The best ranchers I know have effective places to work. Now I’m not talking about a comfortable pickup or a fancy chute-side area. I’m talking about effective places for ranchers…
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That’s what you can expect once you discover artificial intelligence. One night to play with it. One night to dream about the ways it might change your operation. And one…
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As an alumni of the Ranching for Profit School, you have the opportunity to enroll in our Executive Link program which we like to call “EL”. EL is composed of…
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All three of my daughters stared intently at the box, studying the details of the intricate photo, noting the subtle differences between a blend of shapes and vibrant colors. Considering…
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A friend included me in an email chain informing us of a farmer he knew who recently took his life. I don’t pretend to begin to know this man’s pain…
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Maybe it’s just semantics, but I think the words we choose are important. 40 years ago, when I was in college, “sustainable agriculture” was a revolutionary concept. Forward-thinking universities created…
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About 15 years ago I met an absentee owner who was responsible for a family ranch that was losing money. It had lost between $200,000-$300,000 year after year for a…
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I often ask audiences at schools and workshops if anyone pays themselves what it would cost to replace themselves. Very few hands go up and those that do are usually…
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The risk of wildfire has always been a normal part of ranching. But today we are faced with a new normal that includes the increased risk of catastrophic wildfire. The…
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Nature has a strict culling policy. If bulls and bucks don’t breed, or if does and cows don’t wean fawns and calves, their genes aren’t passed on. Survival of the…
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