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A business that is not profitable is not a business at all, but it's just a hobby. 

In this episode, Dave Pratt joins Jared to talk about ranching for profit in order to find the breakthroughs that will improve the health and productivity of your ranch, the profitability of your business and the quality of your life. 

Dave Pratt is one of the most sought-after speakers on sustainable agriculture and profitable ranching in the world today. He has taught the Ranching for Profit School in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Africa.

Dave grew up on a small ranch and worked for cattle and sheep ranchers in Northern California where he learned ranching from the bottom up. In addition to his practical roots, Dave holds BS and MS degrees from the University of California and Washington State University. A Range and Livestock Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension Service for 15 years, Dave researched cell grazing and strategic issues impacting the sustainability of ranches.

For more information, you can contact him at:

Website:  https://ranchmanagement.com/
Email: [email protected]

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What if the key to a more profitable cattle operation isn’t producing bigger calves—but building a better system?

In this episode of the Profitable Steward Podcast, Jared Sorensen is joined by renowned rancher, businessman, and cattle industry leader Kit Pharo, founder of Pharo Cattle Company. With decades of hands-on experience, Kit shares timeless lessons on building a profitable, sustainable, and resilient ranching operation.

Kit discusses the importance of calving in sync with nature, selecting the right cow for your environment, and why profit per acre—not weaning weight—is a better measure of ranch profitability. He also explains what it means to be a “herd quitter” and why knowing when to change your management approach can make all the difference.

After initially focusing on producing bigger calves, Kit discovered that increasing weaning weights didn’t necessarily increase profits. He shifted from a production-driven model to a profit-driven approach, focusing on reducing expenses while increasing beef production per acre.

Today, Pharo Cattle Company markets more than 1,000 forage-developed bulls each year, demonstrating the power of a low-input, forage-based approach to cattle production.

Key Takeaways:

* Calving in sync with nature and choosing cattle adapted to your environment
* Why profit per acre can matter more than weaning weights
* Shifting from production-driven to profit-driven ranching
* Knowing when it’s time to become a “herd quitter”


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Website:  https://pharocattle.com/

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 What better way to start of the podcast than to have Allen Williams as our guest. 

Allen Williams is a 6th generation family farmer and founding partner of Grass Fed Insights, LLC, Understanding Ag, LLC and the Soil Health Academy. He has consulted with more than 4000 farmers and ranchers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, and other countries, on operations ranging from a few acres to over 1 million acres.

In this episode, he discusses the following:
1. The challenges and issues in Agriculture. 
2. Definition of Regenerative Agriculture
3. The 6 principles of soil health
4. The 3 rules of adaptive stewardship 
5. The 4 Ecosystem processes, 
6. The Barriers to implementing regenerative agriculture 
7. The characteristics of a succesful Ag Entrepreneur 
8. The current state of Regenerative agriculture

For more information, you can contact him at:

Website:  https://understandingag.com/ 
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 662-312-6826

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Welcome to the first episode of the Profitable Steward Podcast. 

In this series we'll learn and explore regenerative agriculture principles. Through practices that improve soil health, animal health and good stewardship, we will help you increase your productivity and profitability. Join us as we bring experts from the fields of Agriculture, Leadership, Personal Development, Finance, and  Health to help you achieve your goals of profitability to be truly regenerative and "regenerational" to involve the next generation. 

Meet your host, Jared Sorensen. 

Jared is a life-long learner and has been applying and teaching principles of holistic management, soil regeneration, and biodynamics. Jared has mentored many young people seeking to get a start in agriculture. Some have gone on to purchase, lease, or manage ranches.

For more information visit https://www.agsteward.fyi/

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