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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…

Jun 25

More than Land

By Caitlin Word Communication, Decision Making, Succession No Comments

When I tell people that I grew up on cow-calf ranches in west Texas and southeastern New Mexico they often then commend me for leaving the area and going out…

May 14

Extraordinary Moments

By Shanon Sims Communication, Risk/Drought, Succession 2 Comments

Content Notice: This article contains candid discussion of suicide and depression. It reflects on real experiences in rural and ranching communities, including the loss of loved ones to suicide. If…

Apr 23

The Vital Role of Mothers on the Ranch

By Dallas Mount Communication, Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness One Comment

At our Ranching for Profit School and throughout our Executive Link program, we've seen how critical it is to have mothers and women involved in the leadership of a ranch.…

Mar 26

Dallas Mount teaching Ranching for Profit School

Ranching for Profit School Now 6 Days

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change No Comments

At Ranching for Profit, we are always looking for ways to improve the effectiveness and accessibility of our programs. Over the past year, we’ve tested alternative formats for delivering our…

Oct 23

Beware of the Recipe

By Melinda Sims Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management No Comments

How many of us can honestly say that we follow our cooking or baking recipes to a T? If we do, how many of us can say that the recipe…

Jul 12

Assets, Liabilities and Opportunities

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Planning & Management, Succession 6 Comments

In a discussion about succession and estate planning at the Ranching For Generations course earlier this year, a woman told me that she believed “we should leave our kids opportunities…

Dec 08

Succession Assets vs Management

By Dallas Mount Communication, Planning & Management, Succession 5 Comments

Succession. When the word succession is used in agriculture circles most think of who gets what and when. Typically when any industry group hosts a panel on succession, they include…

Jun 09

The Ranch Business Time Bomb

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Planning & Management, Succession 5 Comments

Think of a ranch business you know of, that is no longer in business. Now I want you to think of the underlying cause for that business no longer being…

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,…

family business

Three Sleepless Nights

More than Land

Extraordinary Moments

The Vital Role of Mothers on the Ranch

Ranching for Profit School Now 6 Days

Beware of the Recipe

Assets, Liabilities and Opportunities

Succession Assets vs Management

The Ranch Business Time Bomb

Is Tagging Calves a Good Idea?

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