Brock Terrell’s response to a question about improving profitability in the Stockmanship and Ranch Roping Facebook group was a powerful demonstration of what we can do with our management to increase the effectiveness of our operation. So I invited him on to have a discussion about it so we could flesh out what he was...
Cody McDaniel of Townsend, MT joined me to talk about the challenges of moving from the plains of Kansas to the mountains of Montana. We also discussed his recent trip to Mexico with Kit Pharo. Cody has been a Cooperative Producer with Pharo Cattle Company for nearly 20 years. Sponsors: ChrisWilliamsAudio.com HPRanchPracticum.com CammackRanchSupply.com Links Mentioned:...
I had the opportunity to sit down with Sean McCoy for an episode of his great podcast the “Come to the Table” podcast. We talked about technology in beef production, the agricultural lifestyle, and what brought me back to the ranch. Sponsors: ChrisWilliamsAudio.com HPRanchPracticum.com (Registration Deadline is the end of May but this course has sold...
Jim Gerrish joined me for a great conversation that started out as an introduction to his book “Kick the Hay Habit” and moved on to a discussion of getting started in the ranching industry through good management of leased land and lease relationships. Sponsors: ChrisWilliamsAudio.com CammackRanchSupply.com Books: Find American GrazingLands Services LLC Online: AmericanGrazingLands.com Facebook
Tim Hoven of Eckville, AB joined me to discuss the benefits, challenges, and logistics of taking cattle to finishing weight on grass near Edmonton, AB, Canada. You can follow Tim on twitter @timhoven. Sponsors: CammackRanchSupply.com ChrisWilliamsAudio.com Guest’s Website HovenFarms.com The Luckiest Places On Earth from Peter Byck on Vimeo.
Nancy Labbe of World Wildlife Fund’s Sustainable Ranching Initiative joined me to talk about the work that World Wildlife Fund is doing through the initiative to be a resource for ranchers. Specifically, we discuss the importance of native grasslands like the Northern Great Plains. Sponsors: ChrisWilliamsAudio.com CammackRanchSupply.com Resources Mentioned: Sustainable Ranching Initiative
Darin and Jessica Michalski joined me to discuss the process of choosing and seeding marginal cropland back to grass. We talk about the motivations for and the benefits of this process. Sponsors: CammackRanchSupply.com ChrisWilliamsAudio.com Resources Mentioned: South Dakota Grassland Coalition South Dakota Soil Health Coalition Mentoring Our Amazing Grasslands Video:
As part of my partnership with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, I have the privilege interviewing as many of the featured producers from the SDGC’s Grassland Planner as I can. This is the first interview in that series with Cody Jorgensen of Jorgensen Land and Cattle Partnership in Ideal, SD. In this engaging discussion, we talk...
Jim Faulstich joined me to discuss the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, an innovative and valuable resource looking to help South Dakota ranchers make better use of their grass resources. Specifically, we discuss the Grassland Planner and a cooperation between SDGC and the Working Cows podcast to interview the featured producers in the 2018 edition of...
From his Twitter profile (@TheHippieFarmer) Joe Mills is a Cover cropper, no-tiller, cow-calfer, gas station food lover, small-time feeder. In this episode, we talk about innovative and out of the box strategy they are employing in regards to feeding and marketing their beef. (Correction: From Intro, Joe rejoined the family operation in 2013 not 2003)...