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Ep. 209 - Margaret Byfield - Understanding 30 x 30
Margaret Byfield is the Executive Director for American Stewards for Liberty an organization committed to protecting property rights. Specifically they focus on helping agriculturalists respond to Fed
Ep. 208 - Jared and Marion Wine - First Generation Stocker Operators
Jared and Marion Wine are first generation stocker operators from near Corpus Christi, TX. We talked about what it takes to get started as a first generation couple. We also talked about how they are
Ep. 207 - Chad and Crystal Berg - Disrupting Meat Markets
Chad and Crystal Berg are living nomadically and working to develop a platform where ranchers can develop relationships with the end consumers of their beef. They sat down with my wife and I to talk a
Ep. 206 - Ryan Noble - Getting Answers from EPDs
Ryan Noble, a rancher in Eastern Colorado, joined me to discuss how they make use of the information contained in EPDs. We talk about what the numbers mean and what numbers matter most when trying to
Ep. 205 - Dr. Jonathan Lundgren - In Defense of Bugs
Dr. Jonathan Lundgren is and agroecologist and the CEO of Blue Dasher Farm near Estelline, SD. He joined me to discuss the role of bugs on the landscapes we managed. We talked about how to invite bene
Ep. 204 - Derek Schwanebeck - Corriente Cattle
Derek Schwanebeck welcomed me into his office to talk about what they have been doing with Corriente cattle on their ranch in the Sandhills of Nebraska. We talked about the advantages and disadvantage
Ep. 203 – Hugh Ingalls – Stoneville Story #2
Hugh Ingalls is a rancher along Stoneville Road in western South Dakota. He was born in 1929 and has been managing his family ranch for nearly 70 years. We sat down at his kitchen table to talk about
Ep. 202 – Spud Lemmel – Stoneville Story #1
Spud Lemmel has been making management decisions on the prairies of western South Dakota for nearly 70 years. I sat down with him to discuss how ranching has changed in that time and how it has stayed
Ep. 201 – David and Janet Paul – “This is the country to build 'em.”
David and Janet Paul have been partners in life, agriculture, and family for nearly 60 years. They have been through lean times and times of plenty. We sat down to document a portion of that history i
Ep. 200 – Miranda Conry – 2021 Hiccups
My Beautiful Wife, the mother of my children, and my best friend Miranda Conry joined me today to talk about some of the challenges we have been facing in the 2021 drought season. We talk about grazin