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Sep 23

Essentialism

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change One Comment

Each fall and winter our Executive Link meetings start with a continuing education program. We usually reach for something outside the ranching world that our members would not otherwise be…

Aug 12

Having the Courage to Talk

By Dallas Mount Communication, Making a Change, Planning & Management 3 Comments

I’m extremely fortunate that I have the pleasure of working with an exceptional group of clients and colleagues. Those who choose to attend the Ranching for Profit School are already…

Jul 22

Healthy Land, Happy Families & Profitable Businesses: Stan Parsons’ Legacy

By Dave Pratt Economics & Finance, Making a Change, Succession 16 Comments

Hazel Parsons emailed me last Wednesday that her husband, Stan, died earlier that day from Covid-19 related pneumonia. I sat staring at the email, absorbing the news and trying to…

May 13

Planning in a Volatile Market

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management 5 Comments

The landscape for marketing your products is changing so quickly it is hard to keep track of the changes that occur on almost a daily basis. I’m tired of hearing…

Apr 22

Is Tagging Calves a Good Idea?

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change 12 Comments

We need to constantly challenge the management practices we do on the ranch, to make sure they still make sense. As business management guru Edwards Demming (who lived in Powell,…

Mar 11

Beauty in Simplicity

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Making a Change, Production 4 Comments

We tend to overcomplicate things. A simple business that does a few things well and at scale, is a thing of beauty! It is easy to get caught in the…

Feb 26

The Tradition vs Innovation Paradox

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Succession 6 Comments

Agriculture is steeped in tradition. These traditions serve as a source of pride and continuity which help make us who we are in agriculture. However, these same traditions create a…

Feb 12

The Power of a Plan

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management 2 Comments

We are currently in a time of financial stress in agriculture. The past few months, as we have been conducting our Ranching for Profit Schools all over the U.S. the…

Jan 22

Principles Not Practices

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management 3 Comments

Most of your neighbors think in terms of practices. Should I feed this or that? Should we run this type of cattle or those other ones? Do we calve in…

Dec 11

Just Start

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Ecology & Grazing, Making a Change 3 Comments

We just wrapped up the Abilene Ranching for Profit School. It was an amazing week with 53 forward thinking ranchers who are challenging conventional wisdom and driving their businesses forward.…

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Making a Change

Essentialism

Having the Courage to Talk

Healthy Land, Happy Families & Profitable Businesses: Stan Parsons’ Legacy

Planning in a Volatile Market

Is Tagging Calves a Good Idea?

Beauty in Simplicity

The Tradition vs Innovation Paradox

The Power of a Plan

Principles Not Practices

Just Start

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