Meteorologist Don Day is my guest today as he offers his Fall and Winter 2025 Weather Outlook… and all the key factors that play a role in our weather in 2024 are completely different than last year. We’ll first take a general view of the weather outlook, then will work across the continent by regions, and finally some general conversation about the spring of 2025. While he is mostly optimistic for the areas that saw drought in 2024 there are some areas that could go either way. 

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Selling the ranch may be the first option that comes to mind… or maybe I should say, the last thing you want to do. So then what are some other options that you can consider? Jerome Chvilicek, (Hall and Hall) is my guest as we discuss options... some you may have considered and some you hadn’t thought of.  But in either case you may not be sure how to get started or what you need to know.  Today we will discuss Leasing, Operational Oversite, and Hiring a Ranch Manager as three options for consideration... but this discussion isn't just for Landowners.  If you're wanting to Lease more ground or aspiring to be a Ranch Manager... this show is for you as well!

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Two views on the topic Mandatory Animal Identification.  First, we'll hear from NCBA's Ethan Lane followed by a different perspective from the US Cattlemen's Justin Tupper. Two independent conversations as I ask a variety of questions on this controversial topic like: Is a foreign disease a legitimate concern? Is our current system of tracking working? Can this be market driven versus government mandated? Plus,much more. 

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Today it’s the story of Charles and Heather Maude, a young ranch family in Southwest South Dakota that have found themselves indicted for theft of federal property over 25 acres of National Grass Lands that had been a part of this 5th generation ranch family since 1910.  Rachel Gabel, spokesperson for the Maude family, is my guest as we unpack this story.  In 55 days from a normal and civil meeting on May 1st with a Forest Service District Ranger and a US Forest Service special agent over decades old boundary discrepancies, the Maudes, out of the blue, found themselves summoned to appear in US District Court.  They were separately indicted with a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison and fined up to $250,000 each.  So, what happened here?  What are the details behind this story?  Why has there been little to no information made available by the Forest Service as to why they escalated this issue quickly without trying to find resolution? Why is it alarming to all of us in production agriculture?  Is this reflective of the US Forest Service or a rogue district office and agent in South Dakota?  

Financial Contributions:

• Maude Family Go Fund Me Page

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What are you doing on your ranch to make it more resilient to drought or extreme winter weather conditions? Dr. Paul Beck (OK State) is my guest as that question leads our conversation. Dr. Beck will outline three areas that we can manage with our ranches to build that “resilience” in our ranching operation.  Yes, the conversation will range from cow size to stocking rates to improved grazing and stockpiling.  Would it be any coincidence that this conversation will lead to talking about profitability with your cow herd??  It's nothing fancy today, just a good conversation about how you and I can make a difference not only on our own ranchers but our industry as a whole.

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TMR Mixing wagons... not just for the dairies and large feeding operations and today Dr. Kelley Neuhold (Westway Feed Products) and what he is referring to are TMR Mixers.  Now TMR Mixers are not necessarily new in our industry but as more ranchers are picking them up used or new, what are some things we need to know about them.  For example, what’s the difference between a horizontal and a vertical mixer, mixing order of your feed sources and why, as well as feed strategies when using them.  

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Galen Gerrish with American Grazing Lands Services is my guest.  They sell a lot of fencing material across the country and today we are going to discuss the components that they are finding success in for building Permanent Electric Fence, Portable Electric Fence, as well as Energizers. Things like wire, line posts, and insulators.  Maybe you’ve been thinking about adding this element to your ranch or you’ve been doing this for some time, in either case, what you DON'T want to do is waste money on material or products that are gonna fail.

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No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, “There’s an App for That”.  On this program, Dave Voth with Good Grazing Makes Cents, joins us as we discuss a few of the apps that are available to us for Grazing Management.  He’ll give us his review of some, and we’ll discuss others that he’s excited about as well.  But the purpose for an app is to help us be efficient in our management which in turn assists in our efforts to be profitable. Joins us for a practical conversation about Grazing Apps.  Plus find out what Dave says is the most underrated app/software that is extremely useful for management and planning purposes. 

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Dr. Steve Paisley, (University of Wyoming) is back as a guest as we focus of Mid-Summer Nutrition in our cow herd.  Some of you are dealing with little to no grass, while other have grass, but its quality is quickly declining.  So, what are some options?  Also, the market is good right now.  What factors should you consider as you make strategic plans for the coming months both in cow retention and marketing.  Finally, we'll talk about heifer selection. It’s a good time to be in the cattle business, so tune in and we discuss how you can be strategic and smart as you work through these summer months.

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With the high cattle markets it easy to get lulled into a false sense of profitability. Allan Crockett is back as our guest as we are halfway through the calendar year and it’s a good time to reevaluate and be proactive for both planning for the rest of this year and future business plans. From marketing to tax Planning, to making wise decisions with how we can invest our profit so that we can take advantage of growth opportunities when they arrive. Now is not a time to be complacent. It’s your business… so let’s grab a gear and take it to the next level.

• Contact Info: Allan Crockett, WillCox, AZ | [email protected]

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