Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health

The problem with most AI platforms is that they are more concerned about keeping you engaged than they are about giving you accurate well researched information. Ian Murdock trained Save.Ag on quality information from research papers and other sources to make sure that it gives accurate and relevant information to serve ranchers.

Sponsors:

South Dakota Grassland Coalition

Sunshine Bible Academy

Kip Fladland

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Save.Ag

It's easy to love the idea of being a day working cowboy. It is less clear hot to survive and thrive financially while doing that. Crockett Carothers has found a way to do both. It requires a different way of thinking about how you use your time. Crockett has managed to create the margin whereby he can make a living and have time to day work. 

Sponsors:

Graze Magazine

South Dakota Grassland Coalition Bird Tour

Sunshine Bible Academy

Ranch Right

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Crockett Carothers on Facebook

The Wealth Cowboy Show on YouTube

Raising food is honorable and resonates deeply with us as humans. Much of worship throughout time has involved food. On top of that food can heal many of the diseases caused by our broken food system. Justin and Jenni Bajema are doing what they can to fix this broken system where they are. We discuss the reasons this work matters and resonates so deeply.

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Remedi Animal Solutions

• Ep. 371 Ellen Bench – Implementing Homeopathic Livestock Health
• Ep. 368 Ellen Bench – Homeopathic Livestock Health

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Rebel Truth Podcast

Rebel Pastures

Finding cattle that are adapted to your environment goes a long way to generating and protecting profit. Ken and Jenny Stewart have recently acquired a herd of Aubrac Cattle and given their breadth of experience they are very excited about their ability to adapt to a plethora of different environments.

Sponsors:

Indreland Ranch

Create Coaches

Ranch Right

Graze Magazine

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XL Ranch

There are many challenges with passing the ranch on to the next generation. It is difficult financially because many times people need to live on the equity they have built. It is also difficult financially because of the pressure that development puts on ranches to make room for urban expansion. The South Dakota Ag Land Trust has a solution that can help with both of these aspects. Bill Eastman and Karl Jensen join me today to discuss the logistics and considerations of putting your land into a conservation easement.

Sponsors:

Create Coaching (Applications Now Being Accepted)

Indreland Ranch

Sunshine Bible Academy

South Dakota Grassland Coalition Bird Tour

Relevant Links:

South Dakota Ag Land Trust

Partnership of Rangeland Trust

Land Trust Alliance

Marc Walther joined me to discuss several of the products his company produces. Trey Schmidt has been testing these products on his ranch for some time, and he was able to offer his perspective on the effectiveness of the products.

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Impact Fusion Brands

Morgan Mickel has been sharing his ranching story on YouTube for about four years. He joins me to discuss the logistics of running a large-scale western sheep operation. We discuss working with herders, lambing, using guardian dogs, and marketing.

Sponsors:

South Dakota Grassland Coalition

Ranch Right

Sunshine Bible Academy

Indreland Ranch

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Morgan Mickel on YouTube

Kip Fladland has been helping people get the most out of their ranch horse for decades. Today we are going to talk about the process of developing a connection with your horse and how to take your horse to the next stage of their training.

Sponsors:

Indreland Ranch

Create Coaches

Graze Magazine

South Dakota Grassland Coalition

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Kip Fladland Horsemanship

Joel Salatin gave a great talk about how to undo the consolidation in our nation's food system. As part of that talk he read a chapter of his unreleased book "Food Emancipation." He also discussed at length the circumstances that led us to where we are with regard to food in this country and how we can chart a better path forward.

Sponsor:

Remedi Animal Solutions

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Rogue Food Conference at Polyface (Code: Cows30 for $30 off)

The Lunatic Farmer Blog

Working Cows on Patreon

Tom Shea has found that unconventional mentorships are key to finding your way in Regenerative Agriculture. His relationships have continued to shape his path forward in finding a way to be profitable. This has led him to take unconventional approaches like grazing solar farms and using technology to increase his effectiveness.

Sponsors:

Create Coaches

Ranch Right

Graze Magazine

Sunshine Bible Academy

Relevant Links:

National Grazing Lands Coalition Bus Tour

National Grazing Land Coalition