Best Jared Luhman Podcasts (2025)

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The Next Gen Ag Forum: Get Started Investing with Andrew Cox 26:21

15h ago26:21

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Next‑Gen Ag Forum 2025, held at the Quayside Terminal in Townsville. In this practical session, Andrew Cox from Generational Wealth Partners breaks down the fundamentals of investing for the next generation of agricultural producers. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to sharpen your financial strategy, …

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The Next Gen Ag Forum: Tips and Tricks for the next generation with Alison Larard from RFCS 22:47

1d ago22:47

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Next‑Gen Ag Forum 2025, held at the Quayside Terminal in Townsville. In this practical and motivating session, Alison Larard from Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) shares her top tips and tricks for the next generation of primary producers looking to build a successful and sustainable future. Recording C…

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The Next Gen Ag Forum: QRIDA Grants & Loans: How to set yourself up for success with Sam Spina 13:31

1d ago13:31

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Next‑Gen Ag Forum 2025, held at the Quayside Terminal in Townsville. In this practical and informative session, Sam Spina, Regional Area Manager for North Queensland at the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA). Sam shared his insights on how producers can access finance, grants, and support…

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The Next Gen Ag Forum: Grains Opportunities in the North with David Jochinke, Scott Muller, Scott Loughnan & Ruth Thompson 28:18

2d ago28:18

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Next‑Gen Ag Forum 2025, held at the Quayside Terminal in Townsville. This lively and insightful panel discussion, titled "Grains Opportunities in the North," brought together: Scott Loughnan: Dryland broadacre cropping & AgForce Grains Board member Scott Muller: 4th-generation grain grower from Biloela; AgForce G…

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The Next Gen Ag Forum: Northern Property Market Update with Brennan Leggett 18:41

3d ago18:41

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Next‑Gen Ag Forum 2025, held at the Quayside Terminal in Townsville. In this insightful session, Brennan Leggett delivers a comprehensive Northern Property Market Update, diving deep into current trends, challenges, and opportunities in northern Queensland’s property landscape. Packed with local wisdom, practical…

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The Next Gen Ag Forum: Finding a Place To Call Home with Tom Cosentino 51:35

3d ago51:35

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Send us a text Recorded live at the Next‑Gen Ag Forum 2025, held at the Quayside Terminal in Townsville. Tom’s keynote took us back to where it all began — reflecting on his journey from city life to working his way to becoming a full-time producer. His story resonated deeply with many attendees who were moved by Tom’s candid honesty and determinat…

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237: Tim Downing - Building a Multi-Generational Ranch 1:10:34

6d ago1:10:34

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Tim shares in detail his journey of land acquisitions and trades that led him to the ranch he is on today. He shared the stories and sacrifices he has to make to build a first generation ranch at a scale that can sustain multiple generations! I really enjoyed this conversation! Resources Mentioned: Nebraska Grazing Coalition Sandhills Task Force Ra…

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236: Giovana Benitez - Keeping the Ranch, and Faith! 1:05:23

13d ago1:05:23

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Wow, this conversation to me was incredibly powerful and inspiring! Giovana and her father faced difficulty that most never would have to losing family and nearly losing the ranch! Through it all she grew in her faith in God and both her and the ranch today are thriving! Everybody should listen to this story! Resources mentioned: Texas Agriculture …

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235: Seth Pratt - Generational Ranching in Idaho 1:24:49

20d ago1:24:49

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Seth shares his family's story of building the family business over generations as well as the investments they have made into adding value to their animals by owning them through finish as well as a share in the cooperative that markets the meat. We discuss his thoughts on how to improve the operation going forward in a world where land is difficu…

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234: Rusty Lee - Grazing Grain Milo 1:25:19

27d ago1:25:19

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Rusty is a University Extension specialist for University of Missouri and also a farmer and rancher with extensive experience grazing grain milo. He shares all the tips and considerations for reducing winter feed costs by grazing grain milo! Resources Mentioned: University of Missouri Extension Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more inf…

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233: Chris and Lyndsey - Solar Grazing 1:24:56

1M ago1:24:56

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In this episode Jared Luhman speaks with Lyndsey and Chris from Shady Creek Lamb Co., who share their innovative approach to sheep farming through solar grazing. They discuss their backgrounds in agriculture, the challenges of transitioning from cattle to sheep, and the importance of water management and infrastructure in their operations. The coup…

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232: Keith Olsen - Low Input Crop and Cattle Farming 1:30:33

1M ago1:30:33

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Keith is passionate about low input regenerative agriculture and is exploring both of those avenues on his own operation in SE Minnesota. We discuss how he's focusing on improving his land and pocketbook in both enterprises and much more. Resources Mentioned: Ranching Reboot Podcast Ranching Returns Podcast Stockman Grass Farmer Tom Krawiec Wilson …

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231: Sam Fryer - Ranching, Podcasting and Working! 1:24:24

2M ago1:24:24

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Sam has an awesome story, he shares how he decided to separate himself from the family farm and go out on his own in order to preserve family relationships. We discuss the process of building his operation on his own and also discuss his thoughts on debt, leverage, land ownership and more. Stay tuned at the end of the conversation with Sam for some…

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230: Jacob Gilley - Enterprise Analysis, Real Estate, and More! 1:15:29

2M ago1:15:29

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Lots of good stuff in this conversation with Jacob. We discuss his path to farming, his decision to leave the off farm job, the many enterprises he has experience with and spend a while on his record keeping strategy and enterprise analysis. We then discuss his most recent venture which is a rural vacation rental property. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharo…

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229: Ben Minden - Training Cowboys and Buying a Business 57:59

2M ago57:59

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Ben is founder and president of Bear Hug Cattle Company which is a non-profit that trains retiring military members on the basics required to work in the cattle industry in the west! And in the second part of the conversation we discuss Ben's experience buying a well drilling business to generate revenue rather than getting a normal job. If you are…

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228: Drew Bruner - Going All in on Sheep 1:13:01

2M ago1:13:01

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Drew talks about why in this particular market he chose not to invest in stockers and switch entirely to sheep. He discusses his permanent flock as well as his stocker ewe flock experiment for this year. He shares the main challenges with sheep production and how he manages them and finds success. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more …

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227: Matthew Menke - Risk vs. Reward, Leverage and Knowing Your Business 54:36

3M ago54:36

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Matthew shares his incredible story of turning down a dream opportunity to take over a family business because he couldn't do so profitably. He shares how he grew an ag business and eventually got back into farming and ranching when he knew he could do so successfully! He shares his perspective on not doing things just for the sake of growth and wh…

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226: Randal Breen - From Living in a Shed to Full Time Farmer 1:16:06

3M ago1:16:06

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Randal shares his incredible story of building a farm. He now operates on over 650 acres and direct markets meat and eggs to local individuals and wholesale accounts! A story that highlights the relationship he has with his community is that when he experience complete drought and destocked almost entirely, their community continued paying CSA shar…

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#60: More Than Profit: Ranching for Land, Lifestyle & Legacy with Jared Luhman from Ranching Returns Podcast 56:55

3M ago56:55

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 60 of A Place to Call Home! This week, we’re joined by Jared Luhman, a regenerative cattle and crop producer from Minnesota, USA, and the host of the Ranching Returns Podcast. Jared manages 900 acres and 230 Red Angus cows, markets bulls through Pharo Cattle Company, and is passionate about building a profitable, l…

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225: Alex McKiernan - Car Wrecks Can't Stop This Family! 1:19:56

3M ago1:19:56

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Alex and his wife have built a diverse farm and ranch business that started with direct to consumer vegetable production through a CSA and has grown to a large ranch that does custom grazing, goat production for weed management as well as building a brand that serves food from their farm and other local farms direct to local consumers! Resources Me…

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#59: Turning Knowledge into Action with Sam Skeat from RAAM 33:26

3M ago33:26

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 59 of A Place to Call Home! This week, we’re joined by Sam Skeat, founder of Regen Ag Asset Management (RAAM)—a business that helps rural producers turn knowledge into action and build more resilient, efficient operations. Sam’s journey has taken him from running tree-lopping crews and working with NRM groups, to c…

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224: Caleb Smith - Switching from Dairy to Sheep 59:52

3M ago59:52

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Caleb has a unique story to getting into agriculture, he had the opportunity to take on a 40 year land lease from a non-profit and built a dairy farm from scratch. He shares that story and also how he recently switched from the dairy model to a sheep production model and why. He shares the very real challenges that shift presented and how he adapte…

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#58: Workplace Safety and Real-World Lessons from the Bush with Johno Mackay from JobSafe Pro 50:06

3M ago50:06

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Send us a text This week, we chat with Johno Mackay—a cattleman, contractor, and founder of JobSafe Pro, an app designed to make workplace safety easier and more practical for rural businesses. From starting his first contract mustering job with a broken leg, to building a successful contracting and fencing business across northern Australia, Johno…

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223: Hayden Heigele - Changing Genetics, Calving Window, and More 1:09:03

3M ago1:09:03

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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 working for the family business and is experimenting with low input ranching. Resources Mentioned: Greg Judy Dave Ramsey Will Harris Understanding Ag Ranch…

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#57: Money Matters: Building Wealth on the Land with Andrew Cox and Reegan Wass from Generational Wealth Partners 35:29

4M ago35:29

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 56 of A Place to Call Home! This week, we chat with Andrew Cox and Reegen Wass from Generational Wealth Partners, who break down what financial advisors actually do and how they can help farming families and next-generation producers plan, grow, and protect their financial future. If you’ve ever wondered when to sp…

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222: Doug Badcock - Building an Adapted Cow on a Zambian Ranch 1:10:39

4M ago1:10:39

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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 also shares the story of how and why he left the family farm to build this on his own. Resources Mentioned: Man, Cattle, Veld - Johann Zietsmann Dirt t…

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#56: Selling the family farm and creating your own path with Travis Parry 1:05:12

4M ago1:05:12

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 56 of A Place to Call Home. This week, we chat with Travis Parry, who shares his journey in agriculture—from agisting country to building a successful Speckle Park stud. He also opens up about selling the family farm, navigating succession, and how he’s using social media to grow his business and connect with consu…

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221: Ryan Cone - Building a Business in Order to Buy a Ranch 1:22:13

4M ago1:22:13

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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 away from being shut down and turning it around and ultimately selling that to buy and grow a 1000+ cow ranch on his own! He's confident that it's still p…

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#55: From Selling Firewood to Natural Sequence Farming with Stuart McWilliam from Blackbird and Beast 54:19

4M ago54:19

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 59 of A Place to Call Home! This week, we chat with Stuart McWilliam from Black Bird and Beast—a self-taught regenerative farmer and Natural Sequence Farming contractor whose story is all about backing yourself and building from the ground up. With no ag background, Stuart went from running a firewood business and …

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220: Neil Peterson - Integrating Cows on Cropland in Iowa 1:06:36

4M ago1:06:36

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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 anything but crops. We discuss how he does that as well as his marketing business that is not in a highly populated area of the state! Resources Mentio…

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#54: Lets talk about "Agistment" with David and Sarah Birchmore from Agistment.net 33:32

4M ago33:32

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 58 of A Place to Call Home! This week, we chat with David and Sarah Birchmore, who share their journey in agriculture, the role agistment has played in growing their business, and how they’ve built an off-farm income stream to create more opportunities. In this episode, we discuss: How agistment has helped expand t…

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219: Craig Ference - Thousands of Cows Grazing Corn! 55:30

4M ago55:30

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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 program which involves grazing thousands of cows on thousands of acres of corn every year! Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more informati…

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#53: How to create "A Place To Call Home" while working full time with Nick Holland 45:11

4M ago45:11

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 53 of A Place to Call Home. This week, we chat with Nick Holland, who shares his journey to land ownership while working full-time and the lessons he's learned along the way. In this episode, we discuss: Building a real estate portfolio Navigating family succession in agriculture Agisting and leasing country while …

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218: George Walker - From Direct Marketing to Sell/Buy Marketing 1:16:19

5M ago1:16:19

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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 improved his business and lifestyle and why he's so excited to continue. Resources Mentioned: Ranching for Profit Sell/buy marketing schools If you are looki…

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#52: Building a Sustainable business with Simone and Harry from Bush Agribusiness 41:26

5M ago41:26

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 52 of A Place to Call Home. This week, we chat with Simone Parker and Harry Evan from Bush Agribusiness, where they share valuable insights on how consultancy can elevate your agricultural business. In this episode, we discuss: The Business Edge course and its impact Key findings from the Australian Beef Report Wha…

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217: Doug Marburger - Developing Bulls in Texas 49:34

5M ago49:34

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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 the opportunity to lease his own land and start his own business! I love his story of faith in God and how God provides and ultimately resulted in Doug…

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#51: Journey to growing Apples in Orange with Iain McLennan 53:32

5M ago53:32

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 51 of A Place to Call Home. This week, we chat with Iain MacLennan, who shares his exciting journey into the apple industry and what it’s like stepping into a completely new field. In this episode, we discuss: Transitioning into a new industry Growing apples in Orange and what that looks like day-to-day Working in …

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216: Laura Burandt - Stocker Cows 58:44

5M ago58:44

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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 they choose to have that in addition to a native herd. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit ba…

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#50 Creating a life on farm and overcoming adversity with Matt and Hayley from Watson Family Produce. 1:08:52

5M ago1:08:52

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 50 of A Place to Call Home Podcast. In this milestone episode, we chat with Matt and Hayley from Watson Family Produce, where they share their inspiring journey to land ownership and their incredible resilience in overcoming adversity. In this episode, we dive into: Their journey into real estate investing Building…

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215: Casey Toews - Adapting Enterprises as Market Demands 1:16:27

5M ago1:16:27

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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 incredible. They import cattle and feed and custom bale graze during the winter, they flex enterprises as the market calls for it from cows, to stocke…

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#49: Going from no cows to feeding the world with Bianca Tarrant from Our Cow 1:04:37

5M ago1:04:37

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Send us a text Welcome to Episode 49 of A Place to Call Home. This week, we sit down with Bianca Tarrant from Our Cow, who shares her inspiring journey in creating a standout business that connects consumers directly with Australian farmers. In this episode, we dive into: Bianca's path to land ownership Overcoming significant challenges and disaste…

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214: Steve Schweitzer - Sharing his Ranching Journey 1:07:12

6M ago1:07:12

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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. Resources Mentioned: PCC Updates and Newsletters For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-m…

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213: Dean Hunt - Ranching in South Dakota 1:06:14

6M ago1:06:14

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Dean Hunt shares his story of growing the family ranch while working an off farm job. He had an opportunity to expand at a time that he wasn't sure he could handle it but shares how they made it work. He also shares his experience using Farmatan to stop coccidiosis and scours and shares his thoughts on getting started in ranching. For Ranching Retu…

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212: Knute and Amanda Severson - Grass Finishing and Successful Marketing 1:24:15

6M ago1:24:15

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Knute and Amanda are fun! They met working for the Seattle Seahawks and through a long journey ended up back at Knutes family farm in Iowa. It's there that they purchased land, built infrastructure and have created a successful meat marketing business Grand View Beef! They share the struggles, and successes of that journey! Resources Mentioned: Fiv…

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211: Kit Pharo - Converting to Low Input Ranching 51:07

6M ago51:07

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I had a great listener question asking about how to convert from a high input cow/calf herd and operation to a low input operation. Kit and I discuss making that transition, both in management as well as actually converting the herd genetics. If you have questions you'd like answered on the podcast let me know! If you are looking to add somebody to…

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210: Mitch Dahl - Very Successful First Generation Rancher! 1:24:55

7M ago1:24:55

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Mitch Dahl is another one of those guys my age making me feel behind the game and I love it! He had the opportunity to take over an existing ranch from retiring ranchers and took it and ran with it. He now owns hundreds of cows, custom grazes, has a small amount of cropping acres and isn't afraid to experiment with new things. We discuss his experi…

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209: Doug Voss - Expanding the Land Base Through Good Management 1:14:54

7M ago1:14:54

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Since having Doug on last time back on episode 33, he has expanded his land base significantly. We talk about how he has done this on both public and private land. We discuss his experience grazing on a large piece of publicly owned land including his trial with virtual fencing and more. Resources Mentioned: Ranching for Profit Soil Health Academy …

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208: Garth Gatson - Creating Value in Cattle 1:34:01

7M ago1:34:01

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Garth is intentional with his cattle business, focusing on enterprises where he can add value. Because of this he's found great success and is able to be full time in the cattle business, a feat that many folks dream of. He shares his marketing strategy for all of his cattle, the different enterprises he runs, and his unique perspective on debt. Lo…

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207: Sean and Kat Weinert - Quitting the Off Ranch Job 1:08:27

7M ago1:08:27

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We catch back up with Sean and Kat Weinert, previously on episodes 5 and 44 to discuss life after Sean left the off ranch job. We talk about the challenges that it presented, things that caught him off guard and how they've made it work. If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell …

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206: Duane Thompson - 1200 Cows Profitably in Canada 1:10:08

7M ago1:10:08

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Duane and his family run a ranch in Canada. They have figured out how to be successful in a northern environment facing challenges like snow, ice, cold temperatures, short growing seasons, etc. In todays episode we dive into the details of his cow/calf enterprise. Be sure to listen to episode 177, my previous episode with Duane where we discuss how…

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