In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Leslie Svacina of Cylon Rolling Acres. Leslie runs the grass-based livestock farm with the help of her husband Scott and their two young children. On their farm, they focus on meat goat production.
Continue reading e28. Leslie Svacina – Meat Goat Production in Wisconsine27. Ross Mathison – Craigslist Ad Gone Bad
In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Ross Mathison of Out Home Farm. Ross, with his partner Kate runs the farm in Central Texas. They run an operation of Pastured Heritage Pork, Grass-fed and Grass-finished Beef. In the overgrazing section, they take a deeper dive into his hogs and pasture. In today’s episode, Cal also answers a question posted by a listener.
Continue reading e27. Ross Mathison – Craigslist Ad Gone Bade26. Travis Ellis – From Wool Sheep to St. Croix Sheep
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Travis Ellis of Ellis Sheep Company. Travis started with wool sheep in high school but is raising St. Croix breeding stock now. The OverGrazing Section focuses on perimeter and interior fencing.
Continue reading e26. Travis Ellis – From Wool Sheep to St. Croix Sheepe25. Ronel Visser – Cow-Share Dairy and Other Livestock in Tennessee
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Ronel Visser of Zebulon Heritage Farm. Ronel provides fresh raw A2A2 milk from Jersey cows through a cow-share program. Their cows are primarily grass fed and are pastured 24/7. In addition to the milk cows, they have beef cattle and hair sheep.
Continue reading e25. Ronel Visser – Cow-Share Dairy and Other Livestock in Tennesseee24. Austin Troyer – Low input Ranching
In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Austin Troyer of Crossroads Land and Livestock. Austin, Maggie, and Harrison Troyer are first generation farmers making a living doing what they love. They strive to produce high quality livestock that will work for anyone.
Continue reading e24. Austin Troyer – Low input Ranchinge23. Loyd Borntrager – Grassfed Dutch Belted Dairy
In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Loyd Borntrager of Borntrager Dairy about transitioning from a conventional dairy to a grass-fed dairy, utilizing Dutch Belted cows and pastured rabbits. He is a second-generation dairy farmer and has his farm located in Yoder, South Central Kansas.
Continue reading e23. Loyd Borntrager – Grassfed Dutch Belted Dairye22. Logan Karcher – Raising Healthy Livestock and Building Healthy Soils
In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Logan Karcher of Burnt Hill Cattle Company about getting started with beef cattle and hair sheep. The cattle and sheep on The Hill are raised antibiotic and hormone-free with minimum inputs using regenerative practices to build not only healthy livestock but healthy soils.
Continue reading e22. Logan Karcher – Raising Healthy Livestock and Building Healthy Soilse21. Daniel Rose – You Can Farm to a Diversified Ranch
In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Daniel Rose of Grassroots Ranch about his journey from the city to his farm. He didn’t grow up on a farm, but he found his passion on a farm. Daniel, with his wife runs the Grassroot Ranch Farm in Tulsa since 2014, where he does an operation of grass-finished Beef, pasture-raised Chicken, and forest-raised Pork.
Continue reading e21. Daniel Rose – You Can Farm to a Diversified Ranche20. Josh Ayers – Cattle, Hogs, and Poultry in Southern Ohio
In this episode of Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Joshua Ayers of Ayers Valley Farm about his beef cattle hogs and pastured poultry. Joshua was born and raised in Ohio. He and his wife have a pasture operation and specialize in grass-fed beef, pasture-raised pork, and pasture-raised chicken. They ship the meats all over the United States and have been in the business since 2017.
Continue reading e20. Josh Ayers – Cattle, Hogs, and Poultry in Southern Ohioe19. Will Harris – Five Species of Livestock for Meat Production
In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Will Harris of White Oak Pastures about his journey and the five species used for red meat production. Will is a fourth-generation cattleman and manages the land in Georgia that his great-grandfather settled in 1866. In White Oak Pastures, he raises ten species of livestock and poultry.
Continue reading e19. Will Harris – Five Species of Livestock for Meat Production