In recent articles, I’ve asked how we define ourselves – cowboys, stockmen, grass farmers, ranchers, etc. I then proposed a few ways to avoid or escape “paradigm lockdown.” Last month, I suggested a way to easily and effectively analyze different...
In one of my first columns for BEEF, I presented my five essentials for successful ranch management. These include...
Paradigm is a person’s world view or the way one looks at or sees the current situation. In ranching, it’s the way you operate or run your business. Throughout my career as a ranch manager, and especially now as a consultant and speaker, I’ve met...
I’ve thought a lot over the years about what makes the ideal ranch employee. I know many of you reading this are self-employed, so you’re both ranch employees and owners. I might ask, “Do you like your boss?” or “Do you like your employee?”
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With BEEF magazine beginning its 50th year of publication, I thought it might be appropriate this month to reminisce about key changes in my life and a few of the mentors who helped me along the way...
July was going to be my last article on grazing for awhile, but I received many emails with questions that I decided to devote another article to the questions in two main categories...
