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255: Could AI Predict Heart Failure Risk in Cattle? with Chase Markel

254: A Hot Cattle Market Collides With Politics, Protests, and Beef Labels with John Campbell

253: Why the Cattle Market Feels Strong and Fragile at the Same Time with Dan and Samantha

252: Cows Work for Us, Not the Other Way Around

251: Ranch Training Is Expensive: Here’s How to Do It Without Wasting a Year with Dan Leahy

250: Why the Snow Isn’t Coming and What That Means Moving Forward with Gary Lezak

249: The Week in Cattle Politics: Wolves, Worms, and Market Whiplash with John Campbell

248: Cattle Markets on Edge as Cold Weather and Headlines Collide with Dan and Samantha

247: How Tech Is Quietly Changing Beef Processing with Brianna Buseman from Marble Technologies

246: The Food Pyramid Is Getting Rewritten Again. Beef Producers Should Pay Attention. with Emma Coffman

245: Warm Winter, Dry Plains, and the Weather Risks Facing Cattle Country with Gary Lezak

244: The Cattle Market Rallies Again and Canada’s New Traceability Rules Are a Train Wreck with John Campbell

243: Why I Don’t Believe in “Just Hanging On Until the Kids Take Over”

242: Inside the Cattle Market: Strong Cash, High Break-Evens, and Why You Can’t Get Comfortable with Dan and Samantha

241: 3 Financial Metrics Every Producer Should Track Monthly

240: How to Rebuild Without Going Broke: Heifers, Genetics, and Data with Emma Coffman

239: The Cattle Market, Methane, and the Misinformation Producers Still Pay For with John Campbell

238: Behind the Scenes of the Beef Checkoff with Terry Quam

237: The Big 2026 Cattle Market Wildcards: Border, Beef Demand, and Placements with Dan and Samantha

236: Will Your Operation Survive the Generational Shift? with Emma Coffman

235: What the Weather Pattern Is Telling Us About 2026 with Gary Lezak

234: The Bold Shift Ranching Needs Now with Dan Leahy

233: “Keep It All in the U.S.” Sounds Good. It Doesn’t Work: Beef Trade Explained with Emma Coffman

232: The Hard Truth About Ranching in 2026: Regulation, Consolidation, and What Comes Next with John Campbell

231: Where Will the Cattle Market Go as We Head Into 2026? with Samantha Cozza-Wright

230: The 73-Day Weather Pattern You Can’t Ignore with Gary Lezak

229: Cattle Market Rebound, Record Pairs, and a Beef Checkoff Rant with John Campbell

228: Cattle Market Holds Strong as Heifer Retention Rises: What It Means for 2026 with Dan and Samantha

227: The 10-Step Year-End Checklist Every Ranch Should Finish Before January

226: The Truth About Regenerative Grazing: What Works and What Doesn’t with Emma Coffman

225: The Pattern Is Locked In. Now the Real Questions Begin for 2025–26 Weather with Gary Lezak

224: The Mating Mistakes Costing You Thousands — And How Genomics Prevents Them with Martin Ropp

223: The Cattle Market Is Up, but Beef Demand Isn’t: Dan’s Rant the Industry Needs to Hear

222: $12B for Farmers, Trade Deals in Limbo, and Farm Bill 2.0 with Rep. Tracey Mann

221: Feed Her or Sell Her: The Hard Truth About Winter Nutrition and Cow Numbers with Emma Coffman

220: Not the “Worst Winter Ever”: What the Real Long-Range Forecast Says for 2025–26 with Gary Lezak

219: Unpack the Cattle Market and MCOOL with John Campbell

218: Volatile, Violent, and Not Over Yet: Cattle Market Reality Check with Dan and Samantha

217: Before You Add Another Side Hustle to Your Ranch, Listen to This

216: The Harsh Truth About Ranch Labor No One Wants to Say Out Loud

215: Winter 2025 Forecast: Long Cycles, Storm Signals, and Ag Impacts with Gary Lezak

214: Cattle Market Update: Plant Closures, Brazilian Beef, and What Comes Next with John Campbell

213: Insider Trading Speculation and the Rollercoaster Cattle Market with Samantha Cozza-Wright

212: Why Body Condition Scoring Saves You Money

212: What Happened to MCOOL—and Why It Still Matters with Emma Coffman

210: Weather Patterns, Drought Risks, and the Forecast Ranchers Actually Need with Gary Lezak

209: Tariffs, Brazil, and Beef: How Agriculture Became a Bargaining Chip with Emma Coffman

208: Tyson Closure, Brazilian Beef, and Market Manipulation? A Full Cattle Market Breakdown with Dan Gerhold and Samantha Cozza-Wright

207: Herd Inventory Decline: What It Means & What You Can Do Now

206: Inside European Agriculture: Lessons (and Warnings) for U.S. Producers with Emma Coffman

205: Drought, Cold, and a Wild Winter Ahead? Breaking Down the LRC with Gary

204: 5 Hidden Cost Traps Every Cow-Calf Operation Misses

203: Cattle Market Meltdown? What the Latest COF Report REALLY Means with Dan and Samantha

202: GLP-1, Beef Demand, and Exports to South Korea with Terry Quam

201: Trump’s Comments and the Potential DOJ’s Big Four Investigation with Emma Coffman

200: The Power of Predicting Weather Before It Happens with Gary Lezak

199: Trump’s DOJ Comments and the Big Four Packers with John Campbell

198: Beef Prices, Packers, and the Battle Over Cattle Market Control with Samantha Cozza-Wright

197: Regenerative Grazing: Does It Really Pay?

196: The Financial Metrics That Separate Profitable Ranches from the Rest

195: Drought on the Horizon? Reading the Early Weather Signs with Gary Lezak

194: Government Pressure, Market Chaos, and the Small Producer’s Fight with John Campbell

193: The Cattle Market’s Rollercoaster: What Producers Need to Know

192: 5 Hidden Herd Health Costs That Are Killing Your Profit

191: Wells, Tanks, or Hauling—Which Water System Actually Works?

190: Why This Year’s Weather Pattern Has Meteorologists Talking with Gary Lezak

189: Why the Cattle Market Is Falling—and Who’s to Blame with John Campbell

188: How Fear and Politics Are Shaping Today’s Cattle Market with Dan Gerhold

187: Winter Prep for Cattle: 9 Steps to Save Stress Later

186: Beef from Argentina? Trump’s Comments Spark Cattle Market Reactions with John Campbell

185: Gary Lezak on the LRC and the Weather Pattern Shaping Agriculture

184: Lease or Own? The Pasture Decision That Defines Your Cattle Operation

183: What Trump’s Argentina Beef Comments Mean for the Cattle Market with Dan Gerhold and Samantha Cozza-Wright

182: Before You Sign That Custom Grazing Contract Listen to This

181: The Hidden Feed Waste Costing Producers Thousands

180: Winter Forecast, Ice Storms, Drought and the LRC with Gary Lezak

179: Cattle Market Update and the Fight for Producer Independence with John Campbell

178: The Cattle Market Rally We Didn't See Coming and the Feeder Cattle Market Push with Dan Gerhold

177: Culling Decisions That Could Save Your Operation Thousands

176: How to Make Winter Protein Supplementation Pay Off

175: The Weather Pattern That Could Shape the Next Year for Agriculture with Gary Lezak

174: Cattle Market Highs and the Impact of the Government Shutdown with Dan Gerhold

173: Cattle Market Update and the EID Tag Controversy with John Campbell

172: The Dollars Behind The Beef Checkoff with Terry Quam

171: Making Hay Stretch When Drought Won’t Let Up

170: Cattle Market Update and Colorado Politics Shake Ranching with John Campbell

169: Cattle Market Update and Lauren’s Questionable Steak Cooking Decisions with Dan Gerhold

168: How AI and the LRC Are Changing Weather Forecasting with Gary Lezak

167: The Hidden Money Pits Draining Cattle Operations

166: Pasture Rent Strategies That Protect Both Sides

165: Frost Dates, Rainfall and Weather You Need to Know with Gary Lezak

164: How Screwworm and Government Action Could Shake the Cattle Market with John Campbell

163: What Cattle Market Trends Are Signaling for Fall with Dan Gerhold

162: Could Your Operation Survive Without You

161: The Leap of Faith Behind a Direct-to-Consumer Beef Business with Calli Williams

160: The Weather Forecast That Could Shape Your Fall Plans with Gary Lezak

159: The Cattle Market Outlook Every Producer Needs with Samantha Cozza-Wright and Dan Gerhold

158: Cattle Market Update What Producers Need to Know This Week with John Campbell

157: Cybersecurity in Agriculture What Every Producer Needs to Know

156: How Stepping Back Can Move Your Business Forward