Latest from the podcast and blog
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207 | Mason Lautenschlager, Arrow L Ranch
North Dakota rancher Mason Lautenschlager shares what changed when winter, markets, and time pressure forced a lower-input system, including stockpile grazing, bale grazing, water infrastructure, and selecting cattle for longevity and fertility.
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Maps & Species Pages are Broken
In updating the site, I've broken the map pages and the species page. They still display but show no episodes. I'm working on it and hopefully they'll be up today. (But I broke them a few days ago and still trying to fix it.
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206 | Hayden & Taylor Sievers, Sievers Blumen Farm
Hayden and Taylor Sievers of Sievers Blumen Farm in the Brussels, Illinois area share how their farm has evolved from a cut-flower business into a growing grazing-focused cattle operation, alongside grain and hogs, while keeping an eye on family, profitability, and building a system that works on limited acres. In
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205 | Jonathan Kilpatrick, Red Lantern Ranch, Kilpatrick Land & Livestock
Jonathan Kilpatrick returns to share how Ranching for Profit helped reshape his plans, why he rebuilt in Minnesota with sheep, goats, and poultry, and what it looks like to outwinter livestock while keeping the business side profitable.
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January 2026 Guests
Here's are scheduled guests for this month. While this is the plan, guests and episode dates could change.
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204 | Zach & Kacie Scherler-Abney, Re:Farm & Re:Supply
Zach and Kacie Scherler-Abney share how a health scare led them into regenerative grazing, why they moved from polywire to Halter virtual fencing, and how they balance direct-to-consumer beef with today’s cattle markets and two retail stores.
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203 | Matt Goble, Dry Bottom Farms
Matt Goble shares how he grazes wool sheep on private, marginal land in Utah while working a full-time job. We dig into efficient lambing, grazing management, breeding decisions, and how thoughtful systems can double productivity without more acres.
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202. Soil Is the CRADLE of Life: A Better Way to Remember Soil Health Principles
Soil is the CRADLE of life. This Field Notes episode introduces a simple framework for organizing soil health principles in a way that actually sticks when you’re standing in the pasture.
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201 | Jacob Morin, Target Angus & Le Paysan Gourmand
A humanities class led Jacob Morin toward regenerative grazing. Today, he’s building a resilient, grass-based farm in Quebec through intentional decisions and diversification.
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200 | Adam Daughery, Indiana Grazier
Adam Daugherty joins us to share how rotational grazing, simple fencing solutions, and practical water systems transformed his southern Indiana farm while he continued working a full time job.