Shaye Koester-Wanner

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This week’s guest says ranchers hold a lot of the cards in the beef industry. Producers decide how cattle are raised, how they are vaccinated, how they are weaned, what mineral they receive and how they are sold.
Tyler and Angela McCann ranch near Riverton, Wyoming, launched a beef tasting event now known as the Rendezvous City Beef Roundup which now includes celebrity judges and an open competition.
What if you could raise cattle and be profitable more than once every ten years? Doug Ferguson is changing the narrative and mindsets of cattlemen and women around the country.
What’s your context? One of the 6 soil health principles we discuss in this week’s episode is knowing your context. What’s yours? What is your goal? What’s the reason you run cattle?
Kevin Lynch shares the pros and cons of multispecies grazing as well as what beginners need to consider in Season 7, Episode 16 of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast.
Steve Swaffar encourages producers to be prepared to plant cover crops in a wet year if they are looking to increase ground cover and extend days spent grazing.
Caitlin Word shares the difference between principles and practices in this week’s podcast episode as it relates to regenerative agriculture.
We can’t care for our livestock, resources and families without caring for ourselves first. That seems even harder during the busy seasons, but it isn’t impossible and even one thing a day makes a difference.
ranchers in 2024 have more tools to increase their confidence about management decisions than generations before them. One of these tools is genomic testing, like Igenity® Beef.
Cows have a job, and that job description will vary from ranch to ranch. Have you taken time to write down what cows need to do to earn their keep?