Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health
Clay Conry
What is the key to becoming a more regenerative ranch? How do we increase the effectiveness of our management of the Land, Animals, Money, and People that have been entrusted to us? The Working Cows podcast exists to glorify God by providing farmers and ranchers a platform to discuss and share best practices for increasing soil health, profitability, stockmanship and leadership ability.
Each week host, Clay Conry, will talk to leaders in the industry who have made the regenerative shift in their business so that their ranches are more profitable from an economic and ecologic perspective. They will discuss grazing, Holistic Management, herd health, low-stress stockmanship, leadership, and of course putting your cows to work for you.
Each week host, Clay Conry, will talk to leaders in the industry who have made the regenerative shift in their business so that their ranches are more profitable from an economic and ecologic perspective. They will discuss grazing, Holistic Management, herd health, low-stress stockmanship, leadership, and of course putting your cows to work for you.
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Jan 3, 2022 • 57min
Ep. 222 – Justin Fruechte and Jared Knock – 2021 Postmortem
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Justin Fruechte and Jared Knock joined me for a 2021 postmortem. We talked about the factors affecting agriculture in 2021 as well as a big picture discussion about how agriculture has changed as the West has been settled. Jared and Justin will be with us for a live podcast recording with Steve Kenyon at the 2022 Farm and Ranch Conference in Deadwood, SD January 21st, and 22nd.
Contact Us:WorkingCows.net/Contact
Links Mentioned:2022 Farm and Ranch Conference
Previous Episode:Ep. 187 Justin Fruechte and Jared Knock – Roots and Ruminants Podcast – April 29th, 2021
Dec 27, 2021 • 55min
Ep. 221 – Wally Olson – Why Every Ranch Needs Some Sheep
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Wally Olson of Ranching.FYI joined me to discuss an interesting statement he made on a recent webinar. He said, “Every ranch needs some sheep.” Wally isn’t great mind in ranching I have heard say this. So, I wanted to know why he thinks this is the case and how people can go about getting into the sheep business.
Farm and Ranch Conference:Register Today!
Links Mentioned:Ranching.FYIOlsonRanchLLC.com
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Dec 20, 2021 • 57min
Ep. 220 – Enrique Guerrero – Award-Winning Mine Land Regeneneration
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Enrique Guerrero is a rancher from Chihuahua, Mexico. He joined me to discuss his recent project in mine land regeneration. We talk about his history of ranching, how he got started with regenerative agriculture, and how the mine land regeneration project got started and went on to win an award for sustainable mining.
Sponsor:PorkCheckoff.org/sustainability
Award Mentioned:Toward Sustainable Mining Environmental Excellence Award
Dec 16, 2021 • 52min
Ep. 219 – Steve Strasheim – The Most Profitable Acre
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Steve Strasheim is a vegetable farmer in Iowa. He joined me to talk about the mindset it takes to make a living on 2 acres of a vegetable farm. We talk about the business of selling, what works as far as marketing, and how to learn to love selling.
Sponsor:DPHBio.com
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When we 1st moved into this property in 2018 I only had the garden that is marked with the red dots. It’s about .20 ac in size.
When pushed to it’s limit with high value vegetables you could probably make a little over $60k on it if your production and marketing were tight pic.twitter.com/MtushvyesH
— Steve Strasheim (@TRFyeomanfarmer) November 10, 2021
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Dec 6, 2021 • 46min
Ep. 218 – Bart and Shannon Carmichael – Finding the Right Phenotype
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Bart and Shannon Carmichael run a seed stock operation North of Faith, SD. Over the last several years they have been on a journey to find a cow adapted to their environment. They joined me to talk about that process. We talked about what they have learned, where they have learned it, and the importance of always challenging your own thinking.
Sponsor:DPHBio.comAg News Daily’s Tech Tuesday Episode with DPH Biologicals
Wedge Tent Angus Ranch Online:WedgeTentRanch.comFacebook
Nov 29, 2021 • 54min
Ep. 217 – Pete Ferrell – Perpetuating Land and its Management
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Pete Ferrell of Ferrell Ranch and 4L Grazing joined me to discuss the difference between succession and perpetuating an ecological and economic unit that can benefit generations to come. We also talked about the value of separating the land business from the management company as well as ways to create buy-in among those who want to be a part of the business.
Sponsor:PorkCheckoff.org/Sustainability
Intern at the Ferrell Ranch:2022 Ferrell Ranch Apprenticeship
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Nov 23, 2021 • 50min
Ep. 216 – Elaine Froese – Getting Ranch Transition Unstuck
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Elaine Froese is a agricultural business transition expert. She joined me to discuss the ways farm families get stuck as well as how they can go about getting unstuck.
2022 Farm and Ranch Conference Registration:Wyoming and South Dakota YF&R Farm and Ranch Conference
Follow Elaine:FarmFamilyCoach.com
Nov 15, 2021 • 40min
Ep. 215 – Luke and Natalie Kovarik – Using Technology to Get Started
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Luke and Natalie Kovarik joined me to discuss how they have used technology to build a business that can scale as first generation operators. We talk about the importance of making use of overheads to produce multiple streams of income as well as tools like Performance Beef and how it has helped them keep track of where they are in their backgrounding operation.
Sponsor:PerformanceLivestockAnalytics.com
Relevant Links:Performance Beef Digital DemoNatalie on InstagramKovarikCattleCo.com
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Ep. 215 - Luke and Natalie Kovarik - Using Technology to Get Started
Luke and Natalie Kovarik joined me to discuss how they have used technology to build a business that can scale as first generation operators. We talk about the importance of making use of overheads to produce multiple streams of income as well as tools like Performance Beef and how it has helped them keep track of where they are in their backgrounding operation.Sponsor:PerformanceLivestockAnalytics.com
Nov 8, 2021 • 46min
Ep. 214 – Steve Kenyon – Managing for Drought Resilience
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Steve Kenyon a grazier and educator in Canada joined me to discuss how he manages every year to prepare for a drought. We talked about his approach to grazing in good years and drier years and how he thinks about grazing given the history of a given paddock’s management.
Every Episode on One Page:RanchingPodcast.com
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Steve’s Previous Episodes:Ep. 128 Steve Kenyon – The Discipline of Lifelong Learning – February 24th, 2020Ep. 095 Steve Kenyon – The Calendar of the Year-Round Grazier – June 13, 2019Ep. 068 Steve Kenyon – Managing “Waste” in Bale Grazing – January 16th, 2019Ep. 036 Steve Kenyon – Natural Parasite Control – July 3rd, 2018
