This week, the crew first welcomes Kylie Sherrill from Central Life Sciences, who joins to discuss Altosid IGR feed-through supplement for controlling horn flies in cattle and how producers can integrate it into their mineral programs. They then get into the valuable resources of time, and their tips and tricks for time management, including documenting everything in a calendar and scheduling important projects. They also touch on the challenges of multitasking, their biggest time drains, and the beauty of keeping things simple and doing what works best for your operation.

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MontanaRanchAngus.com

ShadyBrookAngus Farm.com

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CreekInsure.com

AltosidIGR.com

Quotes:

• “Genetic potential and the realistic ability to express those things are two completely different things.” [24:32]
• “What's the most valuable resource of your life? Time. You can’t make more of it.” [50:12]

David welcomes Jake Phillips from Australia, who shares his experience learning about the U.S. beef cattle industry through an extensive sponsored trip. Jake details his five-week trip across the U.S., including visits to renowned seedstock operations, universities, cattle conferences, and more. He and David talk about the importance of networking, lessons learned in operation culture and character, and the reminder that often the quality of the cattle is really correlated to the quality of the people.

Mentioned in this Episode:

MontanaRanchAngus.com

ShadyBrookAngus Farm.com

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Jake Phillips

Angus Australia

Quotes:

• “It's about bringing people together.” — Jake [23:11]
• “We really need to be playing at the highest quality. It doesn't matter if it's grapes, oranges, beef, or lamb, and that really starts with the people. The people growing it, producing it, and then marketing it.” — Jake [34:33]
• “The question I had was, is it possible for a first generation seedstock operation to happen in one generation?” — Jake [35:50]
• “Quite often the quality of the cattle is really correlated to the quality of the people.” [1:22:21]

It’s all about genomics this week, with special guest Jim Johnson from Zoetis Animal Genetics. Jim, who owns JMar Genetics in Appomattox, VA, explains how genomic testing works and how markers are used to predict traits. He discusses how genomics can help breeders make genetic progress faster while emphasizing that the direction breeders choose is up to them. Jim also provides insight into the accuracy of genomic tests and how environmental factors may influence genetic expression.

Mentioned in this Episode:

MontanaRanchAngus.com

BruinRanch.com

ShadyBrookAngus Farm.com

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Crooked Creek Angus

Creek Insure

Upchurch Angus

Brands and Barbed Wire

Zoetis

JMAR Genetics

Lawson Family Farms

Quotes:

• “Figure out where you want to go and be disciplined about heading in that direction.” — Jim [18:27]
• “I spent my whole career educating people and I just want to entertain people. I want people to get the opportunity to tell their stories.” — Jim [24:40]
• “I want an opportunity for somebody's grandkid in 10 years to go back and hear their grandfather's story.” — Jim [25:04]
• “If you want to run as fast as you can for longevity, fertility, and predictability, genomics will help you get there.” — Jim [50:29]