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Sep 23

High Gross Margin per Unit Doesn’t Mean No Input

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management One Comment

It’s tempting to chase the path of reducing inputs to increase profit. In some cases it works. In other cases it can make the business less profitable. Which can be…

Sep 09

Don’t Confuse Strong Markets with Good Management

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management 2 Comments

“I’m really good at this ranching stuff! I’ve been hitting 20% to 40% ROI these past few years, and the management before me could never even crack double digit returns.”…

Aug 12

Money and Maths

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

As many of you know, Ranching for Profit has international reach. We have long enjoyed our relationship with our sister company RCS in Australia, Ranching for Profit Mexico and now…

Jul 22

Those Calves are Also Too Expensive

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production 10 Comments

I am writing this article as a 1-2 punch with my June 2026 article: Those Cows are Too Expensive. This week, let’s look at the calf that she produces. The…

Jun 24

Those Cows are Too Expensive

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production 2 Comments

In my opinion, the cattle market is still pretty hot. Depending on what market report you are looking at, it may have flattened out recently, but there is still money…

May 27

The Flaw in Economics

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management 2 Comments

As a trained economist, I always think that we can isolate one variable and analyze how it changes the rest of the system. The Latin phrase ceteris paribus, which translates…

Mar 11

Scenic Landscape of Harris Island in Scotland

Ranching for Profit Principles Swim the Atlantic

By Dallas Mount Ecology & Grazing, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management One Comment

Last week I had the privilege of helping Sam Charlton launch the first Planning for Profit School in the United Kingdom. Seventeen progressive farmers from Scotland, England, Germany, and even…

Feb 11

Gross margin per unit measures the economic efficiency of the enterprise.

Knowing Your Gross Margin Per Unit

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production One Comment

At Ranching for Profit we teach the Three Secrets for Increasing Profit. Obviously, they aren’t really secrets. But considering the lack of understanding of them by most agricultural businesses, many…

Jan 28

The 3 Secrets Still Apply

By Jordan Steele Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production No Comments

“We overcomplicate economics enormously, we can in fact look at it much simpler. We can improve the gross margin per unit, increase the number of units in the business, or…

Dec 10

Stan Parsons teaching Ranching for Profit

Over Forty Years of Ranching for Profit

By Dallas Mount Ecology & Grazing, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management No Comments

As we close out 2025, I'm reflecting on the longevity and endurance of Ranching for Profit and Ranch Management Consultants which was started in 1983. Stan Parsons started offering various…

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High Gross Margin per Unit Doesn’t Mean No Input

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Those Calves are Also Too Expensive

Those Cows are Too Expensive

The Flaw in Economics

Ranching for Profit Principles Swim the Atlantic

Knowing Your Gross Margin Per Unit

The 3 Secrets Still Apply

Over Forty Years of Ranching for Profit

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