increasing ranch values over the past several years, who is buying it, and what that means for those of us trying to make a living on the land. We also discuss the need for turnover in the ranch business, people willing to think differently and bring new ideas and technology into the industry as well as the importance of land and property rights! To learn more check him out on social media at Ranch Investor.
2022-07-0458 minRanching Returns Podcast73: Doug Ferguson & Wally Olson - Q&ADoug and Wally are experienced sell/buy marketers as well as educators. They join me in this episode to answer your questions! You can listen to episodes 17 & 18 where I had some initial discussions with Wally Olson and then episodes 28 & 37 with Doug Ferguson.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2022-06-271h 10Ranching Returns Podcast72: Dale Strickler - Pasture Can Be ProfitableDale is a sales agronomist for Green Cover Seeds as well as a speaker, consultant, author and experienced grazier! He shares his experience building a grazing farm and dramatically improving grazing productivity, and profitability as well as soil organic matter and soil health. We talk about the advantages of a grazing system as opposed to a row crop system. So much value in this conversation, and if you want to learn more, I would definitely encourage you to check out the many youtube videos he has online or buy one of his three books!
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2022-06-201h 17Ranching Returns Podcast71: Ben Beichler - Herd Share Dairy SuccessBen Beichler always had a dream of being a farmer, but with no farm to inherit, he set out to build one of his own. After apprenticing with Polyface Farms under Joel Salatin, he bought and built a dairy selling raw milk directly to 1250 families through a herd share program! His story is inspiring, and while I wouldn't recommend everybody go out and get a mortgage to incentivize you to be successful, he does have a lot of great wisdom to share in his story!
Resource Recommendations:
Newman Turner
George...
2022-06-131h 19Ranching Returns Podcast70: Joseph Hubbard - Part 2 Cattle Production, Land Leases and MoreThis is the second part of our conversation with Joseph Hubbard. If you haven't, I would highly recommend going back and listening to part 1 before listening to this episode just for context but also because there is a ton of value in that episode! Joseph is doing some pretty impressive things!
Resources Mentioned:
Herd Quitter Podcast
Working Cows Podcast
Ranching Reboot Podcast
Grazing Conferences
Steve Campbell
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2022-06-0659 minRanching Returns Podcast69: Joseph Hubbard - Part 1 Sheep ProductionThis weeks episode is part one of my two part conversation with Joseph Hubbard of Olsburg, Kansas. Joseph has a large diversified ranch made up of 450 cow/calf pairs, 800+ stockers, and 2000 sheep managed on around 10,000 acres of Kansas prairie! In part one we discuss his sheep production model both on pasture and in a feedlot setting. We discuss the EZ Care breed and rambouillet sheep and why each breed has a purpose in his operation.
Check in next week when I will share part two of our conversation focused more on cattle and a few other...
2022-05-301h 12Ranching Returns Podcast68: Kim Maloney - Brylee FarmsKim Maloney returned home to her family farm in Quebec, Canada to work as their day-to-day operations manager but also to build a direct marketing enterprise! Over the past 3 years of her time on the farm they have greatly expanded their beef production and marketing, added sheep and pork and have succeeded in marketing all their product direct to consumer! She shares the strategies they have used to grow this enterprise and the choice to bring finishers on to the farm rather than own cows to reduce winter feed expense!
Resources Mentioned:
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2022-05-2347 minRanching Returns Podcast67: Riley Shay - Building A RanchRiley Shay is a friend of mine and inspires and impresses me whenever I hear his story! From a young age Riley has had an entrepreneurial spirit from trying to start a cow herd with four bottle calves to buying a tractor and starting a custom haying business at 16 years old. Today, at only 26, Riley has built a ranch of his own, purchasing a property not far from his family in NW Kansas and has developed an impressive herd of Registered Red Angus cows! His story is one we can all learn from! If you are interested in learning...
2022-05-1656 minRanching Returns Podcast66: Derek Schmitz - Building a Grazing DairyDerek started his farming journey immediately after high school when he decided he could learn better through experience and self-study than college. He gained experience working for several farmers, studied books, magazines and YouTube and used this knowledge to build his own dairy. Today he and his wife run their dairy in central Minnesota. They are impressive grazing managers and are using their herd to build soil! We discuss his journey, his grazing management and talk epigenetics in his herd and using nature to select for the animals that fit his program and environment. Even if dairy isn't your...
2022-05-091h 08Ranching Returns Podcast65: Jared Luhman - Ranching for Profit SchoolI just got home from my week long trip to Oklahoma attending the Ranching for Profit School. Each night I tried to do a quick update on my day to summarize some of the topics they discuss each day to give you an idea what the school entails. I really enjoyed my experience and if you've ever considered attending a school, hopefully this helps and I would definitely recommend attending a school whenever you can.
Resource Recommendation:
The Turnaround: A Ranchers Story - Dave Pratt
As always, check us...
2022-05-0254 minRanching Returns Podcast64: Darrin Drake - Peaceful Pastures StoryIn Episode 11, we talked to Jenny Drake. Today we talk to her husband to get more details on their story of moving from Indiana to the mountains of Tennessee and building a large successful grazing based and direct marketing farm there. He shares the stressful times, along with the successes and how he prioritized his marriage over his business and how that has helped lead to a long and successful marriage! We also discuss the importance of community in this regenerative ag world and how it was important in his early days of building their farm and how we...
2022-04-251h 04Ranching Returns Podcast63: Paul Landrigan - Building a Ranch While Working Full TimePaul always had a love of cattle from a young age! His father recognized it when Paul could put together cattle family lines in a commercial herd when he was just a kid. However, the opportunity to take over a large family ranch was not in the cards, but this didn't stop him from building an operation of his own. In this episode we talk about his journey to building a ranch by focusing on low input cattle production and marketing his livestock at a premium. These principles allowed him to grow the business to where today he plans...
2022-04-181h 11Ranching Returns Podcast62: Tyler Burkey - Finding OpportunitiesTyler Burkey and his wife Megan have a unique story of seeking out new opportunities and not being afraid to change course when those opportunities arise and the numbers make sense. Their start in agriculture was producing hay, they grazed covers after seed corn harvest, raised cow/calf herds in barns and today they are implementing sell/buy marketing of cows and stockers and raising them in barns and out on cover crops and stocker cattle. Lots of things to learn from in this episode.
We also discuss the first sale with Big Iron Livestock where P...
2022-04-1158 minRanching Returns Podcast61: Jordan Meyer - Dairy, Beef Cows, Stocker, Hogs, Goats & More!Jordan Meyer and his wife Rachelle haven't been afraid to dive into new enterprises when opportunities present themselves. Over the years they have raised organic crops, conventional crops, dairy, beef cow/calf, stocker cattle, goat production, pastured hogs, turkeys, broiler chickens and laying hens! Today they still remain diversified raising dairy cows, beef cow/calf, stockers, goats, broilers and pastured hogs. They direct market what they can through their brand Wholesome Family Farms and prioritize soil health in all they do! Jordan also recognized value in land that most would overlook, and by grazing goats in woodlands, he found...
2022-04-041h 03Ranching Returns Podcast60: Kit Pharo - Q&AOn this weeks episode we take questions from listeners and ask them to Kit Pharo. A few of the questions he answers are:
- If you were starting from scratch today, what would you do?
- Why don't more producers use composite bulls when most are not breeding registered cattle or show cattle?
- AI or Bulls
- Heat tolerant bull program
- Cactus Feeders calf buy-back program
- What percentage of bulls tend to make it to the sale
As always...
2022-03-2844 minRanching Returns Podcast59: Jim Gerrish - Best Place to RanchIn a recent PCC discussion group there was a conversation around where is the ideal location to run cow/calf pairs in the United States. Overall, every area has advantages and disadvantages, but Jim Gerrish who has a unique perspective having worked with ranchers in 43 states and visited ranches in 49 states has his views on some of the best places. We discuss this as well as why it's important to break out land investments as a separate business from your operating entity.
Resources Mentioned:
Land, Livestock & Life - Allan Nation
N...
2022-03-2156 min
Ranching Reboot#55 Jared Luhman "Breeding the Tough ones"Jared Luhman, host of the Herd Quitter Podcast joins me for a great conversation this week.
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2022-03-142h 05Ranching Returns Podcast58: Landan Fear - Making the Ranch Profitable AgainIn 2019 Landan took over his family's ranch which had been managed in a high input, low profit manner for a number of years. He immediately worked to make changes improving grass management, buying low input genetics, reducing direct costs and overhead expenses and as a result has shown a profit every year since starting. Definitely an episode worth listening to if you have the desire to make a more profitable ranch and a better lifestyle.
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit
Jim Gerrish
Stockman Grass Farmer
Herd...
2022-03-1450 minRanching Returns Podcast57: Brian Alexander - The Red Hills RancherBrian Alexander, also known as the Red Hills Rancher on social media joins me to discuss his history in ranching and his ranch in the Red Hills of South Central Kansas. We talk about fire, grazing management, succession planning and much more! If you haven't heard of it, be sure to check out his podcast the Ranching Reboot Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!
Resources Mentioned:
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Stockman Grass Farmer
Ranching for Profit
Holistic Management
Cleared Hot Podcast
Working C...
2022-03-111h 36Ranching Returns Podcast56: Andrew Morris - Moving the Ranch to a New StateTo often people are convinced that finding success in agriculture is impossible because they can't find opportunity in their back yard. Andrew and his family were unwilling to accept that they couldn't run a profitable ranch business and did what many of us would never consider and sold their land in Ohio and moved to Oklahoma to start a new ranch in a new environment that was more suited to their cattle production goals. In this episode, Andrew shares how they came to the conclusion that moving might be the best option, the process of moving and the transition...
2022-02-281h 02Ranching Returns Podcast55: Will Harris - White Oak PasturesWill Harris is one of those people that I have looked up to as long as I've been involved in this regenerative world. He's got an amazing story of transitioning his farm over from commodity livestock production to a regenerative, diverse, direct to consumer business. The market millions of dollars in grass fed and pasture based meats and poultry raised on their 3200 acres in Bluffton, Georgia. They have improved their soils, taking them from 0.5% organic matter to over 5% and they have regenerated their community by providing jobs for 180 people. Truly an amazing and inspiring story I hope you enjoy!
2022-02-211h 14Ranching Returns Podcast54: Jason Salchow - Principles of Successful Cattle ProductionJason joined me again to follow up on our conversation from episode 52. We discuss further the idea of reducing inputs and how it relates to veterinarians. We also discuss principles that apply to being a successful cattle producer, principles like developing cattle that are adapted to your environment, calving with nature, advancing your herd genetics through strict culling, and so much more!
Resources Mentioned:
Book of Proverbs
Alan Nation
Gordon Hazard
Dave Pratt
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on F...
2022-02-141h 04Ranching Returns Podcast53: Doug Peterson - Soil Health and Health GrasslandsDoug Peterson has an extensive history working in the NRCS for over 32 years, consulting for Understanding Ag, and owning and operating his own grass farm in Missouri. We discuss what he learned through his career, and go in depth on the principles of soil health and how they can be applied in a grazing farm. And we discuss his own grazing operation and how he has improved his grass management and has an adjustable stocking rate which allows his to graze his cows through the winter.
Resources Mentioned:
Holistic...
2022-02-0756 minRanching Returns Podcast52: Jason Salchow - Growing a Successful Custom Grazing BusinessJason Salchow is a custom grazier, bull developer and veterinarian from Missouri. We discuss his shift to custom grazing as a primary enterprise for his farm, how he began developing bulls for PCC, and what that process looks like. And then we just touch on the topic of how low input philosophies apply to veterinarians, although there is more to come on that topic in a future episode! No doubt that there is a lot to learn here in this conversation!
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2022-01-3152 minRanching Returns Podcast51: Jason Rowntree - Grazing is a Carbon SinkJason Rowntree is a professor at Michigan State University in their Animal Science Department studying low input beef production and regenerative agriculture. He shares how they have increased production on their grasslands, reduced expenses and increased profit on the beef farm and also shares the exciting and important work they have been doing around carbon sequestration in grasslands!
Resources Mentioned:
Grassfed Exchange
Understanding Ag
Savory Institute
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at...
2022-01-2454 minRanching Returns Podcast50: Luke Perman - Rock Hills RanchLuke Perman and his family run Rock Hills Ranch in North Central South Dakota. He shares why they have the diversity of enterprises they do, from cow/calf, to stocker to a custom sheep grazing enterprise and how each of those enterprises add value to the whole ranch. We also discuss the social aspect of a ranch management from engaging your employees, to being intentional about how the ranch impacts your family. This is an episode everybody can benefit from!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching For Profit
Knowledge Rich Ranching
...
2022-01-171h 04Ranching Returns Podcast49: Louis Martin - Round River Resource ManagementLouis Martin knew very young that he wanted to be a ranch manager, and recognized early on that there is a big difference between managing cows, and managing a business than runs cows. He took every opportunity to learn from skilled mentors and advisors, and educated himself on the keys to business management rather than just animal science. His career took him from managing ranches in Texas, to Utah and finally landed himself in Colorado where he today manages over 75,000 acres of leased ranchland and along with 2 apprentices runs a combination of both owned and leased cows and stocker...
2022-01-1045 minRanching Returns Podcast48: Allen Williams - Profitable Ranching and Soil HealthAllen has an incredible resume filled with research, production experience and consulting experience world wide which has given him insight into some of the most successful farm and ranch businesses around the globe. In this episode, Allen shares a ton of solid practical advice that he's learned on how to build more successful farm and ranch businesses. We talk about combining herds to reduce labor and increase rest periods, how and why to develop fence and water infrastructure and so much more!
Resources Mentioned:
Regen Ag 101
Soil Health Academy
Understanding...
2022-01-0355 minRanching Returns Podcast47: Nathan "Bub" Daugherty - Hard Work Pays OffNathan "Bub" Daugherty and his wife Lakayah have an incredible story of hard work, sacrifice and determination that has resulted in developing a lifestyle that they enjoy! Bub spent years working overtime in a coal mine saving money and investing in land and livestock, heeding the advice of past generations and financial advisors. Today they farm full time running chicken barns and cattle on pasture!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit
Doug Ferguson Marketing School
Jim Gerrish - Kick the Hay Habit
Knowledge Rich Ranching
T...
2021-12-271h 07Ranching Returns Podcast46: Pete Bauman - Range and Grassland ManagementPete Bauman has a range of experience working with grasslands but in his role as SDSU Range Field Specialist he works one on one with producers and grassland managers across South Dakota working to improve the grasslands and increase plant diversity as well as production and profitability of the grazing enterprises. He discusses the importance of mindset as well as some practical ways we can improve our grasslands.
Resources Mentioned:
Soil Health Academy & Understanding Ag
Jim Gerrish
Stockman Grass Farmer
Tri State Neighbor
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2021-12-201h 12Ranching Returns Podcast45: Jared Luhman - Kit Pharo Got Me FiredThis week I am doing a solo episode to discuss how using the philosophies of Kit Pharo and other regenerative ranchers and farmers we transitioned our farm to a position that didn't require to full time people leading to me getting an off farm job working for the Sustainable Farming Association, or in other words, how Kit Pharo got me fired! I also discuss briefly the Sell/Buy marketing class I attended this past week and how we need to take responsibility for generating profit in our businesses! Next week we'll get back to talking with awesome guests from...
2021-12-1320 minRanching Returns Podcast44: Kat Weinert - Building a Ranch and a FamilyKat Weinert along with her husband Sean, interviewed in episode 5, have an incredibly unique story of starting a ranch from scratch. Today, Kat shares her tips and tricks for managing a ranch while raising 4 kids while her husband works of the ranch and she runs a photography business. If doing all of that at once makes you feel like your not doing enough, I am right there with ya! She shares her "Ranch Mom Starter Pack" and all the real struggles of what they did. If you are struggling to raise a family on a ranch, then you must...
2021-12-0659 minRanching Returns Podcast43: Kit Pharo - Competitive AdvantageEverybody wants to have a competitive advantage in this industry, but most think it's not possible, or don't have time to discover some of the competitive advantages that are available to them. Kit shares how having a cost advantage and a differential advantage can set your ranch business apart from the rest and help you create a sustainable business for the next generation!
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how...
2021-11-2926 minRanching Returns Podcast42: Ryan Schmid - The Importance of BugsRyan Schmid is an entomologist at Ecdysis where he researches the importance of insects and the roles they play in our ranch businesses and our grassland ecosystems. He shares some pretty cool data and fun facts and shares practical ways that we can increase insect abundance and diversity on our own farms and ranches!
Resources Mentioned:
The Prairie Pioneer
Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands
Ecdysis.bio
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast...
2021-11-2255 minRanching Returns Podcast41: Andree and Bianca Soares - Service Based GrazingAndree and Bianca Soares of Star Creek Land Stewards have built a solid service based grazing business where they manage 7200 sheep and goats in California. They strategically graze in highly populated areas as well as along fire roads for fire prevention to help protect towns and communities during wildfires. They also graze targeted areas for invasive species management. They discuss the many aspects of managing their grazing business from managing over 70 clients annually, 7200 sheep and goats in groups of 400, over 15 staff members and the countless civilian and public community members they engage with regularly. If you want to learn h...
2021-11-151h 03Ranching Returns Podcast40: Taylor Collins - Roam RanchTaylor Collins has an awesome story of building a national food brand from scratch, selling and then starting a regenerative ranch from scratch in Texas along with his wife Katie. He shares a ton of value that should get anybody excited about the potential of raising food regeneratively, and the potential we have to impact our lands and soils!
Resources Mentioned:
Force of Nature
Dirt To Soil - Gabe Brown
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2021-11-0859 minRanching Returns Podcast39: Cody McDaniel - From Kansas Farmer to Montana RancherCody has a pretty unique story of doing what many would not be willing to do and moving his family farm and ranching business not once, but twice! First ten miles down the road, and second to another state! Hear his journey and the reasons why he made each transition. He demonstrates how to make decisions holistically with a focus on not only the financial or environmental aspects of the business but the lifestyle aspect as well. Now he ranches in Montana and will be part of the first ever PCC bull sale in Butte, Montana on December 11!
2021-11-0153 minRanching Returns Podcast38: Patrick Robinette - How to Become a Price MakerPatrick Robinette didn't grow up on a farm but when he had the opportunity to move back to his in-laws family farm in North Carolina he took the opportunity. They immediately began the transition from conventional crop farm, to conventional beef producer, to a grass-finished beef producer. Today he and his family business produce, process and market grass finished beef all over the country! Listen in to learn how he did it and the many tips he shares for any producers looking to do the same!
Resources Mentioned:
Sand County Almanac
2021-10-2554 minRanching Returns Podcast37: Doug Ferguson - Sell/Buy Marketing Follow UpAfter continuing to hear great feedback on the episodes we have based around sell/buy marketing, I had Doug Ferguson come back on for another episode to go more in depth on this business plan. We learn how to talk to your bankers, how to use your cattle as a college savings plan, and so much more. If you want to learn more, Doug has a Sell/Buy Marketing Class coming up December 8-9 in SE Nebraska. You can find that at https://mrcattlemaster.com/marketing-school/
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter P...
2021-10-1847 minRanching Returns Podcast36: Duke Phillips - RanchlandsDuke Phillips built a ranch management business managing nearly 300,000 acres across the American West starting with nothing more than a truck and trailer, a few horses and twenty cows. Listen in to hear Duke's fascinating story and don't miss the many great tips that we can all learn from and apply to our own ranches and journeys.
Resources Mentioned:
Allan Savory
Western Land Owners Alliance
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also...
2021-10-1151 minRanching Returns Podcast35: Brian Munger - 1883 RanchBrian Munger along with his wife and six kids run a diverse ranching business in Nebraska. They own and operate their own cow herd managed in a low input, regenerative model, they manage a ranch and cowherd for a non-operating land and cattle owner, they custom develops bulls for the PCC Nebraska bull sale and they direct market meat off their farm. Listen in to hear his ranch story and how they've found success and profit in the ranching business.
Resources Mentioned:
Zig Ziglar
Earl Nightingale
Ranching For...
2021-10-0451 minRanching Returns Podcast34: Ryan Usmar - Pharo Cattle AustraliaRyan Usmar manages Furracabad Station in Australia and is part of the start of Pharo Cattle Australia. Listen to hear about their cattle station, their rotational grazing system, and how they brought PCC genetics to Australia.
Resources Mentioned:
https://klrmarketing.com.au/
https://www.rcsaustralia.com.au/
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching busi...
2021-09-2744 minRanching Returns Podcast33: Doug Voss - Not Afraid to PivotOver the years Doug transitioned from a high input commodity dairy farm to a low input grazing based operation with a stop as an organic crop farmer in between. Hear how he made those transitions and how his focus has never been on dollars first but on stewarding his land resource and improving his soil. Even with a focus on improving soil, his farm has remained profitable and his lifestyle has improved dramatically.
Resources Mentioned:
Sustainable Farming Association
Soil Health Academy
Grazetek.com
...
2021-09-2051 minRanching Returns Podcast32: Kit Pharo - Make Ranching Fun AgainToday Kit shares how we can reduce the work required to run a ranch and make it more enjoyable! If a business isn't enjoyable it's not sustainable and there are some very simple changes that we can make to simplify our ranch businesses. The neat thing is that typically profitability comes along with these simple changes.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your...
2021-09-1336 minRanching Returns Podcast31: Ed Bezett - A New (Zealand) PerspectiveEd Bezett came to our farm in 1981 as a foreign exchange student and wasn't afraid to tell my grandpa that he thought there was a better way of running our beef, sheep and cattle operation here in Goodhue, MN. This began a decades long journey to where we are today of being a low-input, pasture based production model and today we talk with Ed about his families farm in New Zealand and his time here in Minnesota.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at...
2021-09-0646 minRanching Returns Podcast30: Blaine Hitzfield - Building a Food Marketing BrandIn part 2 of our conversation with Seven Sons we talk to Blaine Hitzfield, CEO of Distribution for Seven Sons. He goes into depth on the transition from commodity production and marketing farm to a direct, diverse and profitable farm! He shares practical tips for people just starting down the path of direct to consumer marketing and for people who are well into their marketing journey!
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.statsamerica.org/radius/big.aspx
Story Brand - Donald Miller
Ranching for Profit
Grazecast Podcast
2021-08-3056 minRanching Returns Podcast29: Blake Hitzfield - Seven Sons ProductionSeven Sons is a farm and food brand from Indiana that has focused on raising and marketing grass finished and pasture based meat products. Today we talk to Blake Hitzfield, Chief Ranching Officer for Seven Sons. He talks about the transition of the farm from a 1500 acre conventional crop and hog production model to the 500 acre grass finished beef, pastured pork and laying hen operation today. He talks about the reasons why they made the transition, the logistics of management, and much more! Next week, join us again when we talk to Blain Hitzfield about building the brand and...
2021-08-2351 minRanching Returns Podcast28: Doug Ferguson - Profitable Cattle MarketingDoug Ferguson is a cattle marketing expert, blogger under his blog https://mrcattlemaster.com/ and contributor to Beef Magazine in his column Dougs Market Intel. He has also built a stocker/backgrounder business of his own in southeast Nebraska. We talk about how sell/buy marketing allowed him to build a profitable business and get into the details of the sell/buy marketing process.
Forgive the audio issues, there are sections that are difficult to understand but the content is well worth listening to despite the audio trouble.
Resources Mentioned:
Ann Barnhardt's...
2021-08-161h 02Ranching Returns Podcast27: Jim Howell - Ranching in Unique EnvironmentsThis is our second conversation with Jim Howell, CEO of Grasslands LLC. Check out episode 13 of the Herd Quitter podcast to learn about Jim's story, experience and how he started Grasslands LLC. Today however, we dig in deep into three very different and unique ranching environments where he has implemented Holistic Management successfully at scale! First in the Northern Great Plains in western South Dakota and eastern Montana, then in New Zealand, and again in south Florida. His latest venture is in the mountains of western Colorado, but we actually discussed that more in the first conversation on episode 13.
2021-08-091h 17Ranching Returns Podcast26: Jon Luhman - My Family's Regenerative JourneyI might be biased, but this is my favorite episode yet. Every time I talk with my dad about the history of our farm I learn something new! In today's episode, I sit down with my dad and get into the details of how our farm came to be what it is today. From our roots as a progressive, high input crop, beef and dairy operation to our transition to a low input beef grazing enterprise and all the stops in between.
As always, check out the Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram a...
2021-08-0257 minRanching Returns Podcast25: Robert Pulliam - Changing ParadigmsRobert Pulliam has a history of diversified farming in Missouri, beef production in Iowa, 12 years in ministry, and then found himself managing a ranch in the mountains of Western Colorado. After all his experience in agriculture, it was a challenge to transition to a low input, high profit enjoyable ranching business model. But several years into the transition, he has no regrets. In this weeks episode we discuss his history and experience changing paradigms.
Resources Mentioned:
Pharo Cattle Company Newsletter
Jim Gerrish - Kick the Hay Habit
Books by...
2021-07-2651 minRanching Returns Podcast24: Kit Pharo - Building a NetworkWhatever your goals in life, career or business plans, very rarely are we able to accomplish much entirely on our own. Building a network around you of people to bounce ideas off, share work load, and to learn from is essential and Kit Pharo realized this necessity early on in his career. In this episode, Kit talks about his start with 5 or 6 local ranchers and how he has grown his network to tens of thousands! We discuss the tools he used, how providing value to the network is essential, and simple steps you can do to start your own...
2021-07-1928 minRanching Returns Podcast23: Jim Gerrish - Western vs. Eastern RanchingIn part 2 of our two part conversation with Jim we discuss the differences in environment, and management of grasslands in arid Western environments and Midwest and Eastern high moisture environments. We discuss how every location has it's own advantages and disadvantages and how to work with them. Jim shares grazing infrastructure and management tips and wisdom and wherever you ranch there is something of value for you in this episode!
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.americangrazinglands.com/
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2021-07-121h 03Ranching Returns Podcast22: Jim Gerrish - Kick the Hay HabitJim Gerrish is an experienced grazing expert and well known author of Management Intensive Grazing, and Kick the Hay Habit. In part 1 of a 2 episode series we discuss the expense of making hay and how to reduce hay making through extending your grazing season. We also talk about how to manage your grazing during drought, which many of us across the country are in today!
Resources Mentioned:
Kick the Hay Habit
https://www.americangrazinglands.com/
As always, check out the Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at...
2021-07-0556 minRanching Returns Podcast21: August Horstmann - Changing PerspectivesAugust had his eyes set on building a profitable angus cattle operation operating in the old school way of high inputs and labor. After getting started he quickly realized it wasn't as easy as it seems. A coworker recommended he look up Gabe Brown, Greg Judy, and Ray Archuletta and from there is regenerative grazing farm journey began. Today, he and his wife Katelyn are taking their family land base and transitioning it into a profitable, regenerative grazing based farm. We'll learn about all the enterprises they manage and how they are building a direct marketing brand, Horstmann Cattle...
2021-06-2849 minRanching Returns Podcast20: Wes Eaton - Ranching in the DesertWes ranches in the Chihuahua Desert of Southeast New Mexico. Of all the people I have talked to, his environment might be the toughest to run cattle in. It's dry on an average year, and he's currently in the 3rd year of a drought. Grass is in short supply and his cattle have to travel several miles to water when they aren't out eating brush and cactus to survive. We discuss how he got into ranching, the challenges of his environment, and how PCC bulls are working in it. Despite the many challenges, Wes recognizes that his ranch also...
2021-06-2146 minRanching Returns Podcast19: Kit Pharo - Debt in a Ranching BusinessKit and I discuss the role that debt plays in a ranch business. It certainly can have a place to help a business when used wisely. However, Kit believes, and I agree, that it's not a necessity and that freeing yourself from debt can lead to a more enjoyable business with more peace of mind. He talks about what he thinks may be acceptable uses of debt, and what is never ok to borrow to own.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.c...
2021-06-1417 minRanching Returns Podcast18: Wally Olson Part 2 - Sell/Buy MarketingWally joins us for a second week to discuss the Bud Williams sell/buy livestock marketing concept. We discuss how it is applied to stocker enterprises and cow/calf enterprises. We get more in depth on a few of the things we discussed last week like understanding the value of different classes on cattle. This is one you'll want to listen to more than once to fully absorb the information he shares.
Resources mentioned:
Dougs Market Intel - Doug Ferguson
As always, check us out at Herd...
2021-06-0745 minRanching Returns Podcast17: Wally Olson - Building a Profitable RanchWally Olson says the primary thing an individual needs to be concerned with is profit. In this episode, Wally discusses the many things he has found to help ranches increase profitability. He shares how he implemented them in his ranching career both working for and operating his own ranch.
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit
How Not to Go Broke Ranching - Walt Davis
Knowledge Rich Ranching - Allan Nation
Chip Hines Books
https://www.ranchrightllc.com/
As always, check u...
2021-05-3132 minRanching Returns Podcast16: Bobby Thoman - First a Businessman, Second a CowboyBobby Thomans family got out of the cattle business long before he wanted to bring it back, leaving it to him to research and determine the right course of action for his cattle enterprise. He was intentional about selecting a type of animal that fit his goals for his ranch and worked hard to build both a direct to consumer meat market as well as a seedstock business. He has since become a cooperator for Pharo Cattle Company and breeds genetics that thrive in his environment!
2021-05-2436 minRanching Returns Podcast15: Joshua and Tara Dukart - Journey Back to the RanchJoshua and Tara never planned on going back to the family ranch. They were told it wasn't a viable option, and Tara wasn't sure that's the life she wanted. But after a number of experiences and connections made them realize that they could make a living on the ranch and they began to understand the connection between food and our human nutrition and mental health, both Tara and Joshua agreed that going back to the ranch was the best decision for their family! Today they operate a holistic management education business providing trainings and consulting to farms and ranches...
2021-05-171h 09Ranching Returns Podcast14: Kit Pharo - Heifer DevelopmentKit Pharo and I discuss heifer development programs, and how a low cost program can make heifer development a profitable enterprise despite the percent bred. We also discuss how a low cost development program produces heifers that will thrive on the ranch for many years to come and how high input heifer development programs can result in unintended consequences such as early fall out rates, and high input cows that don't fit a real ranch environment.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast...
2021-05-1029 minRanching Returns Podcast13: Jim Howell - Holistic Land Management Across the GlobeJim Howell is co-founder and CEO of Grasslands LLC. In this podcast we talk to Jim about his family ranch in the mountains of Colorado, his experience traveling the world and the country visiting ranches and how he implemented principles learned on those trips onto his family ranch. We then get into a discussion on his management company managing hundreds of thousands of acres from the south Florida, to western Colorado, up to Montana and even New Zealand. If you want to improve efficiency, productivity, and profitability on your ranch then you need to hear what Jim has to...
2021-05-0359 minRanching Returns Podcast12: Logan Pribbeno - If Grazing Isn't the Answer, You're Asking the Wrong QuestionLogan Pribbeno, manager of the Wine Glass Ranch in Southwest Nebraska, along with his family have developed a business around forage harvesting where the primary method of forage harvesting is not done with choppers, balers, haybines, and mergers but rather with livestock. He discusses how they keep their business adaptable, where the dominant class of livestock varies based on the current market conditions. We also discuss how to be a successful manager and create buy in from your team members.
Resources Mentioned:
Anything by Alan Nation
Ranching for Profit School...
2021-04-2635 minRanching Returns Podcast11: Jenny Drake - Direct Marketing in TennesseeJenny Drake and her husband Darrin have built a diverse pasture based ranch business in Tennessee. Faced with challenges from shortages of labor, to steep slopes, endophyte infected fescue and extreme summer heats, it's fascinating to hear how they have developed genetics that thrive in their environment and a successful direct market business. She also discusses their unique internship program that helps address the labor shortage issue.
Resources Mentioned:
Stockman Grass Farmer
Pennsylvania Area Sustainable Agriculture Conference
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter P...
2021-04-1937 minRanching Returns Podcast10: Dallas Mount - Ranching for ProfitDallas Mount is the owner of Ranch Management Consultants and their popular Ranching for Profit School. He travels the country teaching ranchers how to be better managers of their ranching business.
Resources Mentioned:
Critical Conversations
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2021-04-1247 minRanching Returns Podcast9: Kit Pharo - How to Value a BullOn today's episode we talk to Kit Pharo about how to value a bull. This process involves deciding first of all what your goals for your herd are and selecting a seedstock producer who's production model compliments your goals. We also discuss how number of calves sired impacts bull value and how many probably are over paying for the bulls they buy!
This episode is being released on the first of PCC's spring 2021 bull sales. If you are interested in bulls that will sire calves cheaper than any other program out there, and will...
2021-04-0523 minRanching Returns Podcast8: Scott Assman - From Cows to BisonToday, we talk to a rancher who is such a herd quitter, his family left the beef industry entirely and shifted to bison ranching! It's especially interesting as some of the advantages you'll hear him talk about with bison are the very things we are breeding for here at Pharo Cattle Company, so listen closely for some of those similarities. But Scott and his family really do demonstrate the ability to think out of the box and have built a resilient ranch business because of it.
Resources mentioned:
American Buffalo - Steve Rinella
White Oak Pastures
Gabe Brown
National Bison...
2021-03-2939 minRanching Returns Podcast7: Jerry Doan - Diversified Ranch BusinessesJerry and his family have built an extremely diverse and profitable ranch with enterprises ranging from cow/calf and bison production to hunting, agritourism and even a brewery. Hear how this diversification as well as holistically managing his ranch has created a profitable, enjoyable and resilient ranch business.
Resources mentioned:
- Holistic Management Class - https://holisticmanagement.org/
- North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check...
2021-03-2250 minRanching Returns Podcast6: Kit Pharo - What's Necessary to Run a Profitable RanchIn this episode I have a conversation with Kit Pharo about what is really necessary to run a profitable ranch. What he says may surprise you! It doesn't have to be as expensive or as complicated as you think.
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2021-03-1517 minRanching Returns Podcast2: Kit Pharo - The Original Herd QuitterIn todays conversation, we talk with Kit Pharo of Pharo Cattle Company. He shares his history and why he started Pharo Cattle Company as well as how he came up with the Herd Quitter concept.
Resources Mentioned:
Allan Savory - Holistic Management
Stockman Grass Farmer
Pharocattle.com
Check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com.
2021-03-0839 minRanching Returns Podcast3: Clay Conry - From Working Cows Podcast to Working Cows on His Own RanchIn today's episode we talk to Clay Conry, and hear how he took what he learned hosting the Working Cows Podcast and applied it to his own ranch that he and his family started recently!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit - https://ranchmanagement.com/
Soil Health Academy - https://soilhealthacademy.org/
Herd Quitter Blog - https://www.pharocattle.com/blog
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com...
2021-03-0843 minRanching Returns Podcast4: Blake Allen - Switching from Cows to StockersBlake was struggling to make a profit with cow/calf on his ranch. He decided to make a shift out of the cow business and into the stocker business, focusing on minimal inputs and capturing seasonal market premiums.
Resources Mentioned:
OnPasture - https://onpasture.com/
No Risk Ranching - Greg Judy
Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman - Gordon Hazard
Any book by Allan Nation
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well a...
2021-03-0835 minRanching Returns Podcast5: Sean Weinert - Starting a Ranch from ScratchSean and his wife Kat have been building a ranch from scratch. Hear how they have done this with a focus on minimal inputs, minimal investment in equipment and with having the right genetics for their environment.
Resource Mentioned:
Your local or state grasslands coalition
As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com. You can also check out Pharocattle.com for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!
2021-03-0833 min
Stay Under Cover Minnesota Soil Health CoalitionJared Luhman talks about Soil Health OpportunitiesJennifer talks with Jared Luhman, the Soil Health Lead with Sustainable Farming Association about opportunities available for farmers and services they provideEmail: jared@sfa-mn.orgWebsite: https://www.sfa-mn.org/Midwest Soil Health Summit: https://www.sfa-mn.org/midwest-soil-health-summit/
2021-02-2015 minRanching Returns Podcast1 - Jared Luhman - Intro to the Herd Quitter PodcastToday's episode is shorter than most. I introduce myself and my farm and background and share with you what the Herd Quitter Podcast is all about! New podcast episodes will be released later in February and will be released weekly after that! I can't wait to share these conversations with you!
Check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at Herdquitterpodcast.com.
Check out Pharo Cattle Company at Pharocattle.com
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