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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…

Mar 12

People Over Processes

By Caitlin Word Communication, Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness No Comments

As an alumni of the Ranching for Profit School, you have the opportunity to enroll in our Executive Link program which we like to call “EL”. EL is composed of…

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…

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…

Feb 27

Having a Ranch AND a Life

By Dave Pratt Making a Change, Planning & Management, Risk/Drought 5 Comments

A friend included me in an email chain informing us of a farmer he knew who recently took his life. I don’t pretend to begin to know this man’s pain…

Dec 26

Smart Resolutions

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management 2 Comments

A lot of people make New Year’s resolutions. Gym memberships go way up in January. By Valentine’s Day that box of chocolates is looking pretty good and gym attendance is…

Sep 12

Records Are A Waste Of Time

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Labor Effectiveness, Planning & Management 5 Comments

Some people think that records are THE key to managerial success. Not me. I think most records are a waste of time. Records give us data. We need information. It…

Apr 21

Free Money Can Be Expensive

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

Letting government programs dictate your management and set priorities can be costly. The most obvious example is probably the emergency feed program. In drought impacted areas, this program incentivizes ranchers…

Nov 22

When is a Dollar Not a Dollar?

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Economics & Finance, Labor Effectiveness No Comments

Dan Airely, a behavioral economist at Duke University conducted a silly experiment with serious implications. The experiment involved money, Coca Cola and college students. Dr. Airely stocked dorm room refrigerators…

Apr 13

Boundaries

By Dave Pratt Decision Making, Making a Change, Planning & Management No Comments

I have an advantage over most of the people who come through the Ranching for Profit School. I have boundaries. The RMC office is about a mile and a half…

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