The hosts welcome Rob Spencer from Blackrose Angus Ranch in Culbertson, NE to discuss the often-intimidating concept of vertical integration. They explore its impact and what it means for industries, specifically in the context of the cattle industry with contract and ownership integration. Rob shares his personal experience with vertical integration in the pork industry and how it affected his operation. Listen in to gain a better understanding of what vertical integration looks like in various industries and what the future of the cattle industry may hold.

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Quotes:

• “We’ve come a long way in this breed because I don’t think I could tolerate the frustration that he (dad) dealt with at that time.” — Rob
• “I judge a lot of people that I want to deal with by their breeding philosophy. I think that’s very important.” — Rob
• “I think part of my philosophy is that I set my bar very high for my cows. The cows are the most important thing that I do.” — Rob
• “We’ve had these multi-generational relationships with ranchers who are in our local to regional area. That plays very much into where I think this is going and how one should set themselves up to succeed.” — David
• “There’s nothing like the independent producer to keep us resilient through our diversity of thought or diversity of production.” — Joe

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