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Sep 28

Break Your Legs

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

Remember in the movies when the bookie’s tough guy would knock on the door and threaten to “break your legs” if they didn’t pay up? Sometimes, I think many of…

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…

Dec 23

Ranch Management Instruction Manual

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management 6 Comments

As you open gifts this Christmas, they will probably include a few instruction manuals often, full of ridiculous legal jargon. Those manuals tend to get thrown out with the used…

Nov 25

Focus on What We Can Control

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management 6 Comments

When the US Air Force Thunderbirds perform a formation roll maneuver the slot pilot is surrounded on all sides in close formation by other aircraft. He maintains his position by…

Apr 08

Social Distancing Rancher Style

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management 2 Comments

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, all of us in America are changing many of our habits and routines to try and slow the spread. While social distancing is the norm…

Mar 25

Managing Through

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Planning & Management, Risk/Drought 4 Comments

The COVID-19 crisis sweeping the world is on everyone’s mind. We at RMC are making adjustments in our work to help slow the spread. It is easy to get caught…

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…

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…

Aug 28

The Unit

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Planning & Management No Comments

Improving gross margin per unit is the second of the Three Secrets For Increasing Profit™. It is also the most misunderstood. Gross margin is the contribution an enterprise makes toward…

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Break Your Legs

The Power of a Profit Target

Ranch Management Instruction Manual

Focus on What We Can Control

Social Distancing Rancher Style

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Principles Not Practices

The Unit

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