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Ranchonomics
Welcome to Ranchonomics! Where we empower you to build a better ranch and transform your operation into a thriving business. This podcast is brought to you by Ranch Right LLC, and together we will look at essential strategies, mindsets, and processes needed to take command of your financials and master the business metrics that make all the difference. If you are ready to start winning at ranching, then you are in the right spot. With each episode of Ranchonomics, you will hear inspiring…
Episodes
RanchonomicsFrom Ellis Island to Cokeville: The Teichert Family Ranching Story - Part 1 [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 14]
Long before Steve Teichert developed his own approach to cattle genetics and nutrition, his family was learning what it took to make a living in the rugged…
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121. Let the Market Work: Two Lifelong Cattlemen on the Heifer Retention Debate
What happens when the government tries to solve a cattle market problem that the market may already be correcting? In this episode of Ranchonomics, John…
Ranchonomics100% Financed, With a Pickup for Collateral: Monty Nail's 40 Years Building a Ranch From Scratch [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 13]
What does it take to build a successful ranch from scratch when you start with borrowed money and a pickup truck as collateral? In this episode of Ranchonomics…
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120. Why Change Is So Hard (And How to Push Through It)
Why is it so hard to change, even when we know our current approach isn't working? In this episode, John Haskell explores why individuals and businesses…
Ranchonomics400 Acres, No Money Down: Greg & Ann Christiansen's Story [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 12]
What does it take to build a farm and ranch business when you don't have much money to start with? In this Ranchonomics Stories episode, John Haskell and Wally…
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119. What Four Generations of Ranching Taught Steve Teichert About Genetics
What can four generations of ranching teach you about selecting cattle that actually work? In this episode, John Haskell talks with Steve Teichert of Mackay…
RanchonomicsFrom a Homestead Stake to Five Generations: The Noble Ranch Story [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 11]
What does it take to build a ranch that lasts for five generations? In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with Ryan Noble to trace…
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118. Cover Crops, Cattle & Goats: How Greg Christiansen Stacks Enterprises on Every Acre
What happens when you stop thinking of your acres as having just one job? In this episode, John Haskell talks with Greg Christiansen about how he has built a…
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117. How to Make Custom Grazing Work 12 Months a Year — Steve Kenyon
How can custom grazing become a year-round business, even in the middle of an Alberta winter? In this episode, John Haskell talks with Steve Kenyon about his…
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116. The Mindset That Separates Ranchers Who Win From Those Who Don't
What separates ranchers who win, those consistently finding opportunities, from those who get stuck when things go wrong? In this episode, John Haskell…
RanchonomicsThe HR Support Most Ranch Operations Don't Know They Need [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 7]
What does HR support actually look like for a ranch operation and why do you need it? In this episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, John Haskell sits…
RanchonomicsHow Payroll Works [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 6]
What does payroll actually look like once you hand it off to Ranch Right? In this episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, John Haskell sits down with…
RanchonomicsClean Books, Clear Numbers — How Ranch Right Manages Your Accounting [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 5]
What does the accounting process actually look like with Ranch Right? In this episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, John Haskell sits down with account…
RanchonomicsWhat to Expect From Your Ranch Right Consulting Team [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 4]
What can you actually expect from your Ranch Right consulting team? In this episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, John Haskell sits down with team…
RanchonomicsGetting You Set Up: Onboarding [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 3]
What happens after you decide to become a Ranch Right customer? In this episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, John Haskell talks with Brianna Lopez…
RanchonomicsWhat Happens on a Discovery Call [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 2]
What actually happens when you book a discovery call with Ranch Right? In this episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, John Haskell sits down with…
RanchonomicsWhy Ranch Right Exists [The Ranch Right Experience Episode 1]
What does it actually look like to build a more profitable ranch business? In this first episode of the Ranch Right Experience Series, host John Haskell…
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115. How Social Media Became a Marketing Tool for Grandview Livestock with Greg Christiansen
What can a simple YouTube channel do for a ranching business? In this episode, John Haskell talks with Greg Christiansen of Grandview Livestock about how Greg…
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114. The Financial Tool That Changed Everything on Steve Kenyon's Farm
What if the numbers could make your biggest business decisions easier? In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Steve Kenyon to discuss the financial and…
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113. The First Transformation: Separating Your Personal and Business Finances
In this episode, host John Haskell explains why separating personal finances and business finances is one of the most fundamental steps a rancher can take…
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112. From Cattle to Goats: What 26 Years in Small Ruminants Taught Greg Christiansen
In this episode, John Haskell talks with Greg Christiansen of Grandview Livestock about the 26 years he has spent raising meat goats and sheep alongside row…
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111. When Prices Are Too Good to Be True — Steve Kenyon on the Cattle Cycle and Custom Grazing
Cattle prices are high, but how long can the good times last? In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Canadian rancher and longtime custom grazer Steve…
RanchonomicsKevin & Mandy Wiltse — The Farm That Keeps Changing (And Why That's the Point) [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 10]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with Kevin and Mandy Wiltse to explore how their farm has evolved over the years as they…
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110. Know Your Worth: The Business Value of a Rancher's Time | Amos Troester
Your time is one of the most valuable assets in your business, but are you actually treating it that way? In this episode, John Haskell and Amos Troester…
RanchonomicsThe Sims Family (Part 2) — How the Sims Family Keeps Getting Better With Every Generation [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 9]
In Part 2 of the Sims family's story, John Haskell continues the conversation, focusing on how their approach to ranching has continued to evolve across…
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109. How to Build a More Resilient Farm Business with Cover Crops — Kevin Wiltse
In Part 2 of John Haskell's conversation with Kevin Wiltse, the focus shifts from implementing cover crops to building a resilient farming business that can…
RanchonomicsThe Sims Family (Part 1) — From $2 an Acre to a Four-Generation Ranch [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 8]
In this Ranchonomics Stories episode, John Haskell sits down with the Sims family to trace the roots of a ranching operation that began with leased ground at…
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108. Cover Crops, Cattle & Cash Flow: A Better Ranch Management Strategy — Kevin Wiltse
Can cover crops actually make your operation more profitable? In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Kansas farmer and rancher Kevin Wiltse to discuss…
RanchonomicsBrian & Jill Munger — Help Enough People and Everything Else Follows [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 7]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with Brian and Jill Munger to share the journey of building a diversified ranch business while…
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107. Don’t Step Over Dollars to Pick up Pennies: Time, Focus & Opportunity Cost with Amos Troester
In Part 2 of John Haskell's conversation with Amos Troester (listen to Part 1 here), the focus shifts from forage systems to business thinking. Amos explains…
RanchonomicsPete Ferrell — Five Generations and a Ranch Worth Fighting For [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 6]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with longtime friend Pete Ferrell to share the remarkable story of a ranch worth fighting for…
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106. Screwworm 2026: What's Happening, What to Watch, and What to Do with Travis Krause
With screwworm confirmed in Texas for the first time in decades, producers across the country are asking what it means for their operations. In this special…
RanchonomicsJosh Lucas — Building a Ranch Without Waiting for the Perfect Opportunity [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 5]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with Josh Lucas to share the story of building a ranching business from the ground up in…
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105. From Row Crops to Forage Crops: A New Way to Think About Your Acres with Amos Troester
Many producers think of cover crops as an added expense, but what if they could become a profitable enterprise? In part one of a two-part conversation, John…
RanchonomicsBen Habig — 45 Goats, a Rented Duplex, and a Business Nobody Else Was Building [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 4]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with Ben Habig to share the unconventional path that led him from a rented duplex and a small…
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104. You Can’t Build a Sustainable Ranch on Unsustainable Effort — Josh Lucas
Burnout, stress, and mental health are not topics often discussed in ranching, but they affect nearly every producer at some point. In this episode, John…
RanchonomicsRoger & Betsy Indreland — Decades of Grit, Learning & Building Something That Lasts [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 3]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell and Wally Olson sit down with Roger and Betsy Indreland to share the story of building a ranching…
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103. When Cattle Prices Are High, Stop Looking at Price and Start Looking at Relationships with Wally Olson
Record cattle prices can create just as many challenges as opportunities. In this episode, John Haskell and Wally Olson discuss why producers should stop…
RanchonomicsSteve & Sarah Hisel — Proof That Starting from Scratch in Ranching Is Possible [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 2]
In this episode of Ranchonomics Stories, John Haskell sits down with Steve and Sarah Hisel to share their journey of building a ranching business from scratch…
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102. The Land Is the Unit of Production: Joel Ham on Ranching That Actually Works
In this episode, John Haskell and Wally Olson sit down with longtime West Texas rancher Joel Ham to discuss the management principles that have transformed the…
RanchonomicsDave & Carol Perry - From 10 Cows to the American Dream [Ranchonomics Stories Ep 1]
In the first episode of the new Ranchonomics Storytelling series, host John Haskell sits down with Dave and Carol Perry to share how they built a ranching…
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101. The Smarter Way to Manage Invasive Weeds on Your Ranch with Ben Habig
Invasive weeds can quietly reduce carrying capacity and create long-term management challenges across a ranch. In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Ben…
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100. What Bob Metzger Taught Us About Wealth, Risk & Relationships – Wally Olson
In this special 100th episode of Ranchonomics, host John Haskell sits down with longtime cattleman and investor Wally Olson to reflect on the life and legacy…
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99. The Most Valuable Asset on Your Ranch Isn’t Land or Cattle
What separates two ranches with the exact same land, cattle, and infrastructure from having completely different outcomes? In this episode, host John Haskell…
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98. Stockmanship & Range Management with the Indrelands
What happens when better grazing management changes not only your ranch, but the entire ecosystem around it? In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Roger…
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97. The Rancher’s Guide to Surviving the Unexpected with Dallas Mount
Every ranch will face the unexpected. The question is not if, but when. In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Dallas Mount to discuss how ranchers can…
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96. How to Build a Better Ranch by Letting Go of Control with Emilie Hopson
Delegation sounds simple, but for most ranchers, it is one of the hardest skills to implement. In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Ranch Right HR…
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95. WITB vs. WOTB: The Ranch Meeting System You’re Missing
Most ranches don’t have too many meetings. They have the wrong ones. In this episode, host John Haskell breaks down the difference between working in the…
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94. Ranching, Money, and Freedom with Crockett Carothers
What does financial freedom actually look like in a ranching life, and is it possible without sacrificing time with your family? In this episode, John Haskell…
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93. Why Ranchers Need to Think Like Entrepreneurs Featuring Crockett Carothers
What if the biggest opportunity in ranching isn’t working harder, but thinking differently? In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Crockett Carothers to…
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92. The Management Decisions That Transformed Noble Ranch
What does it actually take to transform a ranching operation, not just incrementally, but fundamentally? In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Ryan…
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91. The Hidden Risk Inside Today’s Record Cattle Prices with Ryan Noble & Wally Olson
Record cattle prices have created strong profits across the industry, but how much of that success is actually driven by good management versus simple market…
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90. Good Debt, Bad Debt, and Toxic Debt in Agriculture
Debt is one of the most powerful and misunderstood tools in agriculture. In this solo episode, host John Haskell explains how ranchers and farmers should think…
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89. When Growth Creates New Risk in Your Business with Tyler Dawley
As a business grows, the risks change. What works when you are selling small amounts to many customers may not work when your operation begins moving larger…
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88. The 5-Part Inventory System Every Rancher Should Be Using
In this episode, John Haskell sits down with Wally Olson to revisit the classic inventory triangle of money, feed or grass, and livestock, and expand it into a…
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87. Why Good Operations Aren’t Enough
In this solo episode, host John Haskell breaks down what he calls the five pillars of business and explains why operational excellence alone will not create a…
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86. From Curiosity to Company: Building Covers & Co from the Ground up with Joseph Gardiner
In this episode, John Haskell welcomes back Joseph Gardiner to talk about how curiosity turned into a company. Joseph shares the story behind launching Covers…
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85. Doing the Right Thing Until It Works
In this episode, host John Haskell speaks to people navigating slow starts, tight margins, and the frustration that comes when progress is not immediately…
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84. From Conferences to Change: What Actually Sticks with Joseph Gardiner
In this episode, John Haskell welcomes back Joseph Gardiner to unpack what actually sticks after a conference is over. They talk candidly about why so much…
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83. Implementing Sell Buy Marketing in Canada with Joseph Gardiner
In this episode, John Haskell is joined by Canadian farmer Joseph Gardiner to explore how Sell Buy Marketing principles translate beyond U.S. borders and into…