Jared Luhman is host of the great Herd Quitter podcast. He and his family are cooperative producers for Pharo Cattle Co. in Southeast Minnesota. We talk about the economic challenges of ranching on very valuable land as well as the unique ways they have found to overcome those challenges.
Today we caught up with Robyn O'Brien of RePlant Capital. She talks us through changes that can help better the food systems and food security of America. You can learn more about RePlant and work with them at https://www.replantcapital.com.
Alexis Johnson from Farm Tee Company joins me to day to talk about her business and how she started her mission to make high quality apparel that farmers and ranchers could wear and show their pride for where they live. We talk about the pride in loving where you farm as well as the challenges that come with building a brand. Find Alexis at https://farmteeco.com/
Today we are joined by CEO of iGrow News, Sepehr Achard, who talks with us about the topic of controlled environment agriculture (CA). Sepehr shares a bit about his journey with iGrow and what exciting things are coming for the world of CA. Follow along with iGrow's reporting at https://igrownews.com.
In today's conversation we take a deep dive into the impact of Russia-Ukraine. Dr. James Leiman, Fellow at the Veden Center for Rural & Economic Development at the University of Minnesota Crookston, joins us to explain the consequences of this war and who will suffer most. Learn more from Dr.Leiman at https://crk.umn.edu/units/vede....
Guess who's back! It's me. Sorry for the long abscence in recording. I made myself a promise when I started the podcast that it would not interfere with the other things in my life. These past two weeks I've had to put my money where my mouth was. The fair and family vacation was more important than podcasting. We returned from vacation yesterday and I was back to normal today. It made me reflect on how important vacations are for the sustainability of our operation. That without breaks, we begin to spin ourselves in circles. That we are running a poor business if we cannot set it down for a bit.
In this solo episode I discuss four Red Pills for Ranchers. These are ideas that have been challenging my thinking frequently over the last few months.
