Straight from the boxing and shipping room, Mary shares the story of their family business and how they began marketing beef, pork and lamb directly to consumers. Mary talks about the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome them.

Listen in to hear about how Five Marys Farms works to build a community for people who market beef directly to the consumer and insight on how to get started or expand the business you already have. 

Casey has experience working on ranches his entire life and now he notices where the gaps lie in the skillsets required for ranchhands and managers. He shares his personal experiences, struggles and advice for finding good help and how to keep them. He also offers tips on how to gain the skillsets you need to work on and operate a ranch.

Bill Rishel has lived his entire life involved in the beef industry. He has been involved in countless changes and adaptations that have taken place and are to come. Bill shares his stories, insight and perspective about the future of the beef industry. We cover genomics, changes in carcasses and packing plants, sustainability, methane emissions and economics all in one episode!

🤔What questions do you have about implementing genetic testing in your herd? 🤔

Bryce operates a ranch in Opheim, MT and is a believer in using 🧬 genomic testing on his commercial heifers. Listen to this short, honest episode to hear Bryce's experiences and advice on implementing DNA testing in commercial herds. 

Time: 15 minutes 

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Kacey has a burning passion for the beef industry. She currently works for Top Dollar Angus and shares how TDA works to capitalize on high-quality genetics in the beef industry. She offers insight for commercial and seedstock producers as well as college students. Listen in to learn how this company works with multiple parties in the supply chain.

"Be humble, have a lot of humility, and be a lifelong learner." 

Listen to Trey Patterson share his outstanding story and knowledge about what mindset he uses to approach ranch management. 

Trey talks about his journey to where he is at today and how we can all work to stay open-minded as we manage ranches. He shares real and practical examples and experiences in this episode. 

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Jared Wareham has advice for everyone in this episode! We are talking time management with an off the ranch job and family. He also shares what activities and habits he views as time-wasters and offers outstanding advice on professional development. 

Brandi Buzzard-Frobose is experienced in operating social media pages for agriculture businesses. In this episode, Brandi shares why it is important to have a social media page for your ranch and tricks to make it successful. As an added bonus, she discusses how she juggles all the different aspects of her life and offers great advice for the ambitious, younger generation.

In this episode, Jerry Adams and Abram Babcock discuss how Adams Land and Cattle Company has been using data collection in their feedlot and how it impacts profitability. They also talk about the impacts of implementing EID tags and increasing data collection on the cow-calf side of the beef industry. It's a great episode to learn about another side of the industry and gain insight on applying technology and data collection to your operation.

Julie Ochsner has been marketing beef directly to consumers long before the current trend we are seeing today. In this episode, Julie shares her story and advice for starting a direct to consumer beef business. She also talks about raising a family during this process and balancing other jobs.