Working Ranch Radio Show

Ep 17: Why so optimistic about the cattle markets?

Randy Blach, CEO with CattleFax, joins us to talk about why he is so optimistic about our market outlook.  We'll discuss influential factors including beef demand and harvest capacity and the trends that the calf market is calling for.  

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Ep 16: Crossbreeding heterosis for both terminal and maternal performance?

The demand for crossbred bulls among commercial ranchers has increased.  We visit with Robb Forman of Trinity Farms out of Ellensburg, WA about heterosis, but not just about terminal performance but also about maternal traits… specifically fertility and longevity.

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Ep 15: Hot Topics and 90 Day Fog Weather Forecasting

The Captn', Tim O’Byrne, joins me as my guest.  We'll discuss a couple hot national news topics regarding the livestock industry in Colorado and we'll highlight some outstanding Women in Agriculture.  Plus, Meteorologist Don Day on the validity of 90 Day Fog Forecasting and a look at the long-term forecast.

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Ep 14: Is Your Soil "Sick & Tired"?

It's easy to manage what we can see, but what about what we can’t see.  Agroecologist and author Nicole Masters joins us as we discuss Soil Health through good management practices.  Why it's profitable and ways to determine if your soil is "sick and tired".

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Ep 13: Conversation with Eunice Williams, wife of stockman Bud Williams.

We set down with the First Lady in livestock Stockmanship and Marketing… Eunice Williams the wife of the late Bud Williams… who’s principles, he was using over 60 years ago, are now influencing today’s Ranching industry in Low Stress Cattle Handling concepts.

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Ep 12: Are "Ranching" and "Profit" contradicting terms?

You’ve heard the question asked, "What came first? The chicken or the egg?"  So in Ranching, what comes first?  The Lifestyle or the Business?  Dallas Mount, CEO for Ranch Management Consultants, joins me as we talk about why Ranching and Profit do not need to be contradicting terms.

 

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Ep 11: What's your score? A Commercial Operation's tool to providing confidence for your calf buyers.

As a cattle producer you'd like to provide your calf buyer with assurance of how your calves will perform in the feedlot and on the rail.  Troy Marshall, with the American Angus Association, provides details on what he is calling a revolutionary marketing tool for commercial producers called the Genetic Merit Scorecard.  

 

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Ep 10: Virtual Fence Technology: What is it and its use in ranching.

The ability to utilize Virtual Fencing to control the movement of livestock on your ranch looks to be one of the next big things.  Chad Boyd, with the USDA-ARS out of Burns, OR gives us the details of a study they have conducted using Virtual Fencing and provides insight into how it works, costs, and other useful information. 

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Ep 9: Understanding Walmart’s Beef Supply Chain: Part 2 –Impacts on the Beef Industry

Part 2 on the Walmart Beef Supply Chain with guest Lamar Steiger, as we address whether Walmart's vertically integrated beef supply could someday control prices all the way down to the rancher and the benefit of having the largest grocery retailer in the country focused on beef.

#cattle #ranch #beef #walmart #ranchlife #dayweather #justinmills.wyocowboy #lamarsteiger

Ep 8: Understanding Walmart’s Beef Supply Chain: Part 1 – What and Why

Walmart has created their own Beef Supply Chain.  In this episode we talk with Lamar Steiger, a rancher and consult to Walmart on this endeavor, as he shares about how it came together and what pushed the largest retailer to step into the beef industry.

#cattle #ranch #beef #walmart #ranchlife #dayweather #justinmills.wyocowboy #lamarsteiger

Ep 7: A collaborative project to improve viability of sex-skewed semen for the commercial cattleman.

A very large-scale project using sex-skewed semen on a terminal cross commercial cow/calf ranch is underway.  It's aimed at improving profitability and sustainability.  In this episode learn about the partnership between ABS Global and the Bair Ranch of Montana and how it is relevant to the commercial rancher.

Plus, Meteorologist Don Day explains how Solar Minimums can predict our weather patterns as far out as ten years!

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Ep 6: Weather Stations and Cattle Management Software... tools useful in modern Ranch Management.

A look at two tools that can provide valuable decision-making information for your livestock operation.  Our guests are Meteorologist Don Day on Weather Stations and Terrill Miller from Cattlesoft, Inc on Cattle Record Keeping Software.

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Ep 5: Selling Program Cattle...Is it for everyone?

The cattle industry is full of products or companies promising you an increase in your profit per head if you use it.  In this episode we look deeper into Selling Program Cattle… from Age & Source Verified, to All Natural, all the way to GAP certified.  Host, Justin Mills, talks with Superior Livestock Rep Clint Berry to layout the details and what you need to be aware of so you can decide if the return is worth your investment.

Ep 4: Have you heard about the Cattlemen's Congress?

When the National Western Stock Show in Denver announced it's was cancelling it's 2021  event, it brought out the creation of a new major livestock show called Cattlemen's Congress hosted by the Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) in Oklahoma City.  Host Justin Mills talks with Tyler Norvell,  a board member of the Cattlemen's Congress and President of OYE, about how it came together, how they plan to make it happen, why it's already considered a MAJOR show and... what about the future of Denver?

Ep 3: Tax liabilities with COVID Assistance Programs and Estate Planning due to changes in Washington DC.

Year End Preparation.  COVID Assistance has put a lot of capital in the ranching business so have you prepared for the tax liabilities your operation may have... plus estate planning and tax exemption limits considering the election.  Dennen Gamradt with the accounting firm EideBailly joins me today. 

Meteorologist Don Day breaks out long term weather for each region of the United States and Canada and will hear from the Captn' with Tim's 2 Cents.