Podcast Episodes

223: Hayden Heigele - Changing Genetics, Calving Window, and More

Episode 223

Hayden felt some resistance when wanting to experiment with new farming and ranching practices on his family farm. Rather than give up, he has been growing an operation of his own on the side of work…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

222: Doug Badcock - Building an Adapted Cow on a Zambian Ranch

Episode 222

Doug is building a ranch in Zambia and trying to develop a cow herd adapted to his harsh climate! He shares all the traditional paradigms he's pushing back against and where he's finding success. He …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

221: Ryan Cone - Building a Business in Order to Buy a Ranch

Episode 221

I absolutely love Ryan's story of finding a creative way to building a large and successful ranch from nothing! He shares his story of buying and improving a medical sales business that was weeks awa…

Published on 5 months ago

220: Neil Peterson - Integrating Cows on Cropland in Iowa

Episode 218

After doing missions work overseas Neil moved back to the family farm in Iowa. He is working to build a diversified and profitable farm that integrates cattle on land that most wouldn't consider for …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

219: Craig Ference - Thousands of Cows Grazing Corn!

Episode 219

I really enjoyed discussing Craig's operation and perspectives on things from diversification vs. specialization on a large farm and ranch, to land ownership and more. We also discuss his unique cow …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

218: George Walker - From Direct Marketing to Sell/Buy Marketing

Episode 218

George shares his story of starting his own farm when there wasn't room on the family farm. He also discusses why he moved from a direct marketing model to sell/ buy marketing and how that has improv…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

217: Doug Marburger - Developing Bulls in Texas

Episode 217

Doug is the developer of all the bulls being sold at the PCC sale in Texas coming up on April 1. He shares his story of not being raised on a ranch and after years of working on other ranches having …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

216: Laura Burandt - Stocker Cows

Episode 216

Laura has been a popular past guest back on episodes 122 and 126. Today she comes on again to discuss their stocker cow enterprise. She discusses what it is, the advantages and challenges and why the…

Published on 6 months ago

215: Casey Toews - Adapting Enterprises as Market Demands

Episode 215

Casey and his family at Fishburn Ranch took what was considered very poor land and have turned it around through management. The number of creative ways they are finding success in their operation is…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

214: Steve Schweitzer - Sharing his Ranching Journey

Episode 214

I have known Steve for years but this is the first time hearing his story of shifting his ranching focus from a high production, high input ranching to a more enjoyable and profitable ranch system.

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago