A Business Mind Shift from Treg Ulmer
Treg Ulmer and his wife Courtney are members of the Executive Link program and building a business in Ohio. Treg shared some thoughts with me around balancing profit with other […]
Read MoreDrought Isn’t a Surprise
If you’re in the ranching business, drought is a normal part of life. David McLean is part of RCS, our sister company in Australia. David refers to planning for the […]
Read MoreImpressionable Years
I remember those post high school years before settling into my roles as husband and father. I was fortunate to find ranchers willing to give a young man with little […]
Read MoreRanch Records
Calving season is in full swing across most of cow country and so are ranchers armed with a red book or smart phone app taking notes about birth dates, weights, […]
Read MoreWhat is Your Role in the Ranch?
Is your primary role in your business working as a doer or a planner? When the doer goes out the door in the morning, they get to work doing all […]
Read MoreThe Dip
Seth Godin, author of The Dip, describes the period of time after a change has been made when the results are worse before they begin to improve. Participants of the […]
Read MoreEconomic Analysis
We recently wrapped up our two day Economics Intensive where alumni of the Ranching for Profit School prepared their economic plan for the coming year. For many of us, if […]
Read MoreMoneyball is a Movie About Ranching
The first time I watched the movie Moneyball, I about came out of my chair thinking, “This movie is about ranching”. The correlations are strong and the lessons from the […]
Read MoreSilver Bullet
There isn’t a recipe for a profitable ranch. Not every profitable ranch calves in May and June. Not every profitable ranch has sold all their hay equipment. Not every profitable […]
Read MoreSuccession Assets vs Management
Succession. When the word succession is used in agriculture circles most think of who gets what and when. Typically when any industry group hosts a panel on succession, they include […]
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