
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

Aug 16, 2021 • 20min
Developing Strong Veterinarian & Client Relationships
Drs. Dutton and Hochhalter are experienced veterinarians who know how to develop strong relationships with their clients. These relationships have increased profitability and customer success for their clients. In this episode, they share their advice on how to develop these strong relationships and work with your local veterinarian in the most effective way possible.
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Video: https://youtu.be/a9PTuXIlWwQ
Transcript:https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/08/veterinarianclientrelationship.html
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Aug 6, 2021 • 20min
Becoming Better Informed About Ag Policy
Ashley Kohls has a diversified background in agriculture and a passion for fighting for agriculture in the political space. In this episode, Ashley shares her story of finding her way into the ag policy space and how ranchers can better communicate with their representatives.
Transcript: casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/06/becoming-better-informed-with-ag.html
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Aug 2, 2021 • 28min
Raising Seedstock vs. Commercial Cattle: Management Differences
Steve Koester has been ranching his entire life but has made the transition from commercial cattle to registered as well as spring calving to fall calving. In this episode, Steve shares his experience, insight and advice on what it takes to make the switch and what challenges you can expect to face.
Video: https://youtu.be/st57WQPN3sM
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/07/stevekoester.html
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Thank you to this episode's sponsor, Performance Beef! https://www.performancelivestockanalytics.com/performance-beef/

Jul 19, 2021 • 32min
Improving Mental & Physical Health for Ranchers
Kirsten Angell is a rancher, entrepreneur and registered dietitian. In this episode, she shares tips and tricks to live a healthier lifestyle on the ranch. She covers both the mental and physical side of living healthy lifestyles.
This conversation gets real and we cover some tough conversations.
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/07/Link4Nutrition.html
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Jul 5, 2021 • 47min
A Lifetime of Entrepreneurship in the Beef Industry with Paul Engler
Paul Engler is a true entrepreneur and has dedicated his life to solving problems within the beef industry. At the age of 12 he bought his first set of cattle which eventually led to starting several cattle feeding operations. In this episode, Paul shares his story, advice and knowledge on what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the beef industry.
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-lifetime-of-entrepreneurship-in-beef.html
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Jun 21, 2021 • 49min
Understanding & Implementing EIDs
Malcolm Harvey shares his background in technology and agriculture during this episode. He will provide an explanation of how EID technology works, the differences in tags, and how it will best help your operation.
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Video: https://youtu.be/_zulbHwXZR8
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/06/understanding-implementing-eids-with.html
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May 24, 2021 • 34min
Animal Health & Entrepreneurship with Jay Rainforth
Jay has built a career in the beef industry and animal health sector. He is truly passionate about keeping cattle healthy, helping producers be successful and entrepreneurship as a whole. Tune in to hear Jay share his advice on improving animal health on any operation and his story of starting Rainforth Animal Health.
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/05/animal-health-entrepreneurship-with-jay.html

May 15, 2021 • 29min
Social Media Influencing & the Ranching Lifestyle
Natalie is a social media influencer, ranch wife, mother, and pharmacist. She shares her story and experience on how to build and monetize social media brands.
Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/05/social-media-influencing-ranching.html
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May 1, 2021 • 40min
Managing Reproduction, Nutrition & Genetics with Rick Funston
Rick comes from a North Dakota ranch but has built a career of helping ranchers improve reproduction management in their herds from Montana, North Dakota and Nebraska. Rick is based out of Nebraska and is passionate about beef cattle reproduction because he understands how it drives profitability for ranchers.

Apr 15, 2021 • 33min
Managing Time & Labor Resources on a Diversified Operation with David Schuler
We talk about maximizing efficiency with data, communication and cattle handling as well as maintaining mental health. David Schuler with Schuler Red Angus shares the methods and processes used by their operation to improve the overall efficiency of the ranch.