Episodes

Kit Pharo found himself in need of different genetics than the market was providing so he set out to shift the paradigm in the industry toward measuring profit per acre rather than profit per animal or production per animal.

In the third installment of the “Our Amazing Grasslands” video series, the South Dakota Grassland Coalition featured Chad Schooley. I sat down with Chad and we talked about what they are accomplishing to through diverse management strategies including ...

I had the privilege of talking to Bob Kinford a teacher, practitioner, and thinker in the fields stockmanship and grazing. We sat down to talk about his new website migratorygrazing.com Don’t miss the Easter egg hidden in this episode!

Brock Terrell’s response to a question about improving profitability in the Stockmanship and Ranch Roping Facebook group was a powerful demonstration of what we can do with our management to increase the effectiveness of our operation.

Cody McDaniel of Townsend, MT joined me to talk about the challenges of moving from the plains of Kansas to the mountains of Montana. We also discussed his recent trip to Mexico with Kit Pharo. Cody has been a Cooperative Producer with Pharo Cattle Com...

I had the opportunity to sit down with Sean McCoy for an episode of his great podcast the “Come to the Table” podcast. We talked about technology in beef production, the agricultural lifestyle, and what brought me back to the ranch.

Jim Gerrish joined me for a great conversation that started out as an introduction to his book “Kick the Hay Habit” and moved on to a discussion of getting started in the ranching industry through good management of leased land and lease relationships....

Tim Hoven of Eckville, AB joined me to discuss the benefits, challenges, and logistics of taking cattle to finishing weight on grass near Edmonton, AB, Canada. You can follow Tim on twitter @timhoven. Sponsors: CammackRanchSupply.

Nancy Labbe of World Wildlife Fund’s Sustainable Ranching Initiative joined me to talk about the work that World Wildlife Fund is doing through the initiative to be a resource for ranchers. Specifically, we discuss the importance of native grasslands l...

Darin and Jessica Michalski joined me to discuss the process of choosing and seeding marginal cropland back to grass. We talk about the motivations for and the benefits of this process. Sponsors: CammackRanchSupply.com ChrisWilliamsAudio.

As part of my partnership with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, I have the privilege interviewing as many of the featured producers from the SDGC’s Grassland Planner as I can. This is the first interview in that series with Cody Jorgensen of Jorge...

Jim Faulstich joined me to discuss the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, an innovative and valuable resource looking to help South Dakota ranchers make better use of their grass resources. Specifically, we discuss the Grassland Planner and a cooperation between SDGC and the Working Cows podcast to interview the featured producers in the 2018 edition of...

From his Twitter profile (@TheHippieFarmer) Joe Mills is a Cover cropper, no-tiller, cow-calfer, gas station food lover, small-time feeder. In this episode, we talk about innovative and out of the box strategy they are employing in regards to feeding a...

Roland Kroos joined me to discuss the elements of a holistic goal. We also discuss the successes and take a candid look at the failures that occur when ranches are not managed (w)holistically. Sponsors: CammackRanchSupply.com ChrisWilliamsAudio.

I sat down with Dave Pratt after being his student for a two-day workshop focused on the Three Keys to Increasing Profit, Hard Work and Harmony, and working through ranch problems among other things. As part of our discussion,

In this episode, we discuss stockmanship with Curt Pate. Curt has traveled the world as a clinician training animals and people in the areas of low-stress livestock handling, colt starting, horsemanship, and safety.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Trey Patterson of the Padlock Ranch about heifer development. We focus on developing heifers on native range and developing heifers to a lower percentage of mature body weight. As part of this discussion,

Today we are taking a look back at the year that was on the Working Cows Podcast. We have the (subjectively chosen) best 2 minutes from each of the previous year’s episodes. Enjoy! Happy New Year! Also, don’t miss the end of this episode.

In this episode, I discuss deferred grazing with Derek Schwanebeck. Derek and I also discuss what we can do in our management decisions to help kick-start the microbiome in our soil. Sponsor: CammackRanchSupply.com Guest’s Website: ConerstoneGrazing.

In this episode, we discuss the process of bringing a ranch back from decades of abuse and mismanagement. To make the task even more challenging the Falomirs are dealing with extreme weather conditions and prolonged periods of drought.

In this episode, Josh Sybesma and I discuss the difficulties that come with living in a place where the most profitable thing people can do is grow crops. Specifically, we look at one way they have found to deal with the challenge of expensive land ren...

In this episode, we talk to Aaron Berger a Beef Systems Educator with the University of Nebraska. Aaron joined us to talk about Cow Depreciation. This could be one of the biggest levers we can push to maximize our effectiveness in managing our herds.

In this episode, we discuss Paul Jungnitsch’s master’s thesis “The Effects of Cattle Winter Feeding Systems on Soil Nutrients, Animal Performance, Forage Growth, and Economics.” This episode is an excellent introduction to the topic with concrete resea...

I had the opportunity to tour Dave and his family’s operation. Specifically, we had a chance to see the layout of their winter feeding strategy with an eye toward how they are being intentional about getting the nutrients back on to the field in the ev...