Ranch Investor Podcast

Where is the starting line on ranching?

In this episode, our guest, Sage Askin discusses how he started bootstrapping  Askin Land and Livestock 10 years ago. He wanted to be independent, but he is now responsible and works for many other individuals. Askin also describes the custom grazing on lease land and the sell-buy model.

His company, Askin Land and Livestock, raises grass-fed cattle, Dorper sheep, horses, and dogs. They choose the freedom to enjoy their lives and preserve Wyoming’s traditional old western cowboy values while raising happy healthy livestock and kids in the country.   Askin Land and Livestock concentrate on optimal and sustainable production. 

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Website:  https://www.askinlandandlivestock.com/

When is it most effective to work alone or work with a team? 

Round 2 with Rich Bradbury. In this episode, our guest reflected on his experiences working with various groups over the years and revealed in depth what works and what doesn't when joining a coop. DeVries and Bradbury also did not miss an opportunity to critique the issues of the US food system and third-party-verification.  

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What is farming the right way?

In this episode, we sat down with Paul Grieve to discuss the benefits of his farming practices to the environment, animals, and human health.  He is the founder of Pasturebird which is now one of the largest pasture poultry producers in the US.

Pasturebird is a family farm that believes in the regenerative power of pasture-raised livestock for land, animal, and community. The end result is chicken that’s rich with old-school flavor, nutrient-dense, and environmentally responsible.

How is success influenced by working with a co-op of ranchers? Let’s find that out in this episode as we sat down with  Rich Bradbury, who flew all the way from Oregon to Billings, to impart his valuable experience in collaborating with a Co-op of ranchers. 

Rich Bradbury is a fifth generation rancher in the Great Basin. He has spent the majority of his life in the Plush, Oregon region. He is co-owner of one of the ranches that make up the former MC Ranch.

How do fossil rights influence ranch land values? In this episode, Nate Murphy shares his experiences as a dinosaur excavator and fossil preparations expert. He contracts with private landowners to locate and excavate fossils. He then prepares the fossils in his lab in Billings MT – Dino Lab – for museums worldwide.

Nate Murphy became known as the “People’s Paleontologist”  in the 1990s. He discovered the world’s largest carnivorous dinosaur in Patagonia, South America. And when he found the best-preserved fossil in the world, Leonardo, he was featured in Newsweek, NationalGeographic.com, New York Times and the 2004 Guinness Book of Record. 

Are you seeing a different attitude towards conservation among new buyers from traditional owners? In this episode, Catherine Semcer who is a Research Fellow from PERC discussed the change in land ownership and its implications for the conservation of both wildlife and water. 

Semcer is a subject matter expert with 20 years of success in demanding political environments and excels at providing innovative solutions to challenges in Research and reporting; project, program, and organizational management; influence building; and, government relations.

Do you see a day in the future when there will be an exchange in a secondary marketplace for carbon credits?  In this episode, we sit down with  Chris Mehus,  one of our first guests on Season 1 who came on to talk to us about the budding and the new carbon sequestration market for perennial grasslands of ranches, and now we will hear an update of what has happened since COVID and over the last two years. Chris Mehus has always maintained a joint passion for agriculture and the outdoors. He has applied his degrees in Wildlife Biology and Range Science to assist and advocate for ranchers who have a strong conservation ethic. He is an outspoken advocate for the Ranching For Profit, Integrity Soils, Holistic Management International, and related schools of thought and how they can be applied to create a thriving ranch business while creating healthy, functioning ecological systems with rich soil and diverse wildlife populations.

What does political and financial independence look like? In this episode we sit down with Gary Buchanan, life-long political and financial independent, who has decades of experience as a financial advisor and public service in Montana. In addition to managing financial portfolios, he is running as an Independent for the US House of Representatives. We also have some unexpected guests drop in, who update us on the real estate market down in Texas.

When will you have to pay the piper for his music? Be sure to check out Episode 6 of Season I with Max Hansen for a more technical “in the weeds” detail on IRS Section 1031 Deferment of Capital Gains if you are looking for the concise, legalese, attorney-speak because this episode is not that. As we bring Max back for Season III, we keep it high-level and casual in discussing the general status and overall effectiveness of this hot-button issue.

George has seen it all. From wind, oil, and gas developments to railroad, pipeline, and transmission line easements. In areas where elk, conservation, and recreation may be the highest and best use, to areas that seem to be unaffected by the progress of man. Tune in to hear George’s stream of consciousness as he breaks down the steps and process for valuing ranches or certain particular aspects therein.