Description:

In this episode, your hosts, Joe, David, and Korbin, join together for a roundtable-style discussion on a variety of topics ranging from bull testing to embryo donor selection and beyond.

Kicking off the show, each host gives an update on what they are up to on their ranches. David speaks about how his recent production sale went, Korbin touches on getting ready for breeding season and some of the current challenges he is facing with his bulls, and David speaks about Montana Ranch.

They discuss mental health for farmers and ranchers; lessons in sales (from the bad to the good, and everything in between); share advice on how to push through the tough times; provide insight into why “flunking” a semen test is not the be-all-end-all; the ins and outs of bull testing and bull management; what they look for when selecting a female to go into their embryo program; when to flush vs. when not to flush; and much more.

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Shady Brook Angus Farm

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Quotes:

“Marketing … really requires a team. Yes, we raise the cattle, we develop the cattle, and we represent the cattle, but we can’t possibly answer every phone call… [or] answer every email.”

“When I think about what I really enjoy in this business, it’s the evaluation and the quest for the ideal that fits your program.”

“We’re in the people business. And by all means, if one person finds somebody that they’re compatible with; [that] they want to bounce ideas off of [in this industry] … that fires me up.”

“I look at it this way: when you’re going into a sale, you do the best you can. … [Because] so much is out of your hands when it comes sale-time.”

“Test your bulls and test them often.”

“If you’re trying to create longevity … maintain maternal …[and] create a cowherd that is performance-based and is also proven, then you know you’ve got to have some stringent details whenever you’re going to select a donor.”

“What I think is a ‘proven cow’ is one that is proven to settle, she’s proven to take a calf to term, she’s proven to lay down, having, licking them off, getting nursed, [getting] rebred and weening. That means she has proven to do her job. Without that, you’re just measuring in-product traits.”

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