Practically Ranching
Join Matt Perrier as he visits weekly with interesting, thoughtful, entertaining individuals within the beef community. Conversations will inspire curiosity and creativity while maintaining the independent spirit and practical nature for which ranchers are known.
Episodes
65 episodes
#64 - Dale Woerner, Redoing Red Meat Yield
Dr. Dale R. Woerner, Professor and Cargill Endowed Professor, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, is an academic professional and meat and food industry consultant. Dr. Woerner earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Anim...
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Episode 64
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1:11:01
# 63 - Bradley Wolter, From Sows to Cows
Bradley Wolter is a relative newcomer to the beef business, but has certainly been a student of the industry since his move from a successful career in the swine industry.In this episode, we talk about his tenure with Maschhoffs, one of the...
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Episode 63
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1:14:05
#62 - Kara Lee, Your Link in the Chain
Kara Lee is Director of Producer Engagement for the Certified Angus Beef Program. A native of Indiana, she now resides in northeast Kansas.On the episode, we highlight the many speakers and information shared at the 2024 Feeding Quality...
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Episode 62
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1:05:24
#61 - Dave Lalman, Finding Forage-Efficient Cows
Dr. David Lalman is a professor and Extension Beef Cattle Specialist at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Lalman holds the Harrington Endowed Chair with split extension and research appointment. He works primarily in the beef cattle industry focus...
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Episode 61
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1:07:29
#60 - Chef Tyler Florence, A Passion for Beef
Tyler Florence has hosted shows on Food Network, Discovery and several other networks for nearly three decades. He owns restaurants in California, Hawaii and cut his teeth in kitchens in South Carolina. He’s a chef, a businessman, a creative mi...
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Episode 60
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1:03:23
#59 - Josh Mueller & Charly Cummings, Calf Marketing Decisions
Josh Mueller and Charly Cummings both work with Superior Livestock Auction.Josh and his wife, Macey, also operate Eldorado Livestock Auction, plus farm and ranch with their family near Halstead, KS.Charly is an auctioneer, real ...
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Season 4
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Episode 59
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1:05:57
# 58 - Kevin Ochsner, Living to Serve
Kevin Ochsner was born and raised on an irrigated farm and registered cattle operation in Fort Collins, Colo. He attended Colorado State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness. During his undergraduate studies, Kevin ...
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Season 4
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Episode 58
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1:05:42
#57 - SXSW, Better Beef
This was a live audio recording from last March at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.SXSW is an annual festival that celebrates the convergence of various fields and genres. This panel consisted of host, Tyler Florence, world-renown...
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Season 4
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Episode 57
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1:11:02
#56 - Andy Bishop, Dumbing Down the Checkoff
Andy Bishop is a cow-calf producer from Bardstown, KY. He also serves as a loan officer at their local bank. In addition, he currently serves as Chair of the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board.
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Season 4
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Episode 56
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1:05:00
#55 - Don Close, White Papers and Black Swans
Don Close is Terrain’s Chief Research & Analytics Officer. Don’s prior experience includes his work as a senior animal protein analyst at Rabobank, and as a market director for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, where he worked on all ec...
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Season 4
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Episode 55
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1:12:21
#54 - Temple Grandin, Practical Ways to Make Things Better
Dr. Temple Grandin is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She is a livestock industry consultant, offering advice on animal behavior. She is also an autism spok...
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Season 4
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Episode 54
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1:16:45
# 53 - Lance Zimmerman, Building Resiliency
Lance Zimmerman is the Senior Beef Analyst for Rabobank. Prior to joining Rabo, he has worked for the Certified Angus Beef Program and Cattlefax. He holds a BS in Ag Communications and an MS in Ag Economics from Kansas State University....
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Season 4
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Episode 53
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1:05:24
#52 - Miles Theurer, Study our Successes
Miles Theurer coordinates research projects for Veterinary Research and Consulting Services, LLC, a practice comprised of 12 veterinarians who specialize in feedlot production medicine and research across the high plains region. Miles grew up o...
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Season 4
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Episode 52
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#51 - Stan Bevers, More to Your Bottom Line
Stan Bevers worked for nearly 3 decades as an extension economist with Texas A&M University. He has also served as a professional consultant on hundreds of ranches from New Mexico to Montana.He helped develop the Beef Cow-Calf SPA (S...
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Season 4
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Episode 51
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1:15:53
#50 - Dr. Phil, Does Size Really Matter?
Dr. Phil Bass is an Associate Professor of Meat Science at the University of Idaho. He applies industry experience to teach, advise students and others involved in the Pacific Northwest meat production and processing community; conducts app...
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Season 4
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Episode 50
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1:05:31
#49 - Ava Perrier, Kids These Days...
Ava Perrier is a Junior at Kansas State University, majoring in Animal Science with a Communications option. She is originally from Eureka, KS, and yes...she is Amy and my firstborn.At KSU, she has judged on the Intercollegiate Meats Te...
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Episode 49
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1:08:26
#48 - Brad White, Bovine Heart Disease
Dr. Brad White is Director of the KSU Beef Cattle Institute a Professor of Production Medicine and Host of the BCI Cattle Chat podcast.He wears a lot of hats, but in this week's episode, we'll explore collaborative work that he has rece...
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Episode 48
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#47 - Randy Blach, Cattlefax
Randy Blach came to CattleFax in 1981 and served as Director of Market Analysis for 15 years. He was promoted to CEO in January of 2001, a role that he continues to serve in today. During his tenure, the company has enjoyed significant gr...
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Episode 47
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1:10:00
#46 - Frank Mitloehner, CLEAR Info About Livestock Emissions
Dr. Frank Mitloehner is a professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis. He shares his knowledge and research, both domestically and abroad, with students, scientists, far...
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Episode 47
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53:31
Bonus Episode - Bull Sale Preview
A bit different episode, as Matt will give a summary of the sires in their upcoming bull sale.
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Episode 46
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15:28
#45 - Ted Schroeder, Markets...and the People Who Make Them
Dr. Ted Schroeder is a Professor of Economics at Kansas State University. His research on livestock marketing and price analysis provides information and direction for the livestock and grain industries. This research focuses on improv...
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Season 4
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Episode 45
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1:08:50
#44 - Joe Goggins, A Conversation We Have to Have
Joe Goggins is an auctioneer, livestock market owner, commercial cow-calf producer, yearling operator and seedstock producer near Billings, MT. His family has a long history as a passionate advocate for beef producers. He currently serves o...
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Season 3
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Episode 44
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1:15:07
#43 - Tera Barnhardt, Protecting You From Mayhem
Dr. Tera Barnhardt is a Veterinarian from Johnson City, Kansas. She consults with various feedyards, large cow-calf producers and dairies in southwest Kansas. She is a mother of three, and she and her husband are also involved in other...
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Season 3
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Episode 43
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1:10:22
#42 - Tucker Stewart, Washington to Washington
Tucker Stewart is the Senior Agricultural Policy Advisor for U.S. Senator Roger Marshall.Raised on his family's farm and ranch, Mid-Continent Farms, near Washington, KS, he strives to share the story of production agriculture with all t...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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1:02:17
#41 - Joe Kovanda, Managing Price Risk & LRP
Joe Kovanda is Chief Development and Strategy Officer for Compass Ag Solutions. After a successful career with Bartlett Cattle Co and Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, he now lives on his family farm near Columbus, MT.Joe specializes in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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1:17:29
