Ranching Returns Podcast

I am bringing on 3 past guests who all run farms and ranches along with another business to discuss the benefits of that business and the challenges associated with them. We discuss capital allocation, getting started and early investments and much more! Podcast Sponsors: 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...

Brandon comes from a history of families in agriculture, but his ranch he built on his own. Having the opportunity to take over cattle herd and land leases from somebody leaving the cattle business he dove right in. He shares his history up to that point, how he bought the cows and got into the business from scratch. We talk about the genetics he has found work best in that region, we discuss calv...

Matt is a returning guest, previously on episode 240 and absolutely worth listening back to that one to hear how he built his. ranch from scratch to the 600+ cow ranch it is today. In this episode we discuss what's new from working with Agspire to completely diving into virtual fence on his entire cow herd! Resources Mentioned: Ranching Returns Podcast Ranching for Profit Ranchenomics Podcast...

Tom is a farmer in Southern Minnesota on some of the highest quality productive row crop land Minnesota has to offer. Yet he chooses to grow more than just corn and soybeans. He raises both organic and non-organic crops and has a variety of short and long season crops that allow for cover crops and livestock integration. He also bale grazes on row crop land which makes for an amazing sunflower cro...

Zach and Kacie moved back to Kacie's home but rather than working into the family ranch, they built their own. What started as a diversified direct to consumer farm has grown into a scaled commercial cow/calf operation. We discuss their growth, enterprises, virtual fence and more! Resourced Mentioned: Scale - Jeffrey west Neccessary Endings - Henry Cloud Wendell Berry A Guide for the Perplexed...

Josh Tranel farms with his 3 first cousins and they have grown a diversified farm that compliments their core organic dairy. They have row crops, feedlot, and a beef herd in addition to the dairy. We discuss the family dynamics, succession planning, the pros and cons of different dairy models and much more in this fantastic episode with Josh. Resources Mentioned: E-Myth The Goal James Collins AI L...

Jason Fradette along with his family built their ranch from scratch. He discusses purchasing their land, the management changes they made to achieve more profitability and more! Resources Mentioned: Ranching Returns Podcast Understanding Ag Working Cows Podcast Podcast Sponsors: If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his...

Eamon O'Toole is a large commercial rancher who recently started the Running on Grass Podcast with Logan Pribbeno. We discuss his ranch spanning multiple western states, how he manages it as a business. Their willingness to shift enterprises and why and what makes a new ranch opportunity worth taking. Lots to learn from this one and when you are done listening to this episode, check out Runnin...

Ross MacDonald shares his awesome story of going out and building his own ranch business from the first land purchase to his recent shift into building a low input PCC registered herd and starting the first Pharo Cattle Company Canadian sale! Resources Mentioned: Let My People Go Surfing Nourishment - Fred Provenza Joe Walter video clips Episode Sponsors: If you are looking to add somebody to your...

Haley and I discuss how we can use AI to more efficiently manage our businesses by reducing the time we spend doing simple tasks and more! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!  As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠ www.ranchingreturns.com ⁠. For Ra...

Colleen joins me to discuss her family's eastern Oregon ranch business. The challenges that region presents and how they are constantly evolving their management and improving the operations every generation. Episode Sponsors Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!  As always, check us out at Ranching...

Blake and Ida Jane share their initial entrance into ranching starting with commercial cow/calf, their switch to stocker growing, and then back into cow/calf and growing a direct to consumer meat business that compliments their lifestyle and operation goals. They now are both full time on the farm and share how they did it! Resources Mentioned: Thoughts and Advice From an Old Cattleman - Gordon Ha...

Who else has wondering what things actually pay vs what is all marketing and hype? I know I have. Eric discusses his perspective on this topic hitting on mineral, creep feed, apple cider vinegar and more! Episode Sponsors: 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...

Dr. Harfield and I discuss her journey in entrepreneurship and all the challenges as well as the benefits that have come from her real estate investing, buying vet clinics, building ranches, writing books and more! Lots to learn in this fantastic conversation! Podcast Sponsors: Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranchin...

Aaron and Erin Pape share their story on discovering their passion for land stewardship through management and the grazing business! They discuss the challenges and opportunities of custom grazing dairy heifers, scaling a pastured chicken enterprise to over 5000 chickens annually, and building a direct marketing enterprise as well as the details on how they grew their landbase. Resources Mentioned...

Brett shares some of the major decisions he made in his farming career including switching from a seedstock business model to a commercial cow/calf operation and setting up his cropping enterprise to be portable allowing him to take on land opportunities that aren't in his backyard which was essential when trying to grow! Lots to learn from Brett in this episode! Resources Mentioned: Ranching...

Dennis when give the opportunity to take over his families 1800 acre station in New Zealand needed to make it profitable to do so. He focused on increasing production and profit per acre. We discuss how he did that through the type of animal they raise, their grass management and more! Resources Mentioned: Beef and Lamb New Zealand Diary NZ If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help w...

Lloyd was charged with making the High Lonesome mountain ranch profitable! We discuss how he has managed to increase ranch utilization, create hardy low input cows that thrive there, and so much more! Resources Mentioned: Ranching Returns Podcast Knowledge Project AI Ranching for Profit Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into you...

James Paul had a goal of becoming a full time farming! A challenging goal but one he none-the-less accomplished by building chicken houses and contract raising chickens, making hay on non-grazeable land that others didn't value and building a ranching business and raising red angus cattle for Pharo Cattle Company! Lots to learn from James Paul in this episode! Resourced Mentioned: Ranching Ret...

Tyson moved back to his family farm and took over the cow/calf operation with the goal of turning it into a profitable enterprise. He changed up grazing management, calving window, cow type and more and has been successful! Listen in to learn how he did it! Resources Mentioned: South Dakota Grasslands Coalition South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Alderspring Ranch Ranching Returns Podcast Ranchenom...

John, Brian and Wally join me to answer your questions on sell/buy marketing! We discuss the cattle square, cost of gain, cow depreciation, intrinsic value and much more! 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 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more informat...

Nevil joins me for the third time to discuss the industry and beef market! Turns out beef demand is extremely strong and supports even this high market! We discuss what beef producers need to do in these times to strengthen their businesses for whatever the future holds! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching busin...

If you've ever wondered what silvopasture is, how to establish it, or the many benefits that come from it then this episode is for you! Charles answers all those questions and more! Resources Mentioned: Noble Research Institute Classes Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown Elaine Ingham Nicole Masters Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into...

Todd has an incredible resume including active participation in farming and ranching, building one of the largest meat marketing companies, and serving at fractional CFO's for many food and ag companies! We discuss his story, how accounting is the language of business, perspectives on managing a ranch and more. Also tune in until the end to listen to Charles from Noble discuss overgrazing and...

Cal Hardage Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/aef1e28ec Joe Gardiner shares his awesome story of getting into farming and hitting the farming lottery followed by learning the hard way about volatility and unpredictability of the commodity world. He discusses his learning experience in cover crops, regenerative agriculture and building what has become a very successful cover crop company Covers & C...