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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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...
June 1, 2025
228: Drew Bruner - Going All in on Sheep
Drew talks about why in this particular market he chose not to invest in stockers and switch entirely to sheep. He discusses his permanent flock as well as his stocker ewe flock experiment for this year. He shares the main ch...
May 25, 2025
227: Matthew Menke - Risk vs. Reward, Leverage and Knowing Your Business
Matthew shares his incredible story of turning down a dream opportunity to take over a family business because he couldn't do so profitably. He shares how he grew an ag business and eventually got back into farming and ranchi...
May 18, 2025
226: Randal Breen - From Living in a Shed to Full Time Farmer
Randal shares his incredible story of building a farm. He now operates on over 650 acres and direct markets meat and eggs to local individuals and wholesale accounts! A story that highlights the relationship he has with his c...
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