Teddy Gentry of the band Alabama was self-educated in the back of a tour bus about what it takes to make money in the cattle business. He learned about soil health, grazing, and genetics. This led to his development of the South Poll Grass Cattle breed. We discuss the breeds that make up this hearty and profitable composite as well as the process and the unique restrictions they have placed on the breed to protect its long-term success.

Sponsor:

Ambrook

Relevant Links:

South Poll Grass Cattle Association

Jay Young of Young Red Angus is a big picture thinker. He has been experimenting with grazing collars for a while now and he is excited about the potential they have to revolutionize his business. He is talking about being more profitable running on fewer acres with better soil health and less time invested. That hits every facet of ranching. We discuss his vision for what the future could look like on this episode.

Sponsor:

Remedi Animal Solutions

Relevant Links:

Young Red Angus

5th Annual Bull Sale

Young Red Angus on YouTube

Jay's Previous Episode:

Ep. 287 Jay Young – Using Compost Extracts

South Dakota Representative John Shubeck is on a mission to help South Dakota be ready when Thomas Massie's PRIME Act passes. He joins me to discuss his bill as well as what other states and residents in other states can do to help with Thomas Massie's PRIME Act. 

Sponsor:

Get Rogue Food Conference Recordings

Relevant Links:

John Shubeck Legislative Page

Bill Page (Already Signed :facepalm: Congrats Rep. Shubeck!)

One of the sweet spots in any system is when you can turn a "waste" product into a beneficial output. Wool, unfortunately, has become one such product. It isn't as high quality in wetter environments and certain breeds also struggle to produce high quality wool. Add to that the difficulty of those who know how to or want to shear sheep and you can see how this has led to a drying up of the wool market in many places. Israel Vasek has found a way to take these undervalued wool fleeces and turn them into a powerful, carbon rich, soil amendment. We are going to discuss that process with him today as well as the results of some of the studies using wool pellets as a soil amendment.

Sponsors:

Kaizen Solutions

Sunshine Bible Academy

Relevant Links:

Wooly Naturals

Whenever I hear the "Welcome Back to Ranch Hacks" opener I am immediately intrigued to see what Malcolm MacLean has done to repurpose something to optimize his effectiveness on the ranch. While we do discuss some of his Ranch Hacks today we actually spend a fair bit of our time discussing his Total Grazing program and the cowherd he has been developing to fit that system. 

Sponsors:

Kaizen Solutions

Sunshine Bible Academy

Relevant Links:

Ranch Hack on Facebook

Ranch Hacks on YouTube

Ranch Hacks on Instagram

It takes a unique mindset to continue to stay in touch with the traditional way of doing things. Scott Gore has been on this journey from a young age. His focus has been on rawhide braiding. We discuss how he got started, lessons he has learned, as well as how he would recommend getting started today. We also discuss what he is doing to help others develop a similar passion to what he has for rawhide braiding.

Relevant LInks:

Scott Gore Rawhide

How do you regenerate a landscape that your family hasn't managed for decades? This has been the journey that Jim Eitel has been on. We discuss his strategy and the usefulness of the good financial information provided by Ambrook in deciding what to do next.

Sponsor:

Ambrook

Relevant Links:

Eitel Valley Farms

Many are familiar with the three-legged stool of Holistic Management made up of Economic, Social, and Environmental legs. While conventional agriculture by and large does a great job of focusing on the environmental and economic legs we can tend to neglect the social leg. Even if we focus on caring for our people it is easy to neglect our community. Today we are joined by Desi King and Bill Milton of Winnett ACES an organization focused on revitalizing rural Montana through facilitating education in regenerative agriculture and making improvements to rural social and cultural infrastructure.

Sponsors:

Wineglass Ranch

Relevant Links:

WinnettAces.org

South Dakota Grasslands Initiative Summit

Have you ever heard anyone say, "Noone wants to work these days?" Dallas Mount joins me to discuss how to find, hire, and keep good employees. We discuss when to hire and what to pay those people we do hire. 

Sponsors:

Wineglass Ranch

Arrow L Ranch Composite Bull Sale

Relevant Links:

RanchingforProfit.com

We hear many references to a "land of milk and honey." What is that? Why is it desirable? How can we make it a reality on our ranch? We answer these questions and more with Alejandro Carrillo on this episode. Alejandro Carrillo is an accomplished grazier and ranch manager who has had much success in creating a thriving and diverse ecosystem.

Sponsors:

Wineglass Ranch

Arrow L Ranch Composite Bull Sale

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Relevant Links:

Desert Grasslands