Cooper Hibbard of Sieben Land and Live Stock joined me to discuss the journey they have been on to develop a composite that fits their environment in the Gallatin Valley of Montana. We discuss the process of introducing new breeds into the already existing composite as well as some of the things they keep an eye to see if they are moving in the right direction.

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Clayton Marxer, Host of the newly minted, Living Western podcast joined me to discuss his motivations for starting the podcast. We talk about what makes him uniquely qualified to host this podcast as well as some of his dream guests.

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Ryan White, Founder of SnapLands, joined me to talk about how SnapLands is helping people measure what matters. He shares his own personal journey from an urban context to the expansive landscapes of the west. He also shares some stories of ranchers who have defended their right to continue managing landscapes through the data they have collected.

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Kim Barmann, Eric Fuchs, and Doug Voss, board members of the Soil Health Academy, joined me to discuss how the program is constructed and what schools they will be offering this year. We talk about their programs like Battlefields to Fertile Fields as well as what financial assistance is available for those interested in attending.

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I was privileged to be the Master of Ceremonies at the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition’s Soil Health Conference. As part of those duties, I was able to moderate a panel discussion with Glenn Elzinga, Jay Fuhrer, Cooper Hibbard and Zack Smith. This was a great wide-ranging discussion with some audience Question and Answer at the end.

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Panelists Previous Episodes:
Ep. 348 Glenn Elzinga – Solving Problems with Cows
Ep. 273 Zack Smith – A New Approach to Crop Insurance
Ep. 263 Jason Mauck and Zack Smith – The Future of Farmonious Movement
Ep. 189 Zack Smith – StockCropping at Scale
Ep. 151 Zack Smith – StockCropping
Ep. 125 Cooper Hibbard – Grazing in Difficult Terrain and Environments
Ep. 119 Glenn Elzinga – The Benefits of “Inherding”

David Bahnsen is the Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer for the Bahnsen Group where he oversees the management of over $4.5 billion in client assets. He joined me to discuss his new book Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life. We discuss how understanding our creation helps us to understand the true meaning behind our work.

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Glenn Elzinga a rancher from Idaho joined me to discuss their business model and how it helps them do the best things for the land, the people, and the bottom line. We discuss how they paid nearly $500,000 in labor costs as well as what Glenn has been learning about cows in their environment.

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Ep. 119 Glenn Elzinga – The Benefits of “Inherding”

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Dr. Shawn Baker joined me to discuss what ranchers can do to help win the war on food. We discuss topics including the role of the Beef Check-off, regulatory capture, and the nuts and bolts of the carnivore diet.

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In this replay of episode 121 I discuss developing heifers in sync with nature with Gabe Brown.

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Zack Smith, inventor of the StockCropping, joined me to discuss the results after the fourth season of stockcropping. This is the second time he has stockcropped those acres and they are seeing some incredible advantages in terms of profitability and yield. However, challenges still remain and they have decided to pivot the focus of The StockCropper to serve another niche. We talk about that and more on this episode.

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Zack’s Previous Episodes:
Ep. 273 Zack Smith – A New Approach to Crop Insurance
Ep. 263 Jason Mauck and Zack Smith – The Future of Farmonious Movement
Ep. 189 Zack Smith – StockCropping at Scale
Ep. 151 Zack Smith – StockCropping