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Mar 25

When the Student Becomes the Teacher

By Jordan Steele Communication, Decision Making, Making a Change No Comments

There is always a tipping point in our Ranching for Profit Schools where we can see light bulbs and aha ideas start to show up. We use a teach-to-learn technique…

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 25

A New Beginning

By Jordan Steele Communication, Planning & Management, Succession No Comments

I taught the Billings Ranching for Profit School last month with Melinda Sims, and each evening we would split up class sections to lead the next day. Some days we…

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 24

Four Succession Principles

By Jordan Steele Communication, Planning & Management, Succession 2 Comments

Succession is always a hot topic. We have found it is typically a worry area for many who attend the Ranching for Profit School, along with time management. As instructors…

Oct 22

Where Does My Money Go?

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management No Comments

October is planning time. I know October is weaning and harvest time for most places, but getting financial planning in mind is critical. Because when the fall work is done,…

Oct 08

Ranch Technologies

By Dallas Mount Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management, Production No Comments

Tech is rapidly changing the ranching world. In my experience I don’t think I’ve seen technologies that have the likelihood of such fundamental changes, as the technologies being rolled out…

Aug 27

Creating an Effective Place to Work

By Dallas Mount Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change, Planning & Management One Comment

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…

Jul 23

Three Sleepless Nights

By Shanon Sims Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management, Succession 5 Comments

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…

business development

When the Student Becomes the Teacher

Ranching for Profit Principles Swim the Atlantic

A New Beginning

Knowing Your Gross Margin Per Unit

The 3 Secrets Still Apply

Four Succession Principles

Where Does My Money Go?

Ranch Technologies

Creating an Effective Place to Work

Three Sleepless Nights

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