
Casual Cattle Conversations
Casual Cattle Conversations is the podcast for beef cattle producers and ranchers to explore new ideas and hear stories that will help them improve their current management practices. Shaye Koester - Wanner connects listeners to other cattle producers and beef industry experts to discover what management practices, industry trends, current events and inspiring stories are impacting today’s beef cattle industry.
Latest episodes

Jan 24, 2022 • 35min
Increasing Profitability for Commercial Cattlemen through Genetic Selection
Leave the stress of selecting bulls behind! Dr. Matt Spangler explains how your operation can increase profitability through genetic selection and how you can discover which data is the most important for you to analyze.
Resources:https://ebeef.ucdavis.edu/
https://getpenned.com/
https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Audio: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/episodes
Video: https://youtu.be/v6UgYAeTztw
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Jan 17, 2022 • 42min
Fencing Made Easy
Make rotational grazing easier on yourself and employees with RangeWard. RangeWard offers fencing trailers that allow you to implement the grazing strategies you need to improve your soil health and reduce the labor challenges associated with these.
The first half covers the benefits of regenerative grazing and the second half talks about the technology offered by RangeWard.
RangeWard: https://www.rangeward.ca/
Audio:https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/episodes
Video: https://youtu.be/HPTzaoyMUec
Transcript:https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/transcripts
Tip Shaye: PayPal.Me/cattleconvos
Newsletter: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/newsletter
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www.linkedin.com/company/range-ward-inc/?viewAsMember=true

Jan 10, 2022 • 28min
The Key to Ranching Success
Strategic plans are crucial to the success of ranches. They allow goals to be achieved and often bring families closer together. Scott Mickelsen shares how ranchers can get started with strategic plans and what those first steps look like in this episode.
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Video: https://youtu.be/UQXKtyQlg9k
Transcript:https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/transcripts
RancherMind: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events

Jan 3, 2022 • 21min
Master Livestock Promotion on Social Media
Improve your overall promotional strategies for your bull sale. Tracey Koester shares her knowledge and experience on this topic and provides listeners with actionable tips that they can start using today.
Bull Stalkers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bullstalkers
Newsletter: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/newsletter
RancherMind: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Tip Shaye: PayPal.Me/cattleconvos
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Dec 20, 2021 • 33min
The Dos and Don‘ts of Advocacy with Chandler Mulvaney
We need to stop silencing our voices and share the story of the beef industry. If we don’t, someone else will do it for us and probably not share what needs to be shared. In this episode, Chandler Mulvaney discusses the dos and don’ts of advocacy and helps listeners find resources to start their journey as advocates.
Resources: https://www.performancelivestockanalytics.com/performance-beef/
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-dos-and-donts-of-advocacy-with.html
Audio: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/episodes
Video: https://youtu.be/ZasFWr-H3jI
Newsletter: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/episodes
Partner: https://forms.gle/iSrxi6NkzMVtQy9h8
Chandler’s Email: cmulvaney@beef.org

Dec 13, 2021 • 26min
Policy Episode: 30 by 30
In September, Kaitlynn Glover and I sat down to visit about 30 by 30. Kaitlynn takes the time to explain what it means, where the government was at this fall and how you can do your part as a producer to take action.
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/12/policy-episode-30-by-30.html
Partner: https://forms.gle/pBZz4BsDzwH9t5xe7
Newsletter:https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/newsletter
Kaitlynn’s email: kglover@beef.org

Dec 6, 2021 • 31min
Diversification & Profitability with Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
🥩 Get Paid for what Your Beef is Worth 🥩
The markets are frustrating.😡
You don’t always get paid for what your beef is worth.
How do you get around this?
Logan Peters shares his solution to this problem in the latest episode.
With a passion for beef and an entrepreneurial heart Logan shifted his cattle operation to raising Wagyu cattle and selling beef directly to consumers and restaurants.
Learn how you can add value to your beef by listening to this episode!
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/12/loganpeters.html
Video: https://youtu.be/9Svyu31TGNQ
RancherMind: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events

Nov 29, 2021 • 21min
Where to Start with Making Your Mark on the Beef Industry (Re-Cast)
Jerry Wulf shares his experiences as a leader in the beef industry and his community. He discusses how and why it is important to become a leader. His advice and experience are honest as can be. Take a listen!

Nov 22, 2021 • 22min
One Solution for Cattle Theft, Grazing & Health
A technology designed for ALL operations! Ceres Tag is a versatile ear tag technology with GPS tracking that can be used to collect multiple data points on beef cattle.
Based out of Australia, Ceres Tag is working to solve cattle theft issues while providing data on animal health and grazing patterns. Follow ceres tag on social media by searching for @ceres_tag
Listen on your favorite podcast app!
Video: https://youtu.be/10i8eoBHslg
Transcript:https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/11/one-solution-for-cattle-theft-grazing.html
Newsletter: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/newsletter

Nov 15, 2021 • 20min
Where to Start with Cattle Markets (Re-Cast)
ShayLe Stewart offers her advice on how to educate yourself on cattle markets so you can understand them better.
ShayLe Stewart is a rancher and cattle market enthusiast. She analyzes markets day in and day out to share with cattle producers in an easy-to-understand method.
Take a listen to her story and advice!