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| #92 - Jeremy Kinder, Get In the Right Rooms | 09 Sep 2026 | 01:02:48 | |
Jeremy Kinder is the owner and operator of 6K Ranch near Faxon, Oklahoma, along with his wife Katy and four children. Currently, the operation consists of a commercial cow/calf and stocker cattle business. Jeremy graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science. After graduation, he worked in the registered Angus and Red Angus industry managing various herds from Colorado to Oklahoma. He currently serves as the Southwest Area Vice-President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and President of the Tri-County Cattlemen’s Association. He also serves as a founding member of the Common Ground Coalition. | |||
| #91 - Ted Schroeder - Presidential Posts, Industry Infrastructure and other Market Makers | 25 Aug 2026 | 01:07:38 | |
Ted Schroeder is a Distinguished Professor of Ag Economics at Kansas State University. His research on livestock marketing and price analysis provides information and direction for the livestock and grain industries. His research focuses on improving commodity market efficiency by investigating price discovery methods, improving market coordinating mechanisms, and applied risk management. Schroeder also teaches courses in marketing and risk management. In this episode, we cover the recent Truth Social post announcing the Executive Order to waive quotas for up to 300 Million Metric Tons of beef for grinding in the U.S. We also cover the recent announcements of closures of Tyson beef plants, plus the challenges of today's small cowherd numbers for overall industry infrastructure. Past episdoe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/13838968 Contact info: 785.532.4488 | |||
| #90 - Joe Morgan, Chasing Premiums at Poky | 06 May 2026 | 01:02:50 | |
Joe Morgan is CEO of Poky Feeders, a custom cattle feeder in Scott County, KS. He began feeding cattle after his graduation from Iowa State University in 1973. He began at Poky in 1985, and has grown the yard from a 17,000 head capacity to 103,000 one-time capacity today. Joe serves as Vice-Chair of US Premium Beef and is a long time member of the Kansas Livestock Association and National Cattlemen's Beef Association. | |||
| #89 - Derrell Peel, Today's Market: Scary Good...or Panic Slowly? | 08 Apr 2026 | 01:20:00 | |
Derrell Peel holds the Charles Breedlove Professorship of Agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He has served as the Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist since 1989. His work focuses on livestock market situation and outlook and marketing/risk management education for producers. | |||
| #88 - Kailey Fitzmorris, Building a Team | 25 Mar 2026 | 01:08:07 | |
Dr. Kailey Fitzmorris is founding owner of Flyin 3 Vet Service, Eureka, KS. With additional locations in Moline and Cedar Vale, she has 4 additional veterinarians working with her in the practice. Our Locations | Flyin’ 3 Veterinary Service in Kansas Past podcast mentioned: Dr. Miles Theurer https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/14655607 | |||
| #87 - Cliff Lamb; Researcher, Learner and Patriot | 11 Mar 2026 | 00:58:37 | |
Dr. G. Cliff Lamb currently serves as the Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research. Texas’ premier research agency in agriculture, natural resources and life sciences featuring 13 centers and faculty in 20 academic departments, a portfolio of more than 500 faculty programs and >$300 million in annual research expenditures. He received his B.S. (1992) from Middle Tennessee State University and his M.S. (1996) and Ph.D. (1998) from Kansas State University. He served as Assistant (1998-2004) and Associate Professor (2004-2007) at the University of Minnesota followed by serving as a faculty member and the Assistant Director and Professor at the North Florida Research and Education Center at the University of Florida (2008-2017). In 2017, Dr. Lamb was appointed as Head of the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University, where he served until his current appointment in 2022. Dr. Lamb maintains an active research program focused on applied reproductive physiology to enhance production efficiency of beef cattle operations. In addition to the United States, Dr. Lamb has conducted experiments and implemented reproductive management strategies throughout the world including Australia, Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Hungary, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, South Africa, Russia, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe. | |||
| #86 - Mark Gardiner, Going Forward Is All We Know | 25 Feb 2026 | 01:08:06 | |
Mark Gardiner is CEO of Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, KS. In this episode, we talk about the many challenges that wildfires have brought to Mark's region. Mark shares ways that they have overcome these challenges and grown stronger as a result. | |||
| #85 - Kendal Kay, Wildfire Report | 18 Feb 2026 | 00:43:02 | |
Kendal Kay is CEO of Stockgrowers State Bank, Ashland, KS, where he has worked for 30 years. He is the former mayor of Ashland and played a key role in the donation and recovery efforts of the Starbuck Fire of 2017, one of the state's largest wildfires in recent history. I caught up with Kendal while he was en route to visit victims of the yesterday's Ranger Road wildfire that burnt roughly 150,000 acres of Oklahoma and Kansas ranchland. We talk about current status reports of the many fires in the region, plus what we can do to help victims. Links: Ashland Community Foundation Ashland Community Foundation Kansas Livestock Association (785) 273-5115 Hay donation locations: Shaw Feedyard - Ryan Koons, Manager - koonsr@outlook.com or 620.805.4682 | |||
| #84 - Tom Carr, Giving Back | 11 Feb 2026 | 00:57:45 | |
Dr. Tom Carr is Professor Emeritus of the University of Illinois. After Serving on the faculty for 36 years as a Meat Scientist and Professor, he and his wife now make their home in his hometown of Medicine Lodge, KS. Other podcast episodes referenced: #22 - Diana Clark | |||
| #83 - Chandler Keys, Cross-Pollination in the Industry | 28 Jan 2026 | 01:02:46 | |
Chandler Keys grew up on a family farm in Maryland. In addition to helping his family raise purebred Angus cattle and grow various grain crops, he was active in 4-H and other agriculture clubs. After earning his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, Chandler held an entry level position with National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA). Over the next two decades, Chandler stayed with NCBA and moved up within the organization. He became the Vice President for Government and Industry Relations where he led the 20+ staff in the Washington DC office. Chandler then took his leadership to Swift & Company, later JBS, until he began Keys Group in 2012. Chandler and his family live in Maryland. | |||
| #82 - Carolyn Perrier, Gone Country | 14 Jan 2026 | 01:11:13 | |
Carolyn Perrier is a ranch wife, mother of three and grandmother of nine. She is a servant in her community, a leader for countless organizations through the years, and most importantly... my mom. On this episode, we talk about her journey from city to country life and the countless challenges and blessings along the way. Past episode mentions: Tom Perrier https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/12299829 Symphony in the Flint Hills https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/12898676 | |||
| #81- Justin McKee, We Are the Caretakers | 26 Nov 2025 | 01:05:23 | |
Justin McKee is a professional rodeo announcer, a cattleman, a communicator and a leader. Raised in southeast Kansas, he now has a ranch near Hico, TX, and is a commentator on the Cowboy Channel, as well as announcing numerous rodeos across the nation. In addition, he puts on broadcasting clinics and leadership seminars to help others bring out their best. https://www.justinmckeenow.com | |||
| #80 - Sale Preview and Sire Overview | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:26:15 | |
Matt will go over the high-use sires in the Dalebanks 2025 sale offering, plus give an overview of the Perrier family's breeding program and genetic selection philosophies. Don't miss the 2025 Sale, Saturday, November 22, at the ranch NW of Eureka, KS | |||
| #79 - Don Close, Getting Past the Noise | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:54:53 | |
Don Close is a senior animal protein analyst for Terrain Ag. He’s enjoying serving in leadership roles in the cattle industry and conducting research on a wide range of topics after overseeing the establishment of Terrain as the team’s first leader. 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 economic and market-sensitive policy issues for cattle feeders in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In his three decades of professional experience, Don has been a licensed commodity broker, handled risk management and pricing for large cattle operations, managed a grain procurement program, and published market updates and outlooks for cattle and hogs. Don earned his BS in agricultural economics from West Texas A&M. Terrain | The Sneaky Barrier to Herd Expansion: Big Cows | |||
| #78 - Rich Blair, Staying in Front of the Trends | 10 Sep 2025 | 01:12:28 | |
Rich Blair is a beef producer from Sturgis, SD. The Blair family has grown a cowherd over the last 25 years that is focused on meeting demands for their own ranching operation, their genetics customers, the feeding industry and the beef consumer. In addition to the cowherd, Rich also has a commodity brokerage business, where he provides risk management tools for northern plains producers. www.blairbrosangus.com | |||
| #77 - Jason Kraft; Faith, Freedom, Family, and Agriculture | 09 Jul 2025 | 00:56:57 | |
Jason Kraft is the Founder and CEO of Compass Ag Solutions, a Risk Management firm based in his hometown of Ft. Collins, CO. In addition, his family owns and operates Hilltop Hay and Livestock, a diversified family operation that offers high quality hay, cattle and beef to customers in Colorado’s Front Range. We talk market risk, leverage, fed cattle price discovery and asset protection. Throughout his career, Jason has found ways to find solutions to market challenges. Whether it’s his work in commodity markets and risk management, hay and livestock production or their farm to fork beef business, the Kraft family knows how to turn challenges into opportunities. Disclaimer - Positioning Agribusiness for Success Agricultural Risk Management & Trading | Cattle Feeding Home - Hilltop Hay and Livestock LRP episode with Joe Kovanda: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/13495752 | |||
| #76 - Josh White, Always Be Prepared to Give an Answer | 18 Jun 2025 | 01:04:10 | |
Links: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Stewardship Award Program U S Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Josh White serves as the Sr. Executive Director - Producer Education & Sustainability for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). He is a fourth-generation cattleman whose first experiences with cattle trace back to helping with his grandfather’s commercial Hereford cows in central Georgia as a child. By age twelve Josh had purchased his first heifer, began building his own herd and became a self-professed cattle nerd. After graduating with honors from Berry College (’95) in northwest Georgia with a degree in Animal Science, Josh worked in private industry and grew his cattle herd, while also serving as a volunteer leader in several county, state and national ag and cattle organizations. In 2009 Josh took the opportunity to move from a volunteer leader role to full time industry service and joined the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association and Georgia Beef Board as Executive Vice President, serving there until joining NCBA in 2014. In his current role as Sr. Executive Director – Producer Education & Sustainability with NCBA, Josh and his team are working to capitalize on the rich histories of the Beef Quality Assurance, Masters of Beef Advocacy, Environmental Stewardship Award Program, Stockmanship & Stewardship, and Cattlemen’s College programs while moving these initiatives forward to deliver even greater value to NCBA members and the cattle industry. New programs like the Rancher’s Resilience Grant are a true passion for Josh and the team – finding ways to empower even more producers to participate in impactful educational opportunities. In addition to overseeing numerous programs, Josh provides leadership for NCBA’s policy funded sustainability efforts and supports beef checkoff funded efforts associated with sustainable cattle production. Josh was recently awarded the Continuing Service Award by the Beef Improvement Federation for his passionate service to BIF over the past decade. He currently serves on the Beef Focus group for the USDA Meat Animal Research Center (Clay Center, NE) and on the Animal Science Advisory Council at his alma mater. He also represents NCBA on the U S Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and serves as co-chair of the Cattle Health & Welfare committee at the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Josh continues to own cattle on the family farm in Georgia. He and his wife of 29 years, Erin, live in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Their three children are scattered around the country in early career or college, and they have one exceptional grandchild. | |||
| #75 - Marci Penner, Rural By Choice | 21 May 2025 | 01:03:38 | |
Marci Penner has served as executive director of Kansas Sampler Foundation since the formation of the 501c3. She has a unique perspective of Kansas having been to every one of the 627 incorporated cities several times for guidebook research. Having a reason to observe, have conversations, and note common issues and differences led to the PowerUp Movement (empowerment of those 21-39 who are rural by choice) and the access to resources and topics for the Big Rural Brainstorm and We Kan! Conference. With the opportunity to do guidebook programs and speak at conferences, Marci enjoys the continual journey around the state. She thrives on matching those seeking guidance with resources and to bringing together Good Thinkers who use collective brilliance to move rural communities forward. Kansas Sampler Foundation | Pursuing Everyone's Love for Kansas 978 Arapaho Road Inman, KS 67546 | |||
| #74 - Logan Thompson, The Emotional Aspect of Food | 23 Apr 2025 | 01:11:49 | |
Logan Thompson is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of Sustainable Livestock Feeding at Kansas State University. He grew up on a registered Hereford ranch in central Texas which instilled a passion to improve the sustainability of beef production by developing practical solutions for producers. Logan started his bachelor's degree at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX prior to completing his degree at Texas Tech University in 2015. Following this he earned a Masters in beef sustainability at Oklahoma State University in 2017 and a PhD in ruminant nutrition at Michigan State University in 2021. Prior to joining Kansas State University in August of 2022, he served as a post-doctoral fellow at Colorado State University. Logan’s predominate research interest is in measuring greenhouse gas emissions in grazing systems and how grazing management impacts ecosystem function. Of particular interest in how the soil-plant-animal interrelationships are manipulated by management decisions. Additionally, his research examines how management decisions influence nutrient utilization within and across production systems. Logan's wife, Rachel, is also a science nerd and is a Senior Scientist in Ingredient Solutions R&D at MGP Ingredients in Atchison, KS. Past Podcast references: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/14850913 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/14176506 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/12989654 https://www.buzzsprout.com/1995747/episodes/11378191 Links: Frontiers | Is Climate Neutral possible for the U.S. beef and dairy sectors? | |||
| #73 - Rich Porter, A Stocker's Stockman | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:51:23 | |
Rich Porter owns and operates Porter Cattle Company, a grazing and backgrounding operation, located north of Emporia, Kansas. He receives around 7,000 head of three-weight, high-risk calves from the southeast annually and grows them to roughly 800 pounds. Rich holds degrees in chemical engineering, business and law, but for the last five decades, he has been a student of agriculture. His knowledge and ingenuity in the areas of beef production, conservation and management are an inspiration for many. RIch was recently honored with the Livestock and Meat Industry Council's 2025 Stockman of the Year award during their annual Stockmen's Dinner in Manhattan, KS. | |||
| #72 - Ed Greiman, A Little Better All the Time | 26 Mar 2025 | 00:53:13 | |
Ed Greiman is General Manager of Upper Iowa Beef, a mid-sized beef processing plant located in Lime Springs, Iowa. He was born and raised as a typical farm kid in rural Iowa, went to college at Iowa State University, and has had significant experience in nearly all segments of the beef industry supply chain. NOTE: This episode was recorded in early February 2025, so some of the references to political landscape and economics may sound a bit dated. Home - Upper Iowa Beef | Upper Iowa Beef | |||
| #71 - Bill Rishel, From New Trend to New Products | 12 Mar 2025 | 01:01:27 | |
Bill Rishel and his wife, Barb, live near North Platte, Nebraska. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, he has always had a passion for Angus cattle and beef cattle improvement. Bill will be honored in November with induction into the Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery, and an in-depth synopsis of Bill's industry accomplishments may be found in this article: Bill Rishel To Be Honored with 2025 Saddle & Sirloin Portrai | |||
| #70 - Don Schiefelbein, Authentic Matters Most | 26 Feb 2025 | 01:05:02 | |
Don Schiefelbein is President of Schiefelbein Farms, a large seedstock operation near Kimball, MN. He is the past-president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and the American Angus Association. In this episode, Don outlines his family's business structure and efforts to sustain their family business for generations. He also shares his hopes and vision for the beef industry leadership in the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Links: Grappling with the Family Farm - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com | |||
| #69 - Dale Brisby, You Ain't No Cowboy | 12 Feb 2025 | 00:59:58 | |
Dale Brisby is the self-proclaimed greatest bull rider who ever lived. You may know him from the popular Dale Brisby YouTube channel, the Rodeo Time YouTube channel, and other social media platforms. He also has a Netflix original series How to Be a Cowboy. In addition to his rodeo apparel line, he’s a bona fide rancher, cowboy, and rodeo rider who proudly lives the life 24/7. Follow the World’s Greatest Bull Rider on Instagram. Links: www.rodeotime.com | |||
| #68 - Bill Bowman, Genetic Tools and the Methods Behind Them | 29 Jan 2025 | 01:01:28 | |
Bill Bowman works with Method Genetics, LLC, in St. Joseph, MO. Through the years, Bill has worked in a variety of roles within the Angus breed, from the production to association levels. | |||
| #67 - Sam Hands, Quality Beef and a Quality Team | 16 Jan 2025 | 01:00:02 | |
Sam Hands and his family own and operate Triangle H, a diversified cow-calf, farming and feeding operation near Garden City, KS. | |||
| #66 - Amy Perrier, So I Married a Rancher | 24 Dec 2024 | 01:09:04 | |
Amy Perrier is a Christian, Physical Therapist, Mother to five children...and a ranch wife. | |||
| #65 - Bull Sale Preview and Breeding Philosophies | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:34:07 | |
Matt takes a solo flight in this episode as he highlights the sires of this year's sale bulls and then gives an overview of the Dalebanks Practical. Profitable. Genetics. breeding philosophy. | |||
| #64 - Dale Woerner, Redoing Red Meat Yield | 30 Oct 2024 | 01:11:01 | |
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 Animal Science, Meat and Food Industry Management from Texas Tech University in 2003 and 2005, respectively, and earned his Ph.D. in Animal Science/Meat Science from Colorado State University in 2009. He served on the faculty at Colorado State University for 9 years, and recently joined the faculty at Texas Tech University in an endowed chair position. He has conducted more that 12 million dollars in industry funded research and has published more than 300 scholarly works. Dale has served as a member of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Beef Innovations Group, has served as the president of the AMSA Intercollegiate Meat Coaches Association, serves as chairman of the National 4-H Meat Judging Advisory Committee, and is a member of the American Meat Science Association Board of Directors. In 2013, Dale was selected by Vance Publishing as a “40 Under 40” honoree as a young leader in the agricultural industry contributing to the 2050 challenge, the challenge of feeding 9 billion people by 2050. Also, Dale was named one of the Top Ten Industry Leaders for 2014 by Cattle Business as a “Difference Maker”, was recognized along with his wife Wendy in 2014 by Texas Tech as Horizon Award Recipients, in 2015 he received the American Meat Science Associations Achievement Award, in 2018 was recognized by the American Society of Animal Sciences with the Early Career Achievement Award, and, was recognized in 2018 as a Distinguished Alumni by the TTU College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Also, in 2018, Dr. Woerner was selected by the American Meat Science Association membership to be the chairman of the Reciprocal Meat Conference, the premier meat science conference in North America. Most recently, he was awarded the North American Meat Institute's 2018 Harry L. Rudnick Educator's Award. | |||
| # 63 - Bradley Wolter, From Sows to Cows | 17 Oct 2024 | 01:14:05 | |
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. | |||
| #62 - Kara Lee, Your Link in the Chain | 02 Oct 2024 | 01:05:24 | |
Kara Lee is Director of Producer Engagement for the Certified Angus Beef Program. A native of Indiana, she now resides in northeast Kansas. | |||
| #61 - Dave Lalman, Finding Forage-Efficient Cows | 18 Sep 2024 | 01:07:29 | |
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 focused on cow/calf and stocker cattle production. His extension and applied research program includes beef cattle nutrition and management with emphasis on beef cattle grazing and genetic by environment interactions in beef production systems. His program goals are to provide producers with information and decision tools to facilitate production system profitability, improve cow herd efficiency and to improve product quality. At Oklahoma State, Dr. Lalman serves as the Animal Science Extension Program Coordinator and the supervisor for the Range Cow Research Center. | |||
| #60 - Chef Tyler Florence, A Passion for Beef | 04 Sep 2024 | 01:03:23 | |
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 mind, an amazingly nice guy and he LOVES beef and the families who raise it. | |||
| #59 - Josh Mueller & Charly Cummings, Calf Marketing Decisions | 26 Jun 2024 | 01:05:57 | |
Josh Mueller and Charly Cummings both work with Superior Livestock Auction. | |||
| # 58 - Kevin Ochsner, Living to Serve | 05 Jun 2024 | 01:05:42 | |
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 was a member of the CSU livestock judging team earning high individual honors at the National Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest and was actively involved in FFA, serving as a National FFA Officer in 1987-88. In 1997, Kevin earned his master’s in management from the Krannert School of Business at Purdue University. Kevin spent more than two decades working for the Indianapolis-based consulting firm Agri Business Group before founding his own consulting practice, Agcellerate, LLC. Over the past 24 years, he has had the privilege of providing strategic planning, marketing consulting, sales/management training and keynote speaking services to some of the country’s largest animal health, crop protection, seed, feed and farm machinery companies. Today, Kevin, his wife Julie and their three children, Caitlyn, Ashlyn and Collin, make their home in the small agricultural community of Kersey, Colo., 60 miles northeast of Denver. In addition to his consulting and TV hosting responsibilities, Kevin manages his family operation consisting of 130 head of registered Limousin and Lim-Flex cows together with irrigated corn, alfalfa and grass hay along the South Platte River. In addition to marketing bulls to commercial cow-calf operations, Kevin’s family also operates Ochsner Tenderlean Beef, a small branded beef company that markets beef directly to consumers along the Front Range of Colorado. | |||
| #57 - SXSW, Better Beef | 22 May 2024 | 01:11:02 | |
This was a live audio recording from last March at South by Southwest in Austin, TX. | |||
| #56 - Andy Bishop, Dumbing Down the Checkoff | 08 May 2024 | 01:05:00 | |
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. | |||
| #55 - Don Close, White Papers and Black Swans | 24 Apr 2024 | 01:12:21 | |
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 economic and market-sensitive policy issues for cattle feeders in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. In his three decades of professional experience, Don has been a licensed commodity broker, handled risk management and pricing for large cattle operations, managed a grain procurement program, and published market updates and outlooks for cattle and hogs. Don has conducted research on a wide range of topics including confinement cow/calf operations, dairy-beef crossbreeds, and development in international trade. Don earned his BS in agricultural economics from West Texas A&M. | |||
| #54 - Temple Grandin, Practical Ways to Make Things Better | 10 Apr 2024 | 01:16:45 | |
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 spokesperson and advocate. | |||
| # 53 - Lance Zimmerman, Building Resiliency | 27 Mar 2024 | 01:05:24 | |
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. | |||
| #52 - Miles Theurer, Study our Successes | 13 Mar 2024 | 01:04:00 | |
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 on a family farm and cow/calf operation in south central Kansas. He did a dual DVM/Ph.D. program at Kansas State University. | |||
| #51 - Stan Bevers, More to Your Bottom Line | 28 Feb 2024 | 01:15:53 | |
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 (Standardized Performance Analysis) program and uses Key Performance Indicators and accounting fundamentals to help various sized ranches increase profitability by improving their ability to make marketing and purchasing decisions. | |||
| #50 - Dr. Phil, Does Size Really Matter? | 14 Feb 2024 | 01:05:31 | |
Dr. Phil Bass is an Associate Professor of Meat Science at the University of Idaho. | |||
| #49 - Ava Perrier, Kids These Days... | 31 Jan 2024 | 01:08:26 | |
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. | |||
| #48 - Brad White, Bovine Heart Disease | 17 Jan 2024 | 01:01:28 | |
Dr. Brad White is Director of the KSU Beef Cattle Institute a Professor of Production Medicine and Host of the BCI Cattle Chat podcast. | |||
| #47 - Randy Blach, Cattlefax | 03 Jan 2024 | 01:10:00 | |
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 growth and has continues to lead the industry with timely market information, in-depth analysis and forecasts on cattle, protein and grain markets in the United States and globally. Blach has been a keynote speaker at thousands of cattle, beef and related business meetings, seminars and conventions. A Colorado native, Randy Blach and his family remain actively involved in the cattle business and farming. He was raised on his family’s ranch in Yuma, Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in animal science. Blach received the Honor Alumni award from its College of Agricultural Sciences in 2004 and the Livestock Leader Award in 2011. In 2016, he was awarded the Industry Leadership Award through the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. Randy and his wife Karen have been married for 33 years. She is a retired school teacher. Their son, Ty, plays for the San Francisco Giants baseball team, and daughter, Haylee, attends Creighton University in Omaha and competes in soccer. Randy and his family enjoy spending time together at sporting events and at the ranch in eastern Colorado
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| #46 - Frank Mitloehner, CLEAR Info About Livestock Emissions | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:53:31 | |
Dr. Frank Mitloehner is a professor and air quality specialist in cooperative extension in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis.
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| Bonus Episode - Bull Sale Preview | 03 Nov 2023 | 00:15:28 | |
A bit different episode, as Matt will give a summary of the sires in their upcoming bull sale. | |||
| #45 - Ted Schroeder, Markets...and the People Who Make Them | 25 Oct 2023 | 01:08:50 | |
Dr. Ted Schroeder is a Professor of Economics at Kansas State University. | |||
| #44 - Joe Goggins, A Conversation We Have to Have | 11 Oct 2023 | 01:15:07 | |
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. | |||