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Sept. 11, 2023

136: Jared Luhman - Q&A

I 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 ha...

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Sept. 4, 2023

135: Al Dewit - Ranching Everywhere

Al and his family have a pretty unique ranching story. He started in Indiana as a crop farmer and had the opportunity to take over a ranch there, he later moved and built a ranch in Oklahoma followed by moving again and build...

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Aug. 28, 2023

134: Clint Fischer - Farm Succession

Clint is an ag business advisor who acts as a third party board member for farms and ranches. Today we discuss some of the experiences he's had in this role, we discuss succession and much more. Resources Mentioned: Universit...

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Aug. 21, 2023

133: Carl Whitworth - Goat Grazing at Scale

Carl and his family own a diverse farm and ranch operation. They implement no-till and cover crops on their farmland and manage goats in multiple states! Resources Mentioned: Ranching for Profit Herd Quitter Podcast As always...

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Aug. 14, 2023

132: Kit Pharo - Kits Big Concern

Even with record prices, many are not finding the best of times as good as they would expect. Operations dependent on high levels of feed inputs, a full fleet of equipment and an abundance of labor are feeling the effects of ...

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Aug. 7, 2023

131: Sean McGrath - Profitable Cow/Calf in Canada

Sean McGrath is a Canadian rancher running cattle in an environment where most people have to feed 200+ days a year yet feeding less than many do in the southern United States. We discuss how he has made cow/calf production p...

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July 31, 2023

130: Jordan Thomas - Part 2

My first conversation with Jordan was way back on episode 80 and he generated a lot of good discussion! Today we dig into some of those topics about how to build a bullet proof low input business model to increase profitabili...

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July 24, 2023

129: Nevil Speer - Cattle Market Update

Nevil and I discuss things affecting the cattle market today including the weather, cattle numbers, prop 12 in California, the general economy, consolidation and coordination in the cattle industry and much more! As always, c...

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July 17, 2023

128: Weston Walker - Ranching in Missouri

The heat, humidity and endophyte infected fescue found in Missouri and throughout the southeast present a real challenge to cattle producers there. Weston and I discuss things such as developing adapted genetics to your envir...

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July 10, 2023

127: Riley Shay, Sean Weinert, & Brian Munger

Today I get three guys I have a ton of respect for together to discuss ranching. We talk about drought, grazing management, apple cider vinegar, and more. As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Inst...

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July 3, 2023

126: Laura Burandt - Profitable Cow/Calf Production

Laura joins me for part 2 of our conversation of her Texas ranch, listen to part one on episode 122 to hear her story and their grazing management. In this episode we discuss her cow/calf production model and how they have re...

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June 26, 2023

125: Sage Askin - Startup to Scaled Ranching

Sage is somebody who I have wanted to get on the podcast for the longest time! His story is one that has inspired me and continues to every time I hear it. He started his ranching operation not long ago and now manages severa...

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June 19, 2023

124: Jill Winger - Old Fashioned On Purpose

Jill Winger is an entrepreneur. She is an author, podcaster, restaurant owner, blogger, social media influencer, direct marketing and first generation rancher! We discuss all of the things as well and the importance of being ...

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June 12, 2023

123: Gene Goven - 450% Increase in Forage Production

Gene Goven is a farmer/rancher in North Dakota who has an incredible story of building soil and profitable ranching in North Dakota. He now leaves more forage behind as residue when rotating than the ranch used to produce whe...

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June 5, 2023

122: Laura Burandt - Journey Home to the Ranch

Laura has a pretty awesome story of education and work experience to getting back to her family ranch in the Texas Panhandle. Today she is running the family ranch with her dad and implementing sell/buy marketing, adapted low...

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May 29, 2023

121: Logan Duvall - Marketing Regenerative Food

Logan Duvall and his family run a privately owned outdoor farmers market where they source and purchase food from local farmers and ranchers and market them to health conscious consumers shopping for high quality regenerative...

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May 22, 2023

120: Hobbs Magaret - Fire and Salt Part 2

I'm joined again by Hobbs Magaret. In our past conversation on episode 110, we left a lot of topics undiscussed and so today we hopped back on a call again to talk about his genetics, grazing management, and more. As always, ...

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May 15, 2023

119: Greg Judy - Profitable Ranching in Missouri

Greg Judy is somebody who has personally impacted me and my farming career through his books and youtube videos! I'm honored to have him on the podcast today to share his journey from struggling to survive ranching to growing...

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May 8, 2023

118: John Pahlow - Building a Ranch

John and his wife have always wanted to run a ranch, and so after years of saving and with a slight push from Covid, they sold their home, equipment from his business and bought a ranch in Oregon. In just two and a half years...

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May 1, 2023

117: John Haskell - Managerial Accounting

John Haskell of Ranch Right LLC walks us through his process of helping farmers record and understand their financial information. This financial information is essential for making informed decisions related to our business ...

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April 24, 2023

116: Jared Luhman - Expensive Lessons

A 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...

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April 17, 2023

115: Chris Kerston - Land to Market

Chris Kerston is CEO of the Land to Market program which is working to create new markets for farmers who are working to improve and regenerate the lands through holistic management. They are actively building relationships w...

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April 10, 2023

114: Bart Morris - Oxbow Cattle Company

Bart Morris runs a first generation conception to consumption beef ranch on the edge of Missoula, Montana. We discuss how he built a successful ranch business from scratch in only 9 years. We talk about conservation easements...

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April 3, 2023

113: Ray Marxer - Cowboy in a Corporate World

This is an incredible conversation with Ray Marxer who spent 37 years working for and managing one of America's largest historic ranches the Matador Ranch. He recorded his experience in his book Cowboy in a Corporate world wh...

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