251: Ranch Training Is Expensive: Here’s How to Do It Without Wasting a Year with Dan Leahy
Dan Leahy breaks down what most ranch “apprenticeships” are missing: a written plan, a weekly cadence, and honest accountability. He walks through the Foundation for Ranch Management apprenticeship workbook page by page, explaining how ranches can map their annual ranch cycle, build a multi-year skill pathway, and run the entire program off a simple Friday meeting. The big theme is clarity. Apprentices shouldn’t be guessing what “good” looks like, and mentors shouldn’t be training in chaos with no structure. Dan also draws a hard line between job culture and ownership culture, and why the…
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