Progressive Cattle Podcast

By Progressive Cattle editors

What's Progressive Cattle Podcast about?

Progressive Cattle editors David Cooper and Cassidy Woolsey sit down with “Irons in the Fire” columnist Paul Marchant to chew the cud on current events in the beef industry, preview the upcoming edition of the magazine, and interview some good friends from the ag community.

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Progressive Cattle Podcast episodes:

05.30.2024
Sustainability and mental health resources - with Frank Mitloehner and Jessica Cabrera
Join hosts Tyrell Marchant, Paul Marchant and Abby George on this episode of the Progressive Cattle podcast where you’ll not only hear Paul’s charming New York accent and how he became a pioneer in the cattle business, but also a...
04.26.2024
2024 forage outlook and monensin for cows and heifers – with Katie Raver and Frank White
For the first time, we welcome Progressive Forage’s Joy Hendrix to the podcast studio, as she visits with Katie Raver from Rock River Laboratory for a regional analysis of forage quality and what to keep in mind for the 2024...
03.28.2024
Genetic profit tools and industry outlook - with Lee Leachman and David Anderson
The podcast team is back in the studio for two interviews you don’t want to miss. Lee Leachman of Leachman Cattle Co. shares with Tyrell his insight on genetic profit data that has been a foundation for his seedstock herd....
03.12.2024
Stay in front of calf health – David Mathes, DBC Ag Products (Sponsored Podcast)
Calves are the future, regardless of your performance goals. Calf health, beginning on day one, plays a significant role in growth and development. Raising calves isn’t always easy – requiring special care and attention to detail. In this episode, David Mathes...
02.26.2024
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 3
In the third and final segment of our coverage from the NCBA national convention, the team previews the March issue of Progressive Cattle. Abby visits with Elanco's Wayne Ayers about improving conception rates with the proper vaccine strategy. Then Tyrell...
02.19.2024
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 2
Welcome to the second of three episodes of our coverage of NCBA 2024. In this episode, Tyrell Marchant visits with Jeff Heldt, Beef Technical Lead with Selko USA, discussing if your inputs doing what you think they are when it...
02.13.2024
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 1
Welcome to the first of three episodes of our coverage of NCBA 2024. In this episode, Carrie Veselka visits with Rob Cook, president of the National Grazing Lands Coalition on strategies to improve grazing, Abby George discusses the impact and...
01.25.2024
Genetics' role in marketing cattle and increasing pasture's carrying capacity - with Ken Odde and Justin Derner
Progressive Cattle editor Tyrell Marchant visits with Ken Odde from Kansas State University about his work on the newly formed Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force and how he thinks genetic data will impact how cattle are bought, sold and raised...
01.04.2024
Direct to consumer marketing and herd health planning - with Kara Lee and Russ Daly
In this podcast episode, Progressive Cattle editor Carrie Veselka speaks with Kara Lee, Director of Producer Engagement at Certified Angus Beef, to discuss direct to consumer marketing and the CBA Ranch to Table program. Editor Abby George meets up with...
12.12.2023
Optimizing Cattle Health and Performance with Zinpro® (Sponsored Podcast)
In this podcast episode, we sat down with Dr. Chris Reinhardt with Zinpro to discuss the importance of trace mineral nutrition to optimize cattle health and performance. Keeping cattle healthy and performing to their full potential is key to ensure...
12.04.2023
20 years since the cow that stole Christmas - with Dr. Ron DeHaven
David and Paul visit with Dr. Ron DeHaven, former chief veterinarian and administrator at the USDA-Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, to look back on 20 years since the first case of BSE back in December 2003. If now’s the season...
10.25.2023
Building a new packing plant – with Jay Theiler
In this podcast episode, Managing Editor David Cooper sits down with Jay Theiler, executive vice president of AgriBeef, and discusses the opening of a new packing plant in Jerome, Idaho, and the supply and demand dynamics that make or break...
09.27.2023
Red Angus Conference - with Rick Funston and Jordan Shockley
The October podcast goes to Denver, Colorado, for the Red Angus annual conference where David Cooper interviews Rick Funston and Jordan Shockley. Funston, a reproductive physiologist with University of Nebraska-Lincoln, explains numerous factors toward efficiency in repro rates, heifer selection...
08.29.2023
What will the cattle industry look like in 40 years? – with David Anderson and Rick Machen
Carrie Veselka visits with Texas A&M; AgriLife Extension Ag Economist David Anderson and Rick Machen with the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at the 2023 Texas A&M; Beef Cattle Short Course. Dr. Anderson gives a brief outlook of what’s...
08.01.2023
Genetic testing commercial herds and systems management — with Dylan Preston, Andrea Severtson-Flemming and Aaron Berger
In this episode, Zoetis's Dylan Preston and producer Andrea Severtson-Flemming discuss the benefits of genetic testing on commercial operations. David Cooper also talks with UNL-Lincoln ranch management specialist Aaron Berger on systems management and also the value of heifers for...
06.26.2023
Emotional intelligence and feed costs - with Don Tyler and Larry Johnson
On this episode of the podcast sponsored by Zinpro, join David, Carrie, Paul and Allyson for a preview of the July issue of Progressive Cattle and the annual beef statistics poster. David tests the podcast team on just how well...
06.02.2023
A producer’s take on virtual fencing, and insights on interest rates and inflation – with Clay Burtrum and Elliott Dennis
In this episode, Clay Burtrum, a commercial cow-calf producer in Oklahoma, shares his experience with a two-year virtual fencing project with Oklahoma State University. He discusses everything from price, ease of use, and current challenges. Lastly, Elliott Dennis, an economist...
05.09.2023
Mineral: Your key to optimal cattle performance (Sponsored Podcast)
As a cattle nutritionist, Ted Perry talks to people every day – like cattle owners with real-time problems – and translates the research into real help. Prior to joining Purina more than 23 years ago, Perry earned his master's degree...
04.26.2023
Diving into WOTUS and adapting nutrition to cow size – with Mary-Thomas Hart and Ron Scott
In this episode, Tyrell and Ron Scott of Purina Animal Nutrition talk about the need for adapting nutrition guidelines as average cow size grows. Carrie also visits with Mary-Thomas Hart, Chief Counsel, Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association...
03.28.2023
Upcoming label changes for over-the-counter antibiotics and regulation changes for implants – with Dan Thomson and Brad Johnson
Starting in June 2023, antibiotics will no longer be available for purchase at your local farm store. Hear from Dr. Dan Thomson at Iowa State University as he discusses this regulatory change and how producers can obtain antibiotics going forward....
02.28.2023
2023 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention – Part 3
In the gripping finale of our 2023 NCBA coverage, Bridgette Readel of Rural Minds discusses mental health resources in rural America; the University of Tennessee’s Troy Rowan gives producers advice on developing a bull-buying game plan; and Dave Weaber from...
02.24.2023
2023 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention – Part 2
In the second of three podcasts, David and Carrie visit with more guests at the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans. Among the interviews are Chance A. Farmer of Selko nutrition discussing proper distribution of mineral feeders in grazing...
02.16.2023
2023 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention – Part 1
In the first of three podcast episodes, Tyrell, Carrie and Cassidy sit down with guests at the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans. Interviews include a discussion with David Lust of West Texas University regarding a unique project to...
01.27.2023
Ranch management training with Rachel Frost and Andrew Bardwell, calving season from a vet’s perspective with Tony Hawkins
In this episode, David, Paul, Tyrell and Carrie discuss China’s population decline, the price of eggs and, just for good measure, the weather (see Paul’s column for full details.) Tyrell visits with Rachel Frost with Montana State University, and Andrew...
12.27.2022
Capitalizing on higher cattle prices, and forces shaping the U.S. rural economy – with Ross Bronson and Brian Earnest
In this episode, two guests weigh in on what's ahead for agriculture in the new year. Redd Summit Advisor's Ross Bronson addresses ways producers can leverage the decline in cattle inventory, and CoBank's Brian Earnest discusses recessionary fears, rising interest...
12.01.2022
Budgeting tips with DeDe Jones, and the best and worst Christmas songs
In this episode, editor Carrie Veselka discusses budgeting tips and financial habits for the new year with DeDe Jones from Texas A&M; University. Also, Carrie, David Cooper, Cassidy Woolsey, and Paul and Tyrell Marchant preview the December issue of Progressive...
10.26.2022
Ag youth and cattle market dynamics – with Dave Nichols and Ted Schroeder
In this episode, Paul visits with Dave Nichols, an emeritus professor at Kansas State University about his experiences as a livestock judge and educator, discussing opportunities to bridge the gap between agriculture and consumers. David also visits with K-State ag...
09.27.2022
Digging for data that matters to your ranch – with Tom Brink and Nolan Woodruff
David, Carrie and Tyrell provide a rundown of AgProud.com, the new ag supersite that is now Progressive Cattle's home. Then Tyrell checks in from the National Red Angus Convention in Kalispell, Montana. Red Angus Association of America CEO Tom Brink...
08.26.2022
How much should I feed my cows?
In this episode, two guests from the great state of Texas join Tyrell. Ag attorney Kyle Weldon discusses open range and fence laws, and Texas A&M;’s Jason Banta weighs in on cow-calf nutrition. Carrie, Paul and David discuss county fairs...
07.25.2022
Challenges facing graduating veterinarians
In this episode, Cassidy Woolsey visits with Rosslyn Biggs from Oklahoma State University about the shortage of veterinarians in rural areas and some of the challenges graduating vet students face in today's climate of inflation, job demand and crushing student...
06.27.2022
Flexible grazing leases — with Elliott Dennis
David visits with University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s ag economist Elliott Dennis on the values that can be captured through flexible grazing leases based on land output, fed cattle prices or other factors. David, Paul and Tyrell discuss heat waves in the...
05.26.2022
Being proactive about mental health with Jason Medows
This month's guest is Jason Medows, creator and host of the Ag State of Mind podcast. He visits with Cassidy about mental health in agriculture and how producers can be proactive, ways to better deal with some of the stresses...
04.28.2022
Weather patterns and drought forecasts with Matt Makens
In this episode, David and Carrie visit with meteorologist Matt Makens about what Mother Nature has in store for producers this year. All indications point to a La Nina-leaning neutral year for weather, which means the drought in the West...
03.29.2022
Global grain markets and shifting beef demand with David Anderson
In this episode, Carrie and Paul chat with Texas A&M; ag economist David Anderson about the state of global corn and wheat supplies in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its potential impact on beef producers, along with trends...
02.25.2022
Progressive Cattle at NCBA 2022 - Episode 3 of 3
The Progressive Cattle podcast editors deliver their third and final podcast from the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention in Houston. In this episode, Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax discusses the impact of beef quality on consumer demand, packer dynamics, market transparency, and some...
02.18.2022
Progressive Cattle at NCBA 2022 - Episode 2 of 3
The Progressive Cattle podcast editors deliver their second of three podcasts from the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention in Houston. In this episode, Rick Kuhn, owner of Thunder View Farms in Grahamsville, New York, talks about practices that earned an Environmental Stewardship Award...
02.14.2022
NCBA Cattle Industry Convention - Part 1
David, Paul and Carrie report their first of three podcasts from the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention in Houston. Interviews are with Travis Arp of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, Shaye Koester of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast, Samantha Augustine with Northeast...
01.25.2022
Managing year-round reproduction with veterinarian Lee Jones
Joining David, Cassidy and Paul on this episode is Lee Jones, an associate professor of beef cattle production medicine with the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine. He discusses everything from discovering problematic patterns in calving season to balancing...
12.30.2021
Management variabilities with Jordan Thomas
Cassidy, Paul and David visit with University of Missouri assistant extension professor Jordan Thomas on the management variabilities that producers can prepare for in a given year. Whether it be for calving, forage or marketing, cattle producers can sometimes be...
12.02.2021
Year end events - with Derrell Peel and Hector Menendez
David, Cassidy, Paul and Carrie discuss the end of 2021; and David chats with Oklahoma State's Derrell Peel about supply issues and inflation; Hector Menendez of South Dakota State introduces new model system thinking for event challenges such as drought....
11.15.2021
Driving ranch profitability through tough times (Sponsored Podcast)
In today’s large world of cattle supplements, there’s one product that is disrupting the supplement in the favor of the rancher. Riomax is a family business that’s on a mission. That mission is to drive profitability in the ranching business. To...
10.28.2021
Learning the Genetic Merit Scorecard - with Troy Marshall
David, Paul and Carrie visit with Troy Marshall, director of commercial relations for the American Angus Association, about the Genetic Merit Scorecard and its use for predicting the performance on a pen of calves, and how the scorecard adds value...
09.27.2021
Visiting the Red Angus Association Convention
Join Paul, David and Carrie as they attend the 2021 Red Angus Association convention in Boise, Idaho; and engage in discussions with RAAA CEO Tom Brink about trends within the breed; Ryan Boldt discusses data use in the association for...
08.23.2021
Stewardship and regenerative ranching — with the 2021 ESA winner Beatty Canyon Ranch and Noble Research Institute
David, Cassidy and Carrie preview the September issue of Progressive Cattle in the final podcast from NCBA convention in Nashville. In this episode Steve and Joy Wooten of the Beatty Canyon Ranch share their methods that earned the 2021 Environmental...
08.23.2021
Market outlook for beef - with CattleFax’s Ranch Blach
CattleFax CEO Randy Blach stops by to is it with Progressive Cattle Editors in the second of three podcasts from the NCBA convention in Nashville. Randy shares how leverage is looking to change toward the cow-calf producer as the supply...
08.23.2021
Managing sustainability - with speakers at NCBA
The Progressive Cattle team hits the road at NCBA in Nashville visiting presenters of Cattlemen’s College. Emily Solis of Animal Agriculture Alliance explains preparing for animal activists hitting your ranch; Jessica Gilreath of Texas A&M; University shares research of sustainable...
07.27.2021
Ranch management - with Bob Milligan
Cassidy and David visit with Bob Milligan, a senior consultant with Dairy Strategies LLC, who shares his insight on working with cattle ranchers and those in ag related to business management. Also get to know Kate James, Progressive Cattle’s summer...
06.21.2021
Beef markets, economics and political policy - with Tanner Beymer
Paul, Cassidy and David spend some time talking on market dynamics with Tanner Beymer, NCBA’s director of government affairs and market regulatory policy. Just how far has NCBA membership moved toward price discovery reform in recent years?
05.24.2021
The magic of grazing - with Jenny Pluhar
Listen in as David, Cassidy and Paul talk about the magic of grazing with the executive director for the Texas Grazing Land Coalition, Jenny Pluhar. Do you know what grows on your ranch? Should you really take half, leave half?...
04.27.2021
An Impossible Whopper blind taste test - with the Progressive Cattle podcast crew
Paul, Cassidy and David put their taste buds and palate for real beef to the test with a blind taste test of Burger King’s traditional Whopper and the fake meat in the Impossible Whopper.

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Progressive Cattle Podcast episodes:

Sustainability and mental health resources - with Frank Mitloehner and Jessica Cabrera

2024 forage outlook and monensin for cows and heifers – with Katie Raver and Frank White

Genetic profit tools and industry outlook - with Lee Leachman and David Anderson

Stay in front of calf health – David Mathes, DBC Ag Products (Sponsored Podcast)

NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 3

NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 2

NCBA Cattle Industry Convention 2024 – Part 1

Genetics' role in marketing cattle and increasing pasture's carrying capacity - with Ken Odde and Justin Derner

Direct to consumer marketing and herd health planning - with Kara Lee and Russ Daly

Optimizing Cattle Health and Performance with Zinpro® (Sponsored Podcast)

20 years since the cow that stole Christmas - with Dr. Ron DeHaven

Building a new packing plant – with Jay Theiler

Red Angus Conference - with Rick Funston and Jordan Shockley

What will the cattle industry look like in 40 years? – with David Anderson and Rick Machen

Genetic testing commercial herds and systems management — with Dylan Preston, Andrea Severtson-Flemming and Aaron Berger

Emotional intelligence and feed costs - with Don Tyler and Larry Johnson

A producer’s take on virtual fencing, and insights on interest rates and inflation – with Clay Burtrum and Elliott Dennis

Mineral: Your key to optimal cattle performance (Sponsored Podcast)

Diving into WOTUS and adapting nutrition to cow size – with Mary-Thomas Hart and Ron Scott

Upcoming label changes for over-the-counter antibiotics and regulation changes for implants – with Dan Thomson and Brad Johnson

2023 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention – Part 3

2023 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention – Part 2

2023 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention – Part 1

Ranch management training with Rachel Frost and Andrew Bardwell, calving season from a vet’s perspective with Tony Hawkins

Capitalizing on higher cattle prices, and forces shaping the U.S. rural economy – with Ross Bronson and Brian Earnest

Budgeting tips with DeDe Jones, and the best and worst Christmas songs

Ag youth and cattle market dynamics – with Dave Nichols and Ted Schroeder

Digging for data that matters to your ranch – with Tom Brink and Nolan Woodruff

How much should I feed my cows?

Challenges facing graduating veterinarians

Flexible grazing leases — with Elliott Dennis

Being proactive about mental health with Jason Medows

Weather patterns and drought forecasts with Matt Makens

Global grain markets and shifting beef demand with David Anderson

Progressive Cattle at NCBA 2022 - Episode 3 of 3

Progressive Cattle at NCBA 2022 - Episode 2 of 3

NCBA Cattle Industry Convention - Part 1

Managing year-round reproduction with veterinarian Lee Jones

Management variabilities with Jordan Thomas

Year end events - with Derrell Peel and Hector Menendez

Driving ranch profitability through tough times (Sponsored Podcast)

Learning the Genetic Merit Scorecard - with Troy Marshall

Visiting the Red Angus Association Convention

Stewardship and regenerative ranching — with the 2021 ESA winner Beatty Canyon Ranch and Noble Research Institute

Market outlook for beef - with CattleFax’s Ranch Blach

Managing sustainability - with speakers at NCBA

Ranch management - with Bob Milligan

Beef markets, economics and political policy - with Tanner Beymer

The magic of grazing - with Jenny Pluhar

An Impossible Whopper blind taste test - with the Progressive Cattle podcast crew