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Episode -044- Todd Hatcher On Making The Transition To A Ranching Internship

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Episode -044- Todd Hatcher On Making The Transition To A Ranching Internship [ 42:23 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (220)

Today I interview Todd Hatcher a 26 year old from Nebraska. He made the transition from a 9-5 office job to country living and an internship on a diversified farm. He shares his experiences with us today. Thanks Todd!

Another Option For Attaching Portable Fencing Reels To An ATV

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Jaime Elizondo of Florida sent me these pictures of how he attaches portable fencing reels to his ATV for putting up and taking down portable electric fence. I really like the design as the portable reel is within reach while you are driving the ATV and putting up fence. It also makes a lot of …

Part One: Grazing Management Styles – MiG Grazing

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This is part one in a series of posts I will be doing on different grazing management styles. There are all sorts of people out there using all sorts of words to describe different grazing techniques. One of them is MiG or Management Intensive Grazing. I’d like to talk about MiG grazing today. MiG grazing …

Episode -028- Jake Hartnett on Farm and Ranch Internships

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Join me today for an interview with Jake Hartnett who has been an intern with Greg Judy since January 2012. Jake and I were both interns for Greg at the same time.

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Show Notes Jake’s background and how he got involved in ranching His recommendations to someone considering doing an internship What has been …

Book Review – “The Encyclopedia of Country Living” by Carla Emery

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“The Encyclopedia of Country Living” by Carla Emery is a monster of a book, at 950 pages. In its 10th edition, this book is the go-to source for Homesteaders. Farmers/Ranchers could also learn a thing or two from this book. The amount of topics covered are incredible, and if your living in the country I …

Book Review – “The Unsettling Of America” by Wendell Berry

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Join me today for a book review of “The Unsettling of America” by Wendell Berry. This book has many profound philosophical observations and arguments. The book is worth reading even if you have no interest in agriculture, and if you do, well, it’s spectacular! You can buy it HERE If you like this post, please …

Episode -019- Future Trends in Agriculture

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Episode -019- Future Trends in Agriculture [ 27:37 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (167)

Join me today as I reveal some future trends in Agriculture that I see happening over the next 10, 20 and 30 years. Today I talk about… Local, smaller production is going to make up a large part of agriculture moving forward Large farms will be forced to downsize There will be a resurgence of …

Episode -016- Electrified Netting for Livestock

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What is Electric Netting? How can I begin to use it with livestock? What should I know before I make a decision to purchase electric netting? Join me today for… What is Electric Netting? How do you power Electric Netting? Uses for Electric Netting Brands/Manufacturers of Electric Netting Features Things to look out for …

Episode -014- Processing Chickens

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Today I talk about processing or butchering chickens. I provide you with a step-by-step description of the entire process and equipment needed. Resources mentioned on today’s show: Featherman Pluckers Featherman Scalders Whizbang Chicken Plucker

Episode -013- Raising Chickens for Meat

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Episode -013- Raising Chickens for Meat [ 27:14 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (243)

Today we talk about the in’s and out’s of raising chickens for meat in a pasture-based setting. I discuss 4 different production methods. The methods covered are; Salatin-style (Polyface Farms), Eggmobile/portable chicken shelter, hoop house style on skids, and finally using electric fencing with two of the methods.