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Dec 22

A Strong Gross Margin

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production 7 Comments

If you’re ranching for profit, there is one way to define “a good cow”. She has a strong gross margin. In much of my writing and speaking it might seem…

Nov 24

Maybe We Should Keep Those?

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Labor Effectiveness

Have you ever looked at a group of calves, heifers, cull cows and thought, “Well… maybe we should just keep those?” If you have, you’re not alone. Acting on this…

Oct 27

Can Small Scale Operations be Profitable?

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production 8 Comments

I often hear from people operating on a smaller scale that their limitations of size make it impossible for them to be profitable. “I only run 12 cows and operate…

Oct 13

Going Backwards Working for Wages

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Labor Effectiveness 7 Comments

I was having a conversation with a ranch family the other day about doing their own trucking. They haul cattle to corn stalks and back each year, so they hire…

Jun 23

Sell/Buy Lessons from Aaron and Tara

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Making a Change, Planning & Management 9 Comments

ProfitTips is taking a different direction this time. Aaron and Tara Helmick recently shared with me a collection of “Lessons Learned” from the past 4 years as they have been…

May 26

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Business IQ

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

Dr. David Kohl of Virginia Tech has a solid grasp of what it takes to run a successful ag business. He has spent a career speaking, studying and writing on…

May 12

Gross Margin Inside the Cow Herd

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production One Comment

We just wrapped up a full Ranching for Profit School in Oklahoma City. It was an amazing week where 54 people spent a week exploring the leadership of their businesses…

Mar 24

Profit – What is it Anyway?

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management 11 Comments

At the Ranching for Profit School since we talk about profit, we believe we better define it. We ask the participants at the school to come up with a definition…

Mar 10

Adding a New Enterprise

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Making a Change One Comment

We are in the final days of our 2021 winter Executive Link meetings where Ranching for Profit alumni form peer advisory boards and look into each other’s businesses for strategic…

Feb 10

The Power of a Profit Target

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management 3 Comments

Having a clear target is a powerful thing. A few years ago, I led my son’s scout troop to climb Longs Peak in Colorado. We hit the trail about 2:30…

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A Strong Gross Margin

Maybe We Should Keep Those?

Can Small Scale Operations be Profitable?

Going Backwards Working for Wages

Sell/Buy Lessons from Aaron and Tara

Business IQ

Gross Margin Inside the Cow Herd

Profit – What is it Anyway?

Adding a New Enterprise

The Power of a Profit Target

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