Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health

Kevin Wiltse has been on a soil health journey since the 1990's. He and his father made the transition to No-Till in the late 90's. He has since added in cover crops and grazing. This didn't accomplish everything they wanted to from a soil health perspective. Kevin has since made the move to convert some cash grain acres back to perennials. We discuss that journey and the les...

Most teams could be more productive. It isn't always a lack of alignment, mission, or vision that limits the effectiveness of teams. What really limits the effectiveness of teams is the execution. How do we analyze what needs done a break it down into digestible chunks. This is what the Ranch Work Method was designed to help you do. John Locke and his teammates at Ranch Work ...

John Kempf of The Regenerative Agriculture Podcast and Advancing Eco Ag has been helping people develop more regenerative systems for years. One of the links in that chain is a reduction of dependence on chemical fertilizers. He joins me today to discuss the three-step process they have been taking people through to accomplish that goal.

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Daniel Doerksen and his family were seeking genetics that could get by on what the landscape could provide. They were able to accomplish that. One result of that was that they now had animals that could finish well on grass. This meant that they were able to take advantage of a market for Grass Finished Beef in their local area. This has lead to the starting of a butcher shop...

How do we find the animals that can drive profitability by producing great offspring in their environment without assistance? We can do it yes, through management. That was part one of this conversation. In this, part two of the conversation, we discuss how the genetics express themselves in their environment and how to continually seek more and more adapted animals.