Casual Cattle Conversations

Raising Seedstock vs. Commercial Cattle: Management Differences

Steve Koester has been ranching his entire life but has made the transition from commercial cattle to registered as well as spring calving to fall calving. In this episode, Steve shares his experience, insight and advice on what it takes to make the switch and what challenges you can expect to face.

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Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/07/stevekoester.html

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Improving Mental & Physical Health for Ranchers

Kirsten Angell is a rancher, entrepreneur and registered dietitian. In this episode, she shares tips and tricks to live a healthier lifestyle on the ranch. She covers both the mental and physical side of living healthy lifestyles. 

This conversation gets real and we cover some tough conversations.

Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/07/Link4Nutrition.html

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A Lifetime of Entrepreneurship in the Beef Industry with Paul Engler

Paul Engler is a true entrepreneur and has dedicated his life to solving problems within the beef industry. At the age of 12 he bought his first set of cattle which eventually led to starting several cattle feeding operations. In this episode, Paul shares his story, advice and knowledge on what it takes to be an entrepreneur in the beef industry.

Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-lifetime-of-entrepreneurship-in-beef.html

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Understanding & Implementing EIDs

Malcolm Harvey shares his background in technology and agriculture during this episode. He will provide an explanation of how EID technology works, the differences in tags, and how it will best help your operation.

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Video: https://youtu.be/_zulbHwXZR8

Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/06/understanding-implementing-eids-with.html

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Animal Health & Entrepreneurship with Jay Rainforth

Jay has built a career in the beef industry and animal health sector. He is truly passionate about keeping cattle healthy, helping producers be successful and entrepreneurship as a whole. Tune in to hear Jay share his advice on improving animal health on any operation and his story of starting Rainforth Animal Health. 

Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/05/animal-health-entrepreneurship-with-jay.html

Social Media Influencing & the Ranching Lifestyle

Natalie is a social media influencer, ranch wife, mother, and pharmacist. She shares her story and experience on how to build and monetize social media brands. 

Transcript: https://casualcattleconversations.blogspot.com/2021/05/social-media-influencing-ranching.html

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Managing Reproduction, Nutrition & Genetics with Rick Funston

Rick comes from a North Dakota ranch but has built a career of helping ranchers improve reproduction management in their herds from Montana, North Dakota and Nebraska. Rick is based out of Nebraska and is passionate about beef cattle reproduction because he understands how it drives profitability for ranchers. 

Managing Time & Labor Resources on a Diversified Operation with David Schuler

We talk about maximizing efficiency with data, communication and cattle handling as well as maintaining mental health. David Schuler with Schuler Red Angus shares the methods and processes used by their operation to improve the overall efficiency of the ranch. 

Direct to Consumer Marketing on a National Scale with Five Marys Farms

Straight from the boxing and shipping room, Mary shares the story of their family business and how they began marketing beef, pork and lamb directly to consumers. Mary talks about the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome them.

Listen in to hear about how Five Marys Farms works to build a community for people who market beef directly to the consumer and insight on how to get started or expand the business you already have. 

The Reality of Finding and Keeping ”Good” Help with Casey Fanta

Casey has experience working on ranches his entire life and now he notices where the gaps lie in the skillsets required for ranchhands and managers. He shares his personal experiences, struggles and advice for finding good help and how to keep them. He also offers tips on how to gain the skillsets you need to work on and operate a ranch.