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Ranching Returns Podcast

Ranching Returns Podcast

On the Ranching Returns Podcast we talk to farmers and ranchers who share how they have improved their returns from ranching including extreme profitability, an improvement to their land resources and creating a priceless lifestyle.

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July 13, 2025

234: Rusty Lee - Grazing Grain Milo

Rusty is a University Extension specialist for University of Missouri and also a farmer and rancher with extensive experience grazing grain milo. He shares all the tips and considerations for reducing winter feed costs by gra...
July 6, 2025

233: Chris and Lyndsey - Solar Grazing

In this episode Jared Luhman speaks with Lyndsey and Chris from Shady Creek Lamb Co., who share their innovative approach to sheep farming through solar grazing. They discuss their backgrounds in agriculture, the challenges o...
June 29, 2025

232: Keith Olsen - Low Input Crop and Cattle Farming

Keith is passionate about low input regenerative agriculture and is exploring both of those avenues on his own operation in SE Minnesota. We discuss how he's focusing on improving his land and pocketbook in both enterprises a...
June 22, 2025

231: Sam Fryer - Ranching, Podcasting and Working!

Sam has an awesome story, he shares how he decided to separate himself from the family farm and go out on his own in order to preserve family relationships. We discuss the process of building his operation on his own and also...
June 15, 2025

230: Jacob Gilley - Enterprise Analysis, Real Estate, and More!

Lots of good stuff in this conversation with Jacob. We discuss his path to farming, his decision to leave the off farm job, the many enterprises he has experience with and spend a while on his record keeping strategy and ente...
June 8, 2025

229: Ben Minden - Training Cowboys and Buying a Business

Ben is founder and president of Bear Hug Cattle Company which is a non-profit that trains retiring military members on the basics required to work in the cattle industry in the west! And in the second part of the conversation...

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Ross MacDonald-98 Ranch Inc. | Dec. 18, 2024

Episode 208 - Garth Gatson

"Excellent! I would like to hear more from Garth. I think the two of you have wonderful futures in your businesses and as men. Thank You. Jim Kylstad"

James B. Kylstad | Jan. 13, 2025