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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 09

The Overhead Creep

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Labor Effectiveness No Comments

“It’s not that expensive” can be a very dangerous justification in the ranching world. Let’s be honest, we have all told ourselves that regarding expenses either in our business or…

Sep 27

RFP Successes

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management One Comment

The Ranching for Profit School is sometimes called the “MBA of Ranching” or referred to as “better than college.” The RFP School has an amazing curriculum that can have enormous…

Jul 26

Finding What You Look For

By Jordan Steele Communication, Decision Making, Making a Change 5 Comments

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses” is an Abraham Lincoln quote that I think about nearly everyday. To me it’s all…

Jun 28

Repairs Save Money?

By Jordan Steele Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management 9 Comments

Preventative maintenance on the ranch is easy to overlook, and it can be costly. Costly in dollars to actually fix whatever needs fixed whether it is fence and corrals, water…

Mar 09

The Dip

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

Seth Godin, author of The Dip, describes the period of time after a change has been made when the results are worse before they begin to improve. Participants of the…

Feb 09

Moneyball is a Movie About Ranching

By Dallas Mount Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management 14 Comments

The first time I watched the movie Moneyball, I about came out of my chair thinking, “This movie is about ranching”. The correlations are strong and the lessons from the…

Jan 26

Making Changes with John Marble

By Dallas Mount Labor Effectiveness, Making a Change, Succession 5 Comments

John Marble, Ranching for Profit alumnus from Oregon is a not only a rancher, but a thinker, (I consider him a ranching philosopher) and a writer. He wrote the following piece for On…

Sep 22

The Power of Visuals

By Dallas Mount Communication, Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness 3 Comments

The flip chart is one of the most important pieces of equipment on the ranch. If you are not using one, it is likely costing your businesses tens of thousands…

Aug 26

A Good Day

By Dallas Mount Communication, Decision Making, Planning & Management No Comments

Yesterday was a good day. We pulled bulls from a group of cattle, I’ve been custom grazing for long-time customers who are now friends. The day started early with some…

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Extraordinary Moments

The Overhead Creep

RFP Successes

Finding What You Look For

Repairs Save Money?

The Dip

Moneyball is a Movie About Ranching

Making Changes with John Marble

The Power of Visuals

A Good Day

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