Casual Cattle Conversations is the podcast for beef cattle producers and ranchers to explore new ideas and hear stories that will help them improve their current management practices. Shaye Koester - Wanner connects listeners to other cattle producers and beef industry experts to discover what management practices, industry trends, current events and inspiring stories are impacting today’s beef cattle industry.
The Podcast for Cattle Producers
For complete access to free resources, all podcasts, blog posts and RancherMind information please go to https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/
Episodes
Apr 17, 2023
Apr 17, 2023
37 min
Anyone involved in production agriculture knows that input costs are just a part of the business. However, high prices and inflation have created more challenges for cattle producers over the past year. Members of the RancherMind community came together from across the country via Zoom to share how they navigate high input costs and gain insight from fellow cattlemen and women. This group of cattle producers discussed feed costs, fertilizer costs, adjusting their business strategy as a whole and the future of cattle marketing for the commercial cow-calf producer during the 60-minute RancherMind event on March 23, 2023.
This podcast features the highlights of the call.
What's covered?
• feed cost
• fertilizer cost
• drought
• vertical integration
• changes in cattle marketing
Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Record-Keeping Solutions: https://www.cattleidapp.com/
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Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Apr 10, 2023
Apr 10, 2023
29 min
Dr. Clint Rusk, Ray Williams and Wes Chism join the podcast for a second time to add to last week’s conversation about the challenges faced by seedstock producers. This week the trio shares how data collection has become a fast and easy process, how to implement this technology as well as what is holding the industry back from adopting it.
Big Picture Concepts:
🎙 ROI of Technology
🎙 How Data Collection has Changed
🎙 Understanding more the Surface Level Challenges of Ranching
Links:
Full Show Note
Links:
Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations...
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
36 min
This two-part series with Dr. Clint Rusk, Wes Chism and Ray Williams covers the challenges faced by seedstock and commercial cattlemen and how data collection and technology can play a role in providing solutions.
Here's what you'll hear in Part 1:
- Addressing Labor Challenges
- Management Styles
- What Data is Important to Collect
- How Data has Changed the Beef Industry
Dr. Clint Rusk joins the show from the Charolais Association and Wes Chism and Ray Williams join us from the team at Gallagher North America. Part 2 will be focused on improving the actual data collection and analysis process as well as how that data can be integrated into breed association databases.
Links:
Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations...
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Mar 27, 2023
Mar 27, 2023
25 min
Traceability systems and animal disease are important topics in the United States beef industry today. Discover why all cattle producers need to be aware of the impacts of animal disease and how they can take action on their own operations.
Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
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Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations...
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Mar 20, 2023
Mar 20, 2023
19 min
Ray Williams joins the show from the team at Gallagher to share how cattle producers can start to create rotational grazing strategies. Ray covers where producers can start with stock rates, water, fencing supplies and paddock design in this short episode.
Resources
Gallagher Product Visuals: https://am.gallagher.com/
Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package?
Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Mar 13, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
27 min
JD Green joins the podcast from the University of Kentucky to discuss what causes weed populations to increase, how cattle producers can effectively reduce weed populations and how they can be proactive to reduce weeds in pastures and hay fields.
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Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Sponsors:
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Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations...
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Mar 6, 2023
Mar 6, 2023
15 min
Neil Mentzer with Gallagher North America shares what steps cattle producers can take to ensure their electric fences work and keep cattle in this spring.
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Key Topics:
Establishing Proper Grounds
Ensuring Your Energizers will Work
Building Cross-fences and Offsets
Using Reels, Smart Fence and Tumble Wheels for Rotational Grazing
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Gallagher Product Visuals: https://am.gallagher.com/
Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
Free Weekly Resources: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
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Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start?
Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package?
Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Feb 27, 2023
Feb 27, 2023
22 min
Spring is on the way and that means making sure your water tanks are in working order for summer grazing. Jeremy McGill joins the show to discuss how cattle producers can design watering systems to fit their needs, reduce the input costs of these systems and fence off natural streams and waterways to limit access to cattle. We also touch on yearly maintenance, because we can't forget about that!
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Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Feb 20, 2023
Feb 20, 2023
35 min
Matt Woolfolk and Wes Chism dive into the topic of bull sale season and share advice for both commercial cattlemen and seedstock producers. This episode covers what to look for in bulls, bull budgeting and developing a relationship with your seedstock supplier for those buying bulls. It also covers customer service, what types of bulls people want and sale day meals for producers who are selling bulls.
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Resources:
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Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAdZHIY1ZKSEcPH0DsqB-QA
Newsletter: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!
Feb 13, 2023
Feb 13, 2023
25 min
Jamie Hauge joins the show to discuss his family's experience with the H-2A program. They have been using the program for about 17 years to source seasonal labor on their diversified operation. Jamie discusses why the program works better for their farming enterprise as opposed to their cow-calf enterprise, what changes he'd like to see made with the program and his advice for those just getting started with the program.
The content shared in this episode is intended to share a personal experience and not serve as legal advice.
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Resources: Herd Record-Keeping Solutions: https://www.cattleidapp.com/
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Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAdZHIY1ZKSEcPH0DsqB-QA
Newsletter: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranching-resources
Take Your Ranch to the Next Level
Once a month Shaye hosts Q&A calls between cattle producers and beef industry leaders to help ranchers find answers to their questions and improve their bottom lines. The best part is you get expert insight from the comfort of your own ranch and get to ask any question you want relating to the topic!
Learn More About RancherMinds: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/ranchermind-events
Connect with me on Social Media
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleconvos
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleconvos/
Podcast Coaching
Do you have an existing podcast or want to start a new one but don't know where to start? Connect with Shaye and she will lay out everything you need to know to get you started on the right foot.
Book a one-time coaching call using this link: https://calendly.com/cattleconvos/podcast-coaching
Interested in a coaching package? Email Shaye at casualcattleconversations@gmail.com and tell her about the podcast you want to start!