Working Cows

Gabe Brown of Understanding Ag joined me to talk about the state of the American food system. Gabe has a unique perspective given his unique experience over the last twenty years traveling and consulting extensively on farms and ranches around the world and across the globe. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Sea-90! You can reach...

Shanon Sims of McFadden, WY joined me to talk about the importance of having hobbies away from the ranch. Shanon recently completed a full marathon. We talked the challenges, benefits, and process of training to complete a marathon. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Sea-90! You can reach them at www.sea-90.com or (770) 361-6092. Sponsor: RanchingForProfit.com...

Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching joined me to talk about the paradigm challenging practice of paying yourself. We talk about how Steve figures his labor and equipment costs as well as how he thinks about the profitability threshold of a new enterprise or opportunity. Thanks to our Studio Sponsor, Sea-90! You can reach them...

John Haskell of Ranch Right LLC joined me to flesh out an interesting comment he made on a recent RFP Online Webinar. John said that we should make sure our business structure matches available resources from a personnel perspective. We talk about not rushing to get to the place of being an investor too soon...

Zack Smith joined me to talk about his recent video where he pitched a new approach to crop insurance. We take a little deeper dive into his thoughts about how to help make meaningful change in agriculture towards a better food production system. emk9a4yh Subscribe for Free: WorkingCows.net/Subscribe Relevant Links: Zack’s Previous Episodes: Ep. 263...

Zack Smith joined me to talk about his recent video where he pitched a new approach to crop insurance. We take a little deeper dive into his thoughts about how to help make meaningful change in agriculture towards a better food production system.

Will Winter DVM joined me to talk about the problems caused by EMF and how we can mitigate them. We talk about the sources and what we can do to protect ourselves from their effects personally as well as protecting our land.

Ray Marxer, Author of Cowboy in a Corporate World, joined me again to talk about some of the ideas in his book regarding keeping good employees. We talk about meeting the physical needs of the people coming to work for us as well as the structural changes that Ray led at the Beaverhead Ranch that...

Scott Hauck of Sacred Song Farm in Mancos, CO joined me to discuss why the beef industry has been so successful at resisting vertical integration. We talk about what our unfair advantage is and how we can maximize that unfair advantage to continue to resist vertical integration.

My wife Miranda and I discuss some of the progress we have made on our place. We also discuss some of what we would like to implement in the near future. She is beautiful and the reason I am able to do everything that I do.

Bud Williamson of Williamson Land & Cattle near Moorcroft, WY joined me to talk about the work they are doing to change the way breeding cattle are marketed. We talk about understanding the products that your ranch produces and some practical ways that you can change the way you market those various products.

Wally Olson of Ranching.FYI joined me to discuss his upcoming webinar where he will be discussing issues of market inflation and deflation and how that is different than inventory appreciation and depreciation. We also discuss some paradigms Wally sees in the ranching industry and how we can make sure that we don’t remain trapped in...

Tom Krawiec joined me to talk about his new book, Ranching Like a 12 Year Old. We focused on, as Tom calls it, “Grazing in the Sweet Spot.” We talk about the importance multiple grazing passes as well as getting started early in the spring.

Elaine Froese the Farm Family Coach joined me once again to talk about the different ways succession has been handled through out the decades. We talk about how to facilitate healthy communication as well as how to manage expectations from our first family meeting.

Ross Bronson of Redd Summit Advisors joined me to discuss the five sources of risk in agriculture. We talk about what each one means and how we can think about unique ways to mitigate these risks.

Jason Mauck and Zack Smith joined me to talk about the future of stock cropping. We discuss where they are in the development of a fully autonomous mobile livestock barn that can move between row crops thus achieving integration of livestock during the growing season.

James Rogers and Marissa Taylor of Northway Ranch Services joined me to discuss the work they are doing to free up ranchers to do the work they love and the work at which they excel. We discuss the importance, especially in the West, of managing stakeholder relationships between the rancher and those public and private...

Robert Cain and Michael Sileck of Sea-90 Mineral Salt joined me to talk about the sea salt revolution. Robert has had a front row seat to this revolution working early on with Dr. Maynard Murray. We discuss the benefits of sea salt for soil health, animal health, and ultimately for the health of the food...

Dane Kuper joined me to talk about the opportunities that exist in the Cow/Calf sector if we can get them timely and relevant information. We talked about innovations on current technologies as well as newly launched technologies like “Performance Ranch” that are specifically geared towards helping the Cow/Calf operator collect meaningful data that can later...

Will Winter, DVM joined me to talk about the work of measuring regenerativity. We talk about the 14 criteria they measure and the difference that makes in what they produce.