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Jan 27

Allocation of Overheads is a Bad Idea

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Production 2 Comments

The team here at RMC has been busy holding Ranching for Profit Schools in several locations. At these schools, a good part of classroom time is spent teaching and applying…

Dec 09

teaching increasing profit at ranching for profit school

Get Better Before Getting Bigger

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Making a Change 6 Comments

Our busy season of conducting Ranching for Profit Schools has just begun. Last week, I had the pleasure of dropping in on the school in Abilene, TX and meeting some…

Sep 09

Cow Depreciation – Don’t Follow a Recipe

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production 11 Comments

There has been quite a bit written about managing cow deprecation over the past few years. In simple terms cow depreciation is the reduction of value of a cow from…

Jun 24

Ranching from Scratch

By Dallas Mount Economics & Finance, Planning & Management, Production 19 Comments

Can’t be done. At least that is what conventional wisdom says. I’d agree that it can’t be done, if you follow the rules of traditional ranching – running cows the…

May 27

Good Grazing Shouldn’t be Controversial

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Ecology & Grazing, Planning & Management 6 Comments

“You don’t believe in that silly rotational grazing mumbo jumbo do you?” “Oh…. You're one of ‘those people’!” “I’d quit ranching if it meant moving my cows around in circles…

Apr 22

Is Tagging Calves a Good Idea?

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change 12 Comments

We need to constantly challenge the management practices we do on the ranch, to make sure they still make sense. As business management guru Edwards Demming (who lived in Powell,…

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…

Feb 26

The Tradition vs Innovation Paradox

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Succession 6 Comments

Agriculture is steeped in tradition. These traditions serve as a source of pride and continuity which help make us who we are in agriculture. However, these same traditions create a…

Jan 08

Attracting & Retaining Quality Employees

By Dallas Mount Communication, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management 7 Comments

“You just can’t find anyone willing to work anymore.” I hear this quite often from ranches struggling to find and retain quality employees. When we look deeper into the situation…

Dec 11

Just Start

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Ecology & Grazing, Making a Change 3 Comments

We just wrapped up the Abilene Ranching for Profit School. It was an amazing week with 53 forward thinking ranchers who are challenging conventional wisdom and driving their businesses forward.…

cows

Allocation of Overheads is a Bad Idea

Get Better Before Getting Bigger

Cow Depreciation – Don’t Follow a Recipe

Ranching from Scratch

Good Grazing Shouldn’t be Controversial

Is Tagging Calves a Good Idea?

Beauty in Simplicity

The Tradition vs Innovation Paradox

Attracting & Retaining Quality Employees

Just Start

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