Episodes

Dylan shares how he and his brother came home to ranch with their uncle. They discuss adding enterprises, and maintaining full time off ranch jobs which left more money in the business for reinvestment and expansion! 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 information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ran...

Tristen realized quickly he didn't want to work for anybody else and he along with his wife have been building their own cattle operation while also building several other businesses. He shares his story of how he got into custom spraying, trucking and starting a feed company as well as his farm growth and land ownership journey! I love when people go out and make things happen and Tristen and his wife do just that! Resources Mentioned: Ranching Returns Podcast Working Cows Podcast Pasture P...

PJ is a cattle expert who has judged over 100 different cattle breeds in 51 countries! He has seen what well adapted, functionally efficient, fertile cattle look like around the world and we discuss that here today. Resources Mentioned: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari 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 information o...

An investor wanted to buy a ranch and asked Dallas to manage it. His two comments were 1) I don't lose money at anything and 2) If we can't have fun doing it, lets not even start! Dallas shares in this episode how he took those words and built a ranch that was profitable and enjoyable! Resources Mentioned: Ranching for Profit School Stockman Grass Farmer Allan Savory and Holistic Managment Kit Pharo Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and ...

You can find Tristan on Facebook either under Tristan Swarts or Doing it Wrong Dairy with combined over 400,000 followers! He's not afraid to do things differently. He shares his story of farming in Missouri, owning a wheat harvest crew, and moving to Wisconsin to start his own dairy! Resources Mentioned: Common Sense Livestock Feeding - Michael J. Mehren Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business! As alwa...

Noble Research Institute does more than put together awesome classes on ranch finance, soil health, and grazing management. They actually own and manage 13,500 acres spread across 6 different ranches. Today Joe Pokay and Hugh Aljoe join me from Noble to discuss their experience cutting inputs from their ranch 5 years ago and diving into a low input regenerative and profit focused production model. They discuss the challenges and successes and tips for people interested in doing something similar...

Harry discusses his farmily farms history, getting through the 80's farm crisis and his decision to shift from row crops to a grazing based operation. We discuss the different enterprises he runs, how he converts endophyte infected fescue to a diverse warm and cool season pasture mix, and much more! Resources Mentioned: How to Win Friends and Influence People 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 ⁠⁠⁠http...

Dallas built a large successful grain farm in Canada and grew it to over 40,000 acres. He then quit hoping that more time and freedom would help him find peace or fulfillment. It did not. He shares his story of building the farm, building a team, quitting and finding peace after giving up something he loves! Enjoy! Resources The Launching Pad - Steve Weatherford Tony Robbins Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranchi...

I pulled questions and comments from popular social media clips with tens of thousands of views and brought on Dallas Mount, owner of Executive Link and the Ranching for Profit School to address them. We discuss a wide range of topics from people management, succession planning, analyzing return on investment and much more! Interested in easy care sheep raised on pasture and crop residue. Reach out to Matthew Grimes at 402-432-5124 If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with y...

Jesse Nelson shares his story of buying his grandfathers farm in Idaho and discusses the challenges and successes that have come with that journey. They raise organic crops, beef cattle, laying hens and direct market! Resources Mentioned: When Weeds Talk Calibrated Ag A Better Way to Farm Soil Works LLC Man, Cattle, Veld - Johann Zietsman Jim Gerrish Carbon Cowboys

Dr. Tom is a vet, farmer and preventative health expert for cattle. He shares his thoughts on the difference between expenses and investments when it comes to animal health as well as how he manages his farm while being a vet. Resources Mentioned: Ranching Returns Podcast Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki 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...

Matthew wanted a scalable enterprise that was consistently profitable. After considering his skill set, interests and opportunities he dove into easy care hair sheep. He has since scaled it to a couple thousand ewes and in this episode we discuss his families history in farming, why he decided on sheep and what he has learned since going down that path. We discuss how he grazes them on cornstalks all winter to keep his feed costs low and much more! Resources Mentioned: 7 Habits of Highly Effec...

Jamie is one of those young farmers proving you still can make a full time living and build wealth as a first generation farmer! He shares his story of growing his business, how he invested his money early on, what he would do different and where he's planning on going in the future! So much to learn from Jamie! 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 o...

Everybody has heard Gabe Browns row crop challenges that led him to shift to regenerative agriculture minimizing inputs and diversifying crop rotations. A story that I hadn't heard but wanted to was the progression of his mindset towards cattle production and his cow herd genetic decisions. We discuss that in detail in todays episode from his Gelbvieh/Angus genetics with winter calving to summer calving and pushing his genetics to match his context. We discuss succession and over-diversification...

Ted is a first generation farmer who started and built a large scale grazing based dairy that allows him to compete in an industry typically dominated by high capital production focused dairy farms. We discuss his start, the decision to get into this model, using virtual fence in a dairy context and so much more. Resources mentioned: National Grazing Lands Coalition Graze Magazine Ranching for Profit Grazing Grass Podcast Business of Agriculture Podcast Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com...

Marlene Moore shares her incredible story of taking over her Grandfathers ranch with little experience and fighting to keep it alive and growing it into a thriving profitable ranch. She discusses the enterprises she started with and changed to and also discusses her current progress towards transitioning the ranch to a non-family heir to keep the legacy moving forward! Resources Mentioned: Jesus Calling Ranching for Profit Glen Beck Charlie Munger If you are looking to add somebody to your...

Karson ranches with his dad and brother in Utah and we discuss the challenges he deals with working in the mountains on permits as well as his recommendations for successfully partnering with family on a cattle ranch. I learn about how traditional salt/mineral programs are not necessarily the best option, and so much more! Resources Mentioned: Man, Cattle, Veld - Johann Zietsmann Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown Montana Soil Health Symposium Soil Health in the West Ranching Returns Podcast Grazi...

Lawson shares his families story of ranching in the land down under! His parents ranch expansion and exit of the industry and his entrance into the industry, working on multiple large cattle operations and beginning his own. Resources Mentioned: Greg Judy Ranching Returns Podcast KLR Marketing Grazing for Profit 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 Podc...

Caitlin and I discuss ways to improve profitability on the ranch. We discuss impacting it through improving gross margin, and reducing overhead. We discuss regenerative agriculture and how that impacts profitability and so much more! Resources Mentioned: Noble Research Institute Ranching for Profit Mindset Tribe 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 Podc...

Luke is owner and operator of Rock Hills Ranch in South Dakota. In this conversation we discuss what he does in the 4th quarter to prepare for the end of the year. We discuss his winter feed planning, financial management and more! Resources Mentioned: Outsiders 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.ranch...

In this podcast episode, ranching experts Wally Olson, John Haskell, and Brian Munger to discuss the intricacies of sell-by marketing in the cattle industry. The conversation covers the importance of understanding market dynamics, the risks associated with traditional buying and selling methods, and the practical applications of sell-buy marketing strategies. The guests share insights on valuing livestock, identifying market inefficiencies, and they discuss their innovative sell/buy marketing sc...

Nick Bailey of Grand View Farming shares his story of starting and growing their direct to consumer meat marketing business. He shares the marketing strategies, meat production and acquisition methods, inventory management strategies and so much more! Resources Mentioned: Free to Focus - Michael Hyatt Launch - Jeff Walker Farm to Table Legal Defense Fund 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:/...

Ray Marxer managed a large scale ranch running thousands of cows for multiple decades and in this episode we discuss many of his tips for running your farm and ranch like a business. 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 information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business! As always, check ...

Derek and his wife took over her families ranch and weren't afraid to make changes to improve their ranches profitability and lifestyle. They switched from an owned cow/calf operation to an entirely seasonal custom grazing of fall cows model that come in the spring and leave in the fall. He shares how this improved the profit of the operation as well as the impact it had on their lifestyle. Resources Mentioned: Knowledge Rich Ranching 1491 Bible Ranching for Profit school Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠w...