Episodes

Welcome to the Ranching Returns Podcast, formerly known as the Herd Quitter Podcast! I've been asked a bunch why the change? Are we leaving Pharo Cattle Company? And to settle all of those concerns I wanted you all to know …

Eric was last on episode 178 talking about doubling your stocking rate with stocker cattle for half the time. Today we discuss heifer development programs and how by developing heifers in a certain way you can keep them in th...

Jarrod and Becca share their incredibly inspiring story of loss and financial struggles to what is now a large, diverse, successful and growing business that has a focus on minimal debt! So much to take from this conversation...

This is part 2 of my conversation where John and Wally share how you can build wealth with livestock! As always, check us out at Herd Quitter Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠www.herdquitterpodcast.com⁠. You c...

John and Wally join me today in part 1 of a two part conversation in which we focus today on how to manage your livestock inventory in a downward trending market. Part 2 releasing next week is on building wealth …

Austin and his wife are exactly the type of story that inspire me! What they have done to expand and scale their enterprise is fascinating. They manage thousands of acres and sheep and he drops a ton of value while …

For those who deal with snow and ice in the winter, this episode is for you! David and his team at Iowa State are researching swatch grazing of sorghum sudan grass in the Midwest to feed cows through the winter …

John is running a cow/calf and crop operation in Wisconsin. I really enjoyed this conversation where we discuss the best ways we have found to make cow/calf work in this region with high snowfall and crusty snow. I also just …

We carry on with our conversation from last week but focus on their operations. We discuss their soil health practices on crop land, livestock integration on that cropland, and how they graze and expand their sheep and goat e...

In this episode we talk to Greg Christiansen and Travis Hampton and discuss how Greg has begun the process of transitioning the operating business of their farm to Travis who is not a family member. We discuss how they found …

Levi is new to his Regenerative Ranching Journey, having just taken over the family ranch from his dad and other family members. He shares his experience with that transition as well as the changes he's made to his management...

Allan shares his thoughts managing ranch businesses and finding a balance between finances, time, relationships and purpose. He also shares how to utilize profits from the good days, prepare for down times, investing beyond t...

Kit walks through the process the Pharo Cattle Company team uses to evaluate over 1000 bulls every year. He explains the different traits they evaluate, as well as their importance to selecting good low input maternal genetic...

Steve Kenyon shares what he does about fence, water and corral infrastructure to manage his several thousand acre custom grazing enterprise in Canada. He discusses his unique calculations to determine how much time he can aff...

I really liked how Jeremia has matched his enterprise mix to his unique ranch context. Custom cow/calf that allows him to vary his stocking rate to take advantage of spring flush, sheep to utilize grass and graze cover crops ...

In the last episode Pete Ferrell shares his experience buying back the family ranch and his perspective on passing on the grazing business to somebody not in his family! Today we talk to that somebody, John Wagner and hear hi...

Pete Ferrell shares his story of building his ranch and buying much of his original family ranch back from other family members after it was split up in the past! He shares his decision to move largely to custom grazing. …

I often wonder if the best route into agriculture might be to get a job with high income that can then be used to reinvest into land and livestock. Jared followed that route and has been buying land and livestock …

Eric Bailey shares his experience and research comparing a full season long stocker operation and a doubled stocking rate for half the season. You may be surprised at the results, we discuss them and all the other benefits fr...

Duane and his family have done an awesome job of integrating livestock and cropland in a way that benefits both. Piling and grazing crop residue keeps cow winter feed costs low, and rotating cropland into pasture has resulted...

Dr. Trey Patterson manages the Padlock ranch, a large family owned diversified cattle and farming operation, in Wyoming. He joins me today to talk about their management and marketing strategies, family ranch ownership dynami...

Tony Malmberg started his ranching career with with enough setbacks to make most quit forever. He faced bankruptcy, the death of his father and divorce. But after being willing to think differently and ranch differently he ul...

This is the first bonus episode which admittedly has very little to do with grazing, livestock, farming or ranching. Rory Londer shares his story of dealing with addiction, homelessness, prison and more but breaking free and ...

Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching is somebody I've wanted to get on for a while and finally had the opportunity. He's built a business completely around grazing other peoples livestock on nearly 3000 acres of other pe...