Casual Cattle Conversations

Mary Jo Irmen with shares how beef cattle producers can take steps to clean up their finances and improve their bottom line by shifting their mindset and small changes. 

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Chris Rawley with Harvest Returns shares how farmers and ranchers can obtain funding to start or grow their operations through the use of outside investors in this podcast episode.

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Aimee Tice resides in Eastern Nebraska and is passionate about feeding her family beef and locally grown food sources. Aimee shares her perception of food as a mother and how she makes her purchasing…

Hear the honest reality of starting a direct-to-consumer beef business from Hannah Klitz, founder of Oak Barn Beef. Hannah shares how she navigates online sales, a storefront, social media marketing …

Troy and Stacy Hadrick share their journey of starting a 25-head-per-day harvesting facility in rural South Dakota. North Prairie Butchery will serve the rural community of Faulkton. This dynamic duo…

Ryan Moorhouse, general manager at Hartley Feeders, joins the podcast to share how cattlemen can build better relationships with feedlots while offering insight as to what types of calves feedlots wa…

Anyone involved in production agriculture knows that input costs are just a part of the business. However, high prices and inflation have created more challenges for cattle producers over the past ye…

Dr. Clint Rusk, Ray Williams and Wes Chism join the podcast for a second time to add to last week’s conversation about the challenges faced by seedstock producers. This week the trio shares how data …

This two-part series with Dr. Clint Rusk, Wes Chism and Ray Williams covers the challenges faced by seedstock and commercial cattlemen and how data collection and technology can play a role in provid…

Traceability systems and animal disease are important topics in the United States beef industry today. Discover why all cattle producers need to be aware of the impacts of animal disease and how they…

Ray Williams joins the show from the team at Gallagher to share how cattle producers can start to create rotational grazing strategies. Ray covers where producers can start with stock rates, water, f…

JD Green joins the podcast from the University of Kentucky to discuss what causes weed populations to increase, how cattle producers can effectively reduce weed populations and how they can be proact…

Neil Mentzer with Gallagher North America shares what steps cattle producers can take to ensure their electric fences work and keep cattle in this spring.

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Establishing Proper Grounds

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Spring is on the way and that means making sure your water tanks are in working order for summer grazing. Jeremy McGill joins the show to discuss how cattle producers can design watering systems to f…

Matt Woolfolk and Wes Chism dive into the topic of bull sale season and share advice for both commercial cattlemen and seedstock producers. This episode covers what to look for in bulls, bull budgeti…

Jamie Hauge joins the show to discuss his family's experience with the H-2A program. They have been using the program for about 17 years to source seasonal labor on their diversified operation. Jamie…

Ray Williams with Gallagher North America joins the show to discuss the big-picture view of sustainability and what it means for family farms and ranches today. Ray covers what he is gaining from pro…

Kacy Atkinson joins the show to share her family's story of losing her brother and what they learned about why estate plans are critical components to the business structure of farms and ranches. Kac…

Chelsea Woodcock, DVM and Wes Chism discuss what cattle producers need to keep in mind to ensure optimum herd health during their spring calving season. This episode covers the topics of when to vacc…

Technology and ranching go together more than one might initially expect. In fact, technology is changing how cattle producers manage and improve their herds day in and day out. Alex Heine and Keenan…