Ranch Investor Podcast

12 Years Managing A Bison Ranch; A Master's Tips

How Can Bison Help Create a More Sustainable Future for Ranching?  In this episode, our guest Jeremy Gingerich shared his mastery of bison ranches, hunting, and production. He believes that a lot of the time, it's human-nature not to change until there's enough pain to force a change, let bison be bison, and let nature be the selector. Advantages, marketing norms, and misconceptions about Bison ranching are hot topics.  Since 1999, Jeremy Gingerich has practiced progressive management on ...

How to Make Money Working from Home on the Ranch: A Guide to Blockchain and Content Creation

How a Montana Rancher is “Gamifying” Livestock Production with His Innovative Virtual Reality on the Blockchain? In this episode, Trinity resumes sharing his journey in building his ranching in Metaverse called Cattle Kings. Without risking millions of dollars, he sees Cattle-Kings as a game-changer in educating people on managing their herds before embarking on the actual enterprise. Trinity conveys how people perceive his unconventional way of advocating for the ranching industry using d...

The World's PREMIER Grazing Consultant Offers Advice on How to Manage your Resources

Why time matters more than space in grazing management? In this episode,  our guest Jim Gerrish discusses his experiences and methods of grazing management principles. He is an independent grazing lands educator, consultant, and writer providing services to ranchers on both private and government lands across the US and internationally.  American Grazing Land Services is his family-business where he provides workshops, conferences, and consulting. Jim also works with numerous ranchers of v...

An Insider's Story of Living in Rural Montana and Becoming a Million View Vlogger

How did a Montana rancher make the leap to million-view vlogging success through decentralized platforms? In this episode, our guest Trinity Vandenacre is one of those “good ‘ol boys” whose primary love and occupation is Western life, family agriculture, and rural communities. This internet sensation wants to teach and help people understand the true aspects and values of ranching, as well as bridge the gap between people in the city and those on the range.  Through social media and online...

How a World-Class Cattleman Revived a 130-Year-Old Farming Method

Is society ready to move away from industrialization in favor of more environmentally responsible practices? In this episode, Will Harris tells the story of how he revived a 130-year-old farming method. His episode was the most shared on the Joe Rogan Podcast, and it's clear why. By using sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices, Harris has improved the quality of his cattle while preserving the land.  He is a true world-class cattleman, and his story is both inspiring and informa...

This is how you Cashflow a Ranch

When are you effectively “out of business”? Part 2 with  Sage Askin. During this discussion, Askin outlined the trade-off between the price of the land and the benefits of keeping someone else's animals on it. He also talked about numerous strategies for making goats and hair-sheep viable livestock.  Sage thought it was best to maintain a fairly rigid separation so that your enterprises could stand on their own and be self-sustaining. A few areas of the topic were gross margin analysis, lan...

Oregon Ranch Market Opportunities: What to keep in mind?

Audio file - Rich Bradbury with Intro Outro - Part 3 “If you have a problem with how the world is working, invest in land.” In this episode, Rich Bradbury brought up how an emphasis on conservation and implementation of innovative technology is advancing him from the competition. He views that what you put into the community is exactly what you’re gonna get back. Aside from the Oregon ranch market opportunities, he discussed the importance of a network of people and the community for bein...

How to start your own ranch from nothing?

Where is the starting line on ranching? In this episode, our guest, Sage Askin discusses how he started bootstrapping  Askin Land and Livestock 10 years ago. He wanted to be independent, but he is now responsible and works for many other individuals. Askin also describes the custom grazing on lease land and the sell-buy model. His company, Askin Land and Livestock, raises grass-fed cattle, Dorper sheep, horses, and dogs. They choose the freedom to enjoy their lives and preserve Wyoming’s t...

Can joining a co-op improve your ROI?

When is it most effective to work alone or work with a team?  Round 2 with Rich Bradbury. In this episode, our guest reflected on his experiences working with various groups over the years and revealed in depth what works and what doesn't when joining a coop. DeVries and Bradbury also did not miss an opportunity to critique the issues of the US food system and third-party-verification.   Website: https://highcountryrealestate.net/  #oregon  #esginvesting  #cooperatives #ranchrealestate #r...

How Pasturebird uses Poultry to Regenerate Farmland?

What is farming the right way? In this episode, we sat down with Paul Grieve to discuss the benefits of his farming practices to the environment, animals, and human health.  He is the founder of Pasturebird which is now one of the largest pasture poultry producers in the US. Pasturebird is a family farm that believes in the regenerative power of pasture-raised livestock for land, animal, and community. The end result is chicken that’s rich with old-school flavor, nutrient-dense, and enviro...

How to Make a Co-Op of Ranchers Actually Work?

How is success influenced by working with a co-op of ranchers? Let’s find that out in this episode as we sat down with  Rich Bradbury, who flew all the way from Oregon to Billings, to impart his valuable experience in collaborating with a Co-op of ranchers.  Rich Bradbury is a fifth generation rancher in the Great Basin. He has spent the majority of his life in the Plush, Oregon region. He is co-owner of one of the ranches that make up the former MC Ranch.

What Are My Fossil Rights Worth?

How do fossil rights influence ranch land values? In this episode, Nate Murphy shares his experiences as a dinosaur excavator and fossil preparations expert. He contracts with private landowners to locate and excavate fossils. He then prepares the fossils in his lab in Billings MT – Dino Lab – for museums worldwide. Nate Murphy became known as the “People’s Paleontologist”  in the 1990s. He discovered the world’s largest carnivorous dinosaur in Patagonia, South America. And when he found th...

How Do We Value Conservation?

Are you seeing a different attitude towards conservation among new buyers from traditional owners? In this episode, Catherine Semcer who is a Research Fellow from PERC discussed the change in land ownership and its implications for the conservation of both wildlife and water.  Semcer is a subject matter expert with 20 years of success in demanding political environments and excels at providing innovative solutions to challenges in Research and reporting; project, program, and organizational...

What Value do Carbon Credits have?

Do you see a day in the future when there will be an exchange in a secondary marketplace for carbon credits?  In this episode, we sit down with  Chris Mehus,  one of our first guests on Season 1 who came on to talk to us about the budding and the new carbon sequestration market for perennial grasslands of ranches, and now we will hear an update of what has happened since COVID and over the last two years. Chris Mehus has always maintained a joint passion for agriculture and the outdoors. He ...

Does Independence Matter?

What does political and financial independence look like? In this episode we sit down with Gary Buchanan, life-long political and financial independent, who has decades of experience as a financial advisor and public service in Montana. In addition to managing financial portfolios, he is running as an Independent for the US House of Representatives. We also have some unexpected guests drop in, who update us on the real estate market down in Texas.

Why Cap-Gains Taxes Matter to You and I ?

When will you have to pay the piper for his music? Be sure to check out Episode 6 of Season I with Max Hansen for a more technical “in the weeds” detail on IRS Section 1031 Deferment of Capital Gains if you are looking for the concise, legalese, attorney-speak because this episode is not that. As we bring Max back for Season III, we keep it high-level and casual in discussing the general status and overall effectiveness of this hot-button issue.

How The Market Values A Ranch?

George has seen it all. From wind, oil, and gas developments to railroad, pipeline, and transmission line easements. In areas where elk, conservation, and recreation may be the highest and best use, to areas that seem to be unaffected by the progress of man. Tune in to hear George’s stream of consciousness as he breaks down the steps and process for valuing ranches or certain particular aspects therein.

What Do Investment Bankers Think of Ranch Lands?

The “Suits” on Wall Street always get a bad rap from mom-and-pop on Main Street. We have one of the heaviest hitters on our show today to set the record straight for “the suits.” Tune in to find out what institutional investors think about ranch lands and the future of rural America, straight from the horse's mouth of one of the most badass investment bankers to leave Wall Street. Freedom-loving, gun-nut, Afghanistan War Veteran, and MBA grad from a powerhouse investment firm in the big nas...

What it takes to be a Professional Ranch Manager?

With over 16 years as the principal of his DL Resource Management LLC and having penned articles for likes of Beef Magazine, Land.com, and Faye Ranches, Dan drove over 15 hours through a western blizzard to join us in Montana and share his experience of what it takes to be a professional ranch manager. When you have that much success, it should be shared which is why we are also excited to hear how Dan is donating his time and contributing his efforts to a non-profit that seeks to protect we...

What the hell happened in 2021?

2021 was a record year for ranch real estate… Actually, it was THE RECORD YEAR. No other time in history had seen the amount of sales volume, rapidly appreciating and inflating land values, size of transactions, number of transactions, and average value or sales price. Like the 2021 ranch real estate market, we’re back stronger and bigger than ever! Your hosts kick off this Season III opener with a year-end summary of “WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED IN 2021?!?) No sponsor this year, so the gloves...

Episode 15 - The Hosts

Episode 14 - Managing Ted's 2,000,000 acres

Episode 14 - Managing Ted Turner's two million acres

In this episode, our guest is John Hansen, former Director of Ranch Operations at Turner Enterprises. After over 20 years of working for Ted Turner, John is starting a new position as  Head of Landowner Profitability Programs at LandTrust.

We’ve Been Here Before - Jim Toth of Western Ranch Brokers

Jim Toth of Western Ranch Brokers joins us to share how his team of only 3 have completed some of the biggest deals in Montana these past two years, how they are leading sales, and expanding to other states. Of particular interest is Jim’s 30 years of experience in Montana ranch sales and how he compares today’s boom to 2006 as well as why it might be different today. Hear his predictions on where this market is going, and be sure to take notes for what he believes the best purchases are f...

Practice What You Preach - Roger & Betsy Indreland from Indreland Ranch (Part 2)

Putting it all together; over the past year and a half we have discussed community relationships, absentee owners, holistic management, regenerative agriculture, new technologies, education, making it fun, cash flow, managing change, and carbon markets to name a few. It is difficult to put the Indrelands in a “box” and give them a label as they do it all, but for brevity’s sake, we’ll call them ranchers. Ranchers who are applying all areas of our Ranch Investor podcast series to their many...

Practice What You Preach - Roger & Betsy Indreland from Indreland Ranch (Part 1)

Putting it all together; over the past year and a half we have discussed community relationships, absentee owners, holistic management, regenerative agriculture, new technologies, education, making it fun, cash flow, managing change, and carbon markets to name a few. It is difficult to put the Indrelands in a “box” and give them a label as they do it all, but for brevity’s sake, we’ll call them ranchers. Ranchers who are applying all areas of our Ranch Investor podcast series to their many...

Episode 11 - Practice What You Preach

Putting it all together; over the past year and a half we have discussed community relationships, absentee owners, holistic management, regenerative agriculture, new technologies, education, making it fun, cash flow, managing change, and carbon markets to name a few. It is difficult to put the Indrelands in a “box” and give them a label as they do it all, but for brevity’s sake, we’ll call them ranchers. Ranchers who are applying all areas of our Ranch Investor podcast series to their many...

Insider Knowledge - Roger Jacobs of Premier Land Company

“When we started, we were hoping to do $15,000,000 per year in ranch sales. We are doing several deals a year of that size alone now.” Roger “Jake” Jacobs gives us his 30+ years of experience in auctioneering and ranch brokering. As a buyer, seller, investor, or aspiring ranch broker, would you like to know what went into that level of success and how you can apply his experience to your own objectives? This is the closest you will come to Insider Knowledge about the ranch brokerage busi...

Episode 10 - Insider Knowledge

“When we started, we were hoping to do $15,000,000 per year in ranch sales. We are doing several deals a year of that size alone now.” Roger “Jake” Jacobs gives us his 30+ years of experience in auctioneering and ranch brokering. As a buyer, seller, investor, or aspiring ranch broker, would you like to know what went into that level of success and how you can apply his experience to your own objectives? This is the closest you will come to Insider Knowledge about the ranch brokerage busi...

Episode 9 - Off To School - Rachel Frost, Ph.D

Is the best ranch investment you can make the time and expense of educating yourself and your people? Ranches and ranch-lands are an investment, at this point in our series we know that this asset is not one that should be considered an operating asset or a means of production; the cash flow just isn’t there and the variables for value, appreciation, and correlation to other markets are too diverse to simplify ranchlands as just a means for livestock and lifestyle. So how do you protect and...

Episode 8 – Carbon Markets – Chris Mehus

Carbon markets are currently one of the hottest, most talked about topics in ranch investing.  And why not?  As one of the most promising solutions for combating climate change, there is the potential for landowners to get rewarded for their sustainable practices via this emerging new market. In this episode, we hear from Chris Mehus, Ranch Programs Director for Western Sustainability Exchange, out of Livingston Montana.  Chris shares his wealth of information and experience in regenerative...

Episode 7 - Tokenized Ranch Investing - Sean Puckett

Blockchain, NFTs, Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, Tokenized Investing… What does this all mean for ranch investing? Tune in to hear our thought-leader, Certified Financial Advisor, and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Sean Puckett try to tell us old cowboys where the technology age is taking us. Sean started his financial career as a National Bank Regulator with the United States Treasury.  During that time, he was responsible for conducting examinations of community and mid-siz...

Episode 6 - Drill Baby Drill!

Within your “bundle of rights” for ranch, ownership could be minerals. One of Montana’s most successful Wildcatters joins us to share his experience developing minerals and marketing oil & gas, as well as his own experience of investing in western ranches for the many benefits, rights, and amenities beyond minerals. Listen in to legendary (and lively) Oil-man Tom Hauptman as he shares his experience buying, selling, owning, and managing livestock ranches and mineral rights.

Episode 5 - Change is the only constant

How do we navigate the gentrification of western lands and communities? What impact does this have on the culture of rural communities? We hear from one of the most experienced conservation easement appraisers in the nation. Mrs. Bennett also has a Ph.D. in Depth Psychology. Kim Bennett has lived in, watched, and experienced the 30-year transition from close-knit, farmer-supported, multi-generational communities to absentee-owned, recreational, and tourist-based economies. What effect does ...

Episode 4 - Do I really need a professional ranch manager?

With over 30 years of experience as an Accredited Farm Manager who has professionally administered some of the largest and most diverse farms and ranches in the US, hear what actually goes in to being a professional farm/ranch manager and why this should be deemed as an investment or an asset, rather than an expense from this week's guest Jerome Chvilicek. Many ranch investors believe this position is superfluous or redundancy, however, if your goal is ROI, wouldn’t you consider your invest...

Episode 3 - Is There More Money In Conservation than Livestock Now?

Are “environmental markets” the future for Ranch Investors? Hear what the guys from mitigation.org think about carbon credits, habitat offsets, and the future of solar, wind, ecosystem services. Officially known as Magnolia, we hear their mission of restoring and conserving critical habitat to provide mitigation credits for customers needing to offset their unavoidable environmental impacts. Magnolia is an environmental organization that develops restoration and conservation projects thro...

Episode 2 - The “Airbnb for hunting access”? That’ll never work...

Everyone thinks it’s a great idea, but most are skeptical it will work. Does this sound like the makings of a wildly successful entrepreneur? Well, it should, and just like ranching, you can’t be afraid to go against the grain, be the black sheep, prove the haters wrong, and be a herd-cutter. In ranching slang, a “herd cutter” is the cow who does not march with the rest. She cuts away from the herd, goes her own way, and is thus whipped and beat-down for it. Much like begrudging neighbors w...

Episode 1 - What the hell happened in 2020 Ranch Real Estate???

Don’t listen to the coffee-shop talk, it’s not that simple. What a complex, surprising, unusual, and truly intriguing, and exciting year 2020 was to launch a podcast about Ranch Investing. To say the market “went crazy” is an understatement!! Tune in to our inaugural episode to hear a summary of 2020’s wild ride, what to look forward to in 2021’s ranch real estate market, and what we have in store for Season II. We keep improving this podcast, the audience keeps growing, and our guests keep...

Episode 15 - Why even listen to this podcast?

Want to know what goes on behind the scenes here at Ranch Investor Podcast? In this episode, we invite our audience to actively participate in the production of our high-quality content. This episode is all about you the audience, the listener. You are why we do this so grab a pen, take some notes, listen in, and please reach out with your thoughts after listening to this behind the scenes episode as we pull the curtains back on our Wizard of Oz.

Episode 14 - Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Don't be "that guy"... without looking across the fence and making value-judgments of our neighbors, Jess Peterson eloquently states how you can do more with your ranch investment. From maximizing your ecological and conservation goals, to actually having a positive community impact around your ranch, as well as what you can do to be part of the bigger picture for the Beef Industry. Key takeaways from this episode should actually be "You Don't Have To Be That Guy." You don't have to lock you...

Episode 12 - Never take a gun to a water fight

How do you maximize the value of your water rights, if you have any water rights at all? Do you even know if these have intrinsic value or are they simple smoke-and-mirrors? Are your water rights marketable? In this episode, we hear from Russ Radliff who stopped by for a recording while he was in town presenting to Lawyers and Ranch Brokers from across the west on his firm's ability to audit, verify, engineer, and even market water rights with their respective projects, uses, and application...

Episode 13 - Never take a gun to a water fight

How do you maximize the value of your water rights, if you have any water rights at all? Do you even know if these have intrinsic value or are they simple smoke-and-mirrors? Are your water rights marketable? In this episode, we hear from Russ Radliff who stopped by for a recording while he was in town presenting to Lawyers and Ranch Brokers from across the west on his firm's ability to audit, verify, engineer, and even market water rights with their respective projects, uses, and application...

Episode 12 - Opportunity Zones for Farm and Ranch: Is it worth it?

Estate and Tax Planning Specialist Joel Silverman of Silverman Law and MTBIZVLOG joins us to talk about the do's and don'ts of Opportunity Zone investing for Farm and Ranch. Joel Silverman, CEO and Attorney of Silverman Law Office, PLLC was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He moved to Missoula in 1992, and received his B.A. in Mathematics and B.S. in Forestry from the University of Montana in 1997.   He received his law degree from Lewis and Clark College in 2003 and an LL.M. (master’...

Episode 11 - Ranch Investing. Can't lose?!

Free government money in farming and ranching!? Ranch investing must be a "can't lose" proposition!!! Melissa "Missy" Wacker introduces us to government-subsidized insurance programs, as well as government-subsidized improvements that have proven to benefit landowners. Can you bank on this income and capital improvements? Find out now. Farmers Union Insurance  has been in business in Hardin, MT since 1968. The agency began with the hard work of Missy's dad, the late Dennis Wacker, and her m...

Episode 10 - When to lawyer up?

How do you prepare your ranch for the worst while planning for the best? Property rights, water rights, and legislation covered herein... Be prepared to drink through a fire-hose as we introduce another legendary Lund, the ever charismatic and animated Hertha Lund as she schools us on the state of water rights in Montana and what to do in a property rights dispute. Hertha is a Montana native, growing up on ranches around Browning and Lewistown. Hertha played basketball and was a member of t...

Episode 9 - Where Ranching Ends and Farming Begins

Are there benefits to using cover crops in a livestock operation? How about a hunting and fishing ranch, or is this another "foo-foo" program that will not stand the test of time? Find out in this episode from expert soils and crop agronomist Kate Vogel who has years of background with crops from Colorado to Canada. Kate studied dryland no-till systems at Colorado State University before coming to Montana.  Over the last ten plus years, she has assisted the regions farmers and ranchers to i...

Episode 8 - Why are ranches SO DAMN Expensive?

Why are ranches SO DAMN Expensive? Or are they?? In this episode the hosts discuss their frustrations on pricing ranches, observations in the market, and why this is a very imperfect process. Learn what a good value is here, a good deal, and how not to be unrealistic in your expectations as a buyer and seller. Join hosts Colter DeVries, 5th generation Montana Rancher and Land Broker with Clark & Associates and Andy Rahn, Founder of Montana Land Source, Montana's only source of ALL  large-ac...

Episode 7 - Ranch ownership; You're doing it wrong.

Want to know how to do it right? We hear from Shaelyn Bauer and her new baby, Diehl, on all things regenerative grazing, holistic management, sustainable ranching operations, and natural resource management. This is where you make your money in ranch ownership and Shaelyn is here to tell you how. Born and raised on a ranch in Eastern Montana, Shaelyn is now the founder of H Open A Ranch Consulting, where she provides grazing management and monitoring support to livestock producers.  Focusi...

Episode 6 - What are you going to do with all that money?

What is your exit plan and how do you avoid paying the piper on all that taxable-gain you've just incurred from the sale of your ranch? Don't have a ranch but want one? Here's how you can use the tax code to your benefit the exchange into a ranch. Be prepared to drink through a fire-hose on this episode, their is an abundance of information for those who invest in real estate and would like to move assets or portfolio allocation to farms and ranches. Max A. Hansen, a Montana native, joined ...

What are you going to do with all that money?

What is your exit plan and how do you avoid paying the piper on all that taxable-gain you've just incurred from the sale of your ranch? Don't have a ranch but want one? Here's how you can use the tax code to your benefit the exchange into a ranch. Be prepared to drink through a fire-hose on this episode, their is an abundance of information for those who invest in real estate and would like to move assets or portfolio allocation to farms and ranches.