Working Ranch Radio Show

Ep 189: Starting With A Clean Slate w/ Allan Crockett

Starting with a Clean Slate… I’m sure at some point that has crossed your mind.  Whether it’s with your ranch business or even your personal life.  Things feel cluttered, disorganized, over whelming, or stuck in a rut… and in many cases, not all, it starts with profitability.  So today Allan Crockett returns as our guest as he walks us through what we can do to “Reset”.  A conversation that will target nearly every one of us in Ranching.  For those so busy that life has lost its luster, to those stuck in a rut or feeling as though the business has plateaued, or the ones that have so many things going on that they are not doing anything well. Plus, will discuss Company Culture and the dangers of being resistant to change. It’s not a show just for the Decision Makers or Ranch Owners, this is also for the next gen ranchers as well.  What does it take to have a Clean Slate?

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Ep 188: Johne’s Disease… the “Silent Thief of Productivity”!

It's called the "Silent Thief of Productivity"... we’re talking about Johne’s Disease.  A disease that is highly contagious and fatal, because there is no cure for it.  For most of us we assume it’s a disease that you see in the dairy industry, but now, we are starting to see it showing up in the beef herd. Dr. Susanne Hickley (Neogen) is back as my guest as we discuss what causes it Johne's Disease, the four stages, what kind of testing is available, what can we do to manage against it, and why it is considered to be the “Silent Thief of Productivity”.  But a huge concern is that the first two stage of Johne’s is not visible, but they are contagious. So, once an animal reaches visible stages, how many more cattle in your herd are infected? If you’re in the cattle business, buying, selling, or leasing bulls or bred cattle… might want to listen in to today’s episode. 

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Ep 187: Added Protein To Your Cow’s Diet… Is It Worth It?

Dr. Kelley Neuhold returns as our guest as we discuss why you would consider adding crude protein to your cow’s diet… from maintaining a healthy body condition score to calving, to getting the most out of your low-cost feed sources. We'll also discuss one of the most commonly used protein sources, Urea.  Why it’s used and some of the misconceptions about Urea.  Plus, we'll also discuss other high protein options that can be used in your feed options.  And what is the cheapest thing we can get us the furthest in your nutritional plan? If you think this is a show about adding more cost to your feed bill, you’re wrong… so tune and find out.

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Ep 186: The Benefits of Zinc Supplementation Prior To or After Transportation

Adding ZINC can reduce the impacts of muscle disease in cattle.  Muscle Fatigue, which can be a precursor to animals not getting up and eating, thus leading to added stress, which leads to sickness.  Dr. Stephanie Hansen, with Iowa State University (link to press release) has been leading the latest research on benefits of added zinc into the diet of the cattle. Today will review the results of two studies they have done that focuses on added zinc supplementation both after transportation and prior to transportation.  We’ll discuss the optimal level, how you can add it, and the cost.  Zinc… number 30 on the periodical table, but maybe it should be number 1 on your list to utilize this fall.

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Ep 185: mRNA Vaccines... What You Need To Know

mRNA Vaccines... another sticky subject in our cattle industry.  While their is research on their potential use for cattle, there is no approved vaccines on the market.  Dr. Lew Strickland with the University of Tennessee is we discuss mRNA technology. How it differs from our current vaccine technology, what advantages does it potentially have, concerns from the industry, as well as what challenges it brings as well… and we’ll address the false narrative about it being the COVID vaccine. Before you form an opinion, this is a show to listen to.

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Ep 184: Grazing Behavior of Efficient vs Non-Efficient Cattle on Rangeland

So, what are the behaviors that we see in Efficient Cattle and the behaviors in the Non-Efficient Cattle?  Basically, finding that cow that can do everything she’s supposed to do, but do it with less in her environment.  Dr. Jim Sprinkle, Extension Beef Specialist with the University of Idaho is my guest as we talk about their latest research that looks at the grazing behavior of cow/calf pairs on rugged rangeland pastures.  What can we glean from that data? But keep in mind, we have been an industry has been chasing weight and high production cattle in previous years, which research is show... are not the most efficient cattle. 

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Ep 183: What’s New? Three Products I Have Questions About

Today you get to ride along with me as I explore three different products that I am interested in knowing more about that would be applicable to… really any ranch or livestock operation of any shape and size. Now if you’re like me, you’re not necessarily looking for short cuts, but you are looking for ways to work smarter. So today we’ll learn about these three companies/products. First up will be Barn Owl (Remote Camera System), then will look at Neogen’s Blood Pregnancy Tests, and finally we’ll look at Ranch-Bot (Water Monitoring System). Trust me on this, it’s a show that offers a good return on investment of your time.

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Ep 182: 2025 Winter Weather Outlook… It’s A Whole New Ball Game

Meteorologist Don Day is my guest today as he offers his Fall and Winter 2025 Weather Outlook… and all the key factors that play a role in our weather in 2024 are completely different than last year. We’ll first take a general view of the weather outlook, then will work across the continent by regions, and finally some general conversation about the spring of 2025. While he is mostly optimistic for the areas that saw drought in 2024 there are some areas that could go either way. 

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Ep 181: Keep It If You Can!

Selling the ranch may be the first option that comes to mind… or maybe I should say, the last thing you want to do. So then what are some other options that you can consider? Jerome Chvilicek, (Hall and Hall) is my guest as we discuss options... some you may have considered and some you hadn’t thought of.  But in either case you may not be sure how to get started or what you need to know.  Today we will discuss Leasing, Operational Oversite, and Hiring a Ranch Manager as three options for consideration... but this discussion isn't just for Landowners.  If you're wanting to Lease more ground or aspiring to be a Ranch Manager... this show is for you as well!

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Ep 180: Mandatory Animal ID: Two Industry Groups’ Perspective

Two views on the topic Mandatory Animal Identification.  First, we'll hear from NCBA's Ethan Lane followed by a different perspective from the US Cattlemen's Justin Tupper. Two independent conversations as I ask a variety of questions on this controversial topic like: Is a foreign disease a legitimate concern? Is our current system of tracking working? Can this be market driven versus government mandated? Plus,much more. 

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Ep 179: Overreach or Rogue Agent? The Maude Family Story

Today it’s the story of Charles and Heather Maude, a young ranch family in Southwest South Dakota that have found themselves indicted for theft of federal property over 25 acres of National Grass Lands that had been a part of this 5th generation ranch family since 1910.  Rachel Gabel, spokesperson for the Maude family, is my guest as we unpack this story.  In 55 days from a normal and civil meeting on May 1st with a Forest Service District Ranger and a US Forest Service special agent over decades old boundary discrepancies, the Maudes, out of the blue, found themselves summoned to appear in US District Court.  They were separately indicted with a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison and fined up to $250,000 each.  So, what happened here?  What are the details behind this story?  Why has there been little to no information made available by the Forest Service as to why they escalated this issue quickly without trying to find resolution? Why is it alarming to all of us in production agriculture?  Is this reflective of the US Forest Service or a rogue district office and agent in South Dakota?  

Financial Contributions:

• Maude Family Go Fund Me Page
• Maude Legal Fund c/o First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box 98, New Underwood, S.D. 57761

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Ep 178: Managing For Resilience!

What are you doing on your ranch to make it more resilient to drought or extreme winter weather conditions? Dr. Paul Beck (OK State) is my guest is that questions leads our conversation. Dr. Beck will outline three areas that we can manage with our ranches to build that “resilience” in our ranching operation.  Yes, the conversation will range from cow size to stocking rates to improved grazing and stockpiling.  Would it be any coincidence that this conversation will lead to talking about profitability with your cow herd??  It's nothing fancy today, just a good conversation about how you and I can make a difference not only on our own ranchers but our industry as a whole.

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Ep 177: Things to Consider on Using TMR Mixers from... Rookie to Expert

TMR Mixing wagons... not just for the dairies and large feeding operations and today Dr. Kelley Neuhold (Westway Feed Products) and what he is referring to are TMR Mixers.  Now TMR Mixers are not necessarily new in our industry but as more ranchers are picking them up used or new, what are some things we need to know about them.  For example, what’s the difference between a horizontal and a vertical mixer, mixing order of your feed sources and why, as well as feed strategies when using them.  
You might be an outfit that uses one, one that is considering it, or an outfit that doesn’t want any more machinery… I encourage you to listen in because our conversation is for each of you.

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Ep 176: Recommendations on Permanent and Portable Electric Fencing Components

Galen Gerrish with American Grazing Lands Services is my guest.  They sell a lot of fencing material across the country and today we are going to discuss the components that they are finding success in for building Permanent Electric Fence, Portable Electric Fence, as well as Energizers. Things like wire, line posts, and insulators.  Maybe you’ve been thinking about adding this element to your ranch or you’ve been doing this for some time, in either case, what you DON'T want to do is waste money on material or products that are gonna fail.

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Ep 175: There’s An App For That w Dave Voth

No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, “There’s an App for That”.  On this program, Dave Voth with Good Grazing Makes Cents, joins us as we discuss a few of the apps that are available to us for Grazing Management.  He’ll give us his review of some, and we’ll discuss others that he’s excited about as well.  But the purpose for an app is to help us be efficient in our management which in turn assists in our efforts to be profitable. Joins us for a practical conversation about Grazing Apps.  Plus find out what Dave says is the most underrated app/software that is extremely useful for management and planning purposes. 

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