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.

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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:

Fiver

Shopify

NRCS Programs

Practical Farmers of Iowa

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Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business! 

As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠www.ranchingreturns.com⁠. 

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're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operation, call Paul Mitchell at 515-745-1639 or check out farmatanusa.com.

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 experience grazing standing corn and so much more!

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching Returns Podcast

Working Cows Podcast

Knowledge Rich Ranching

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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

Peer Groups/Consulting

Soil Health Coalitions

If you're interested in Farmatan to fight scours in your operation, call Paul Mitchell at 515-745-1639 or check outfarmatanusa.com.

Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pharocattle.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business!As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠www.ranchingreturns.com⁠.

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. Lots to learn from Garth in this one!

Resources Mentioned:

Ranching for Profit's free resources

The Undoing - Michael Lewis

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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.

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 he integrates cows on his cropland.

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Cody shares his awesome story of taking over his in laws ranch in North Dakota and how he went from struggling to finding improved profitability and an improved lifestyle! He shifted from a cow/calf enterprise to a stocker enterprise and is excited about what that is doing for their future! So much to learn from his story!

Resources Mentioned:

Soil Conservation Districts

Menoken Farm

Sell/Buy Marketing Schools

Ranching for Profit

Allan Nation

Bible

If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.ranchrightllc.com/⁠⁠⁠.

In Part 2 with John Maddux we discuss some of the strategies he uses for managing risk in his cow/calf and stocker business.