Herd Quitter Podcast
By Jared Luhman
Herd Quitter PodcastJan 15, 2024
171: Rylan Crawford - 600 Cow Ranch by 31 Years Old
Rylan has built a large successful cow/calf operation on his own at only 31 years old! Currently owning over 600 cows and acquiring his own land base while expanding on leased land. He shares his strategies for cattle production and growth and what has lead to him being so successful at such a young age!
Resources Mentioned:
Man, Cattle, Veld - Johann Zietzman
Knowledge Rich Ranching - Allan Nation
Quality Pasture
Ranching Like a 12 Year Old
Thinking in Bets
Outliers
Greg Judy Youtube
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 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!
170: Nic De Castro - Monetizing Recreation on Your Farm or Ranch
Nic De Castro is the founder of Land Trust which partners with farmers and ranchers to help them stack enterprises and monetize different agricultural experiences or recreation opportunities on your farm and ranch. For many it could offer the opportunity to generate revenue with resources you already have that are not fully being utilized.
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!
169: James Holz - Livestock on Cropland
James is an Iowa farmer and cattleman discovering ways to integrate feeder and stocker cattle on cropland in unique and profitable ways! We discuss his turning cropland into grass to background stockers, how he uses crop residue as a cattle finishing area, and how he uses cover crops! Lots to learn in this one!
Resources Mentioned:
Practical Farmers of Iowa
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!
168: Taylor Moyer - Profit First Grazier
Resources Mentioned:
Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown
Kick the Hay Habit - Jim Gerrish
The Turnaround - Dave Pratt
Knowledge Rich Ranching
Let My People Go Surfing
Dale Stricklers 3 Books
Cattle Kingdom
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 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!
167: Adam Ledvina - Generating Profit on Land Others Can't
If you are a cattle guy, please don't skip past this episode when I mention that todays guest is a goat producer from Iowa. Adam Ledvina shares how goats can be extremely profitable on acres that cattle and even sheep can't fully utilize on steep slopes with overgrown woods, brush and weeds! He explains how he has developed a low input profitable goat herd and how the average commercial producer can generate great profits on every acre! They can be used in combination with cattle to stack enterprises and increase profit!
Resources Mentioned:
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Stockman Grass Farmer
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!
166: Cal Hardage - Grazing Grass Podcast
Cal is a fellow grazing podcaster and farmer/rancher from Oklahoma. We discuss his career and how he's shifted to a low input, grazing management focused grass farmer and has found success in doing that!
Resources Mentioned:
No Risk Ranching - Greg Judy
Noble Research Institute
Working Cows Podcast
Ranching Reboot
Herd Quitter Podcast
Just a Few Acres Farmer on Youtube
Farmer Tyler on Youtube
Once a Day Farmer on Youtube
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!
165: Noah Taylor - Profitable Cows in the Midwest
Noah and his family have a diversified farming operation running 180 cow/calf pairs, several hundred hogs for Niman Ranch, feedlot beef and crops. They do a great job integrating livestock with the cropping enterprise through getting cattle out on the land, or diversifying their crop rotation and putting those harder to market grains through pigs or cattle and much more. By doing this they are able to reduce feed costs, increase soil health and ultimately improve farm profitability! Lots to learn from Noah!
Resources Mentioned:
Allan Nation
Gabe Brown
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Extension
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!
164: Rachelle Meyer - Running a Farm and Raising a Family
Rachelle and her family are crushing it at life and farming down in Southeast Minnesota! Rachelle talks about how they manage to run a dairy farm, 500 goats, 800 sheep, stocker cattle, run a direct market business and raise a family with 7 kids! If you want to see more, check out their youtube at wholesome family farms on youtube!
Resources Mentioned:
Soil Health Academy
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!
163: Allen Williams - Epigenetics and Profitability
Allen and I discuss how important epigenetic selection is for building an adapted herd of livestock for your farm or ranch. It's when you have a properly adapted herd that you can reduce inputs and significantly improve business profits! We talk about how his cost of production per cow is significantly below national averages.
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 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!
162: Ariel Greenwood - New Mexico Ranching
Ariel and I discuss her journey to her current ranch in New Mexico. We talk about the differences in the regions and production models they've experienced. How they logistically manage a ranch over tens of thousands of acres and managed a ranch 700+ miles away in another state! Lots to learn from her awesome experience!
Resources Mentioned:
Quivira Coalition
Subtract - Leidy Klotz
If you're interested in attending the Sustainable Farming Association Midwest Soil Health Summit to hear speakers like Burke Teichert, Dale Strickler and many more, sign up at https://sfa-mn.org/midwest-soil-health-summit/ 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!
161: Aaron Helmick - First Generation Farming Wisdom
Resources Mentioned:
Executive Link and Ranching for Profit
Sell/buy marketing schools
Knowledge Rich Ranching - Allan Nation
Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman - Gordan Hazard
Extreme Ownership - Jocko
Working Cows Podcast
Ranching.fyi zone ranching
If you're interested in attending the Sustainable Farming Association Midwest Soil Health Summit to hear speakers like Burke Teichert, Dale Strickler and many more, sign up at sfa-mn.org/midwest-soil-health-summit/
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!
160: Dr. Richard Watson - 2000 Acre Grazing Dairy
Dr. Richard Watson started a grazing dairy business in 2007 which has since expanded to 3 sites totaling over 2000 acres with a capacity to milk over 2500 cows. He is now working on developing a milk processing facility to vertically integrate his business to capture the premium that his grazing model offers but has so far been challenging to capture! We dive into what it took to build his first dairy, the challenges that he faced, how he overcame them and then talk about his decisions to scale and expand. Richard is knowledgeable and entertaining and I hope you enjoy the conversation!
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!
159: Kit Pharo - Building a Business
Kit Pharo has built an incredibly successful ranch and seedstock business as one of the top ten in the seedstock 100 for several years in a row and serving thousands of customers over several decades! I asked Kit to share with me some of his reflections on that experience and what he sees as important traits and actions for somebody who wishes to build a successful business of any kind! Lots of wisdom to gain in this episode!
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 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!
158: Jared Knock & Justin Fruechte - Roots and Ruminants
Fortunate 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 ranching business!
157: Will Harris - A Bold Return to Giving a Damn
Will Harris is one of those guys who pioneered much of regenerative agriculture, direct to consumer marketing, vertical integration on the family farm level and so much more! It's an honor to get to share some of what he's learned with you through these conversations. You can hear more of his story on episode 55 or better yet buy his new book "A Bold Return to Giving a Damn".
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!
156: Drew Bruner - First Generation Rancher Story
Stories like Drews are some of my favorite to share on this podcast! Drew didn't grow up on a family ranch, but over the course of the last 15 years or so has built up a successful grazing business which he now does full time and purchased several hundred acres in northern Missouri.
To sign up for Wally Olson's online sell/buy marketing class go to www.ranching.fyi/wallyolson
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!
155: Gage Iverson - Grazing through the Winter in Montana
Gage Iverson is a rancher who has successfully grazed his cowherd all winter long for several years in a row in an environment where so many think it's not possible! Take a listen as we discuss his experience, what it's done to improve profitability and his tips for somebody wanting to do the same thing!
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!
154: Dallas Mount - How to Make Cows Profitable
For many, when they look at the economics of their cow/calf enterprise and see the lack of profitability, their assumption is that the cow/calf business is not for them. Dallas shares that the average cow/calf producer is not profitable, however, top producers have found it to be incredibly profitable. So we discuss how to improve the profitability of cows by reducing direct costs, increasing gross product and more. Turns out there is a lot that most can do to improve the cow/calf enterprise and that it can generate very competitive returns.
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 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!
153: Ryan Bruski - Trying it Out with 4700 Stockers
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
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
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
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!
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!
149: Chad Peterson - Stockers, Grazing, Moving Ranches
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!
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!
148: Logan Mannix - Mannix Family Beef
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
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!
147: Amos Troester - Cover Cropping for Profit
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
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!
146: Matthew Menke - Transitioning to Profitable Ranching at Scale
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
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!
145: Sage Askin, Vannie Collins, Chris Baggott - Building a First Generation Ranch
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
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
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!
143: John Innes-Smith - Journey to Farm Ownership
John spent several years moving from farm to farm taking advantage of opportunities to build equity in land and cows until he got to where he is today. John owns 300 cows and 500 acres and operates his own successful grazing based dairy with his wife in Tasmania, Australia. We walk through his story, discuss the risks associated with debt and growth and talk about his operation.
Resources Mentioned:
Profitable Farmer Podcast
Jocko 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!
142: Al DeWit, Weston Walker, Rob Pierce - Heat Tolerant Genetics Program
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!
141: Joel Salatin - Successful Farming
Joel Salatin is one of the most popular farmers in the world. He has written 16 books, is the editor of the Stockman Grass Farmer, and owns and operates the popular Polyface Farm. We discuss his farm, how he monetizes agritourism and education on his farm and learn tips to creating a successful direct to consumer enterprise as well as how to change the food system to a more local food production and marketing system.
Resources Mentioned:
Stockman Grass Farmer
Ranching For Profit
Farm Show Magazine
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!
140: Rachel Twogood - Raising Crops, Cattle and a Family
Rachel and her husband farm and ranch in Nebraska and have a diversified operation consisting of no-till crops, organic crops, cow/calf enterprises as well as a grass finishing and direct to consumer business. We discuss these different enterprises as well as the blessings and challenges that come with raising a family on a farm!
Resources Mentioned:
Joel Salatin - Family Friendly Farming
Joel Salatin - Salad Bar Beef
The Third Plate
Francis Schafer - Pollution and the Death of Man
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 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!
139: Elaine Froese - 3 Conversations Necessary Before Farm Transition
Elaine is an internationally known farm transition expert! The topic of transition is something that every farmer will have to deal with at some point and very few have a plan. She walks through 3 of the important conversations that need to be addressed before a transition can take place.
Resources Mentioned:
Dick Wittman - Wittman Consulting
Elaine Froese Books
Farm4Profit 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 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!
138: Tom Krawiec - Ranching Like a 12 Year Old
Tom is author of the book "Ranching Like a 12 Year Old" where he shares his story of developing a ranch template to help simplify the management of a ranch to improve lifestyle and to allow for the opportunity to scale. He shares how this model allowed him to build a ranch custom grazing thousands of animals and also how to grow more grass than many think is possible! Lots to learn in this episode!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit
Executive Link
Holistic Management
Jim Gerrish - Management Intensive Grazing
Andre Voisin - Grass Productivity
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!
137: Chris Baggot - Grazing Profitably on Cropland
Chris is a first generation farmer who has managed to grow a large and successful direct marketing enterprise and grazing based farm on row crop land in Indiana. Just in that statement their are a number of things many would say are not possible or at least are extremely difficult to do. Take a listen to learn how he did this and so much more!
Resources Mentioned:
Allan Savory - Holistic Management
Joel Salatin
Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains
Water in Plain Sight
The Insect Crisis
The Devils Element
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!
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 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 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!
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 building another ranch in Missouri. He shares many of his learning experiences, and discusses using Romosinuano cattle to improve the adaptability of his herd.
Resources Mentioned:
Stockman Grass Farmer
Local grazing groups and seminars
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!
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:
University Extension
Financial Experts, Attorney Workshops
Herd Quitter Podcast
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!
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, 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!
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 inflation on all of those expenses. This means that even during record high prices many are still losing money or having slim margins and Kit is concerned for those who aren't willing to change before prices come back down. What are you doing to prepare for this?
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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 profitable in his region, we discuss swath grazing and bale grazing and much more!
Resources Mentioned:
Ranching for Profit
Agrifood Management Excellence (Canadian Program)
Local History Books
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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 profitability on your ranch!
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!
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, 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!
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 environment, calving window and other things that have helped him be a more profitable producer.
Resources Mentioned:
PCC Newsletters and Updates
Stockman Grass Farmer
Jim Gerrish
Greg Judy
Hand in Hand Livestock with Tina and Richard
Man, Cattle and Veld
Man Must Measure
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127: Riley Shay, Sean Weinert, & Brian Munger
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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 reduced costs dramatically allowing them to have a cost of production nearly half of the national average.
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!
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 several ranch units in multiple states. In this episode he shares his story which has so much valuable information on how he did it and is sure to inspire whoever listens.
Resources Mentioned:
Extreme Ownership - Jocko
Entreleadership - Dave Ramsey
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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 intentional about our food choices and how they started up their ranch and direct marketing enterprise. Lots to learn from this one!
Resources Mentioned:
Michael Pollan
Wendell Berry - Unsettling of America
What Your Food Ate
Old Fashioned On Purpose
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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 when he took it over. Lots of wisdom in this episode.
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!
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 input genetics and grazing management to help her ranch become more profitable.
Resources Mentioned:
Healthy Land, Happy Families and Profitable Businesses - Dave Pratt
Dirt to Soil - Gabe Brown
For the Love of Land - Jim Howell
The Art and Science of Sheparding - Fred Provenza
Chip Hines
Historical Journals like Lewis and Clark
The Book of Job
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!