Ranching Off The Record

Join us for Episode 6 with special guest Tom Brink with Top Dollar Angus. In this episode, we cover topics like Tom's background leading up to the founding of Top Dollar Angus, services offered by Top Dollar Angus, the factors that drive feeder cattle value, the future of the cattle feeding industry, and actions breed associations can take to increase and promote feeder calf value for their commercial customers.

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Episode 5 brings us Col. Doak Lambert, one of the greatest auctioneers to ever hold a microphone. He has one of the most unique coming up stories of anyone in the auction business and brings a unique perspective to the beef business from atop his perch on the auction block. Hear it all from the man himself, just hit the play button!

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Join us for Part 2 as we continue our discussion with Vern as we discuss advancements made in the cattle business across his lifetime, where we are headed next, breeding philosophies around line breeding vs. outcrossing and some sage advice for the young people entering the breed.

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Tune in for Part 1 with special guest Vern Suhn as he talks about his start in the cattle business growing up on on the most progressive ranches in the nation as an early adopter of A.I.,, and his journey through the cattle business, reflecting on the decisions and advancements that got him to where he is today.

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Tune in for Episode 3 of Ranching Off the Record, co-hosted by Kyle Caldwell and Cody Gariss, with guest Mike Vorel of Vorel Farms.

Mike has made a name for himself in a variety of different livestock ventures. He was well-known in the Brangus business for breeding some of the greatest number of herd sires relative to the number of cows bred on his ranch. He is a true breeder of stock, expertly fitting his cowherd to their environment, and maximizing his results.

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Tune in for Part 1 with our guest Chris Hardee as we get into his start to the cow business, the importance of fitting a cowherd to your environment, and focusing on fertility in the cowherd.

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We continue our conversation with Chris Hardee in Part 2 of "The Lost Art of the Cowman" where we talk about some of the hard-earned experience he has picked up over his lifetime, the ideal cow for his environment, evaluating livestock correctly, and the new generation stepping up into the business.

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We continue our conversation with Wade in Part 2, diving in to the heart of the issue of Honesty in Marketing.

In part one we begin by introducing our guest - Wade Fisher - and explore a variety of topics including the start of Ideal Video Productions, changes in cattle marketing over the last several years, video and sale day prep, video pen design philosophy,

Welcome in the the "first" episode of Ranching Off the Record, hosted by Kyle Caldwell and Cody Gariss. This podcast is several months in the making and we are excited to finally get going. This endeavor is centered around giving a platform to the straightforward, honest opinions of all operators in the cattle business that may not be popular or mainstream, but rather mirror the "off the record" conversations that we all have on a daily basis. We don't claim to be experts on every topic, but strive to find the guests that can help us get to the heart of a particular issue to have a productive conversation.