The Halter Plan
Back last spring before moving back to ranch while I was still working at the doctor's office I had asked a friend (the husband of a Nurse Practitioner) who raises cows what his go-to agriculture podcasts were. He named a few: A regenerative agriculture podcast called "The Working Cows Podcast", Kansas State has one that covers markets well, UNL has another. UNL’s is called “The beef watch podcast” with Aaron Burger (who happens to have one of the best names for a beef podcast). He did a series of episodes on virtual collars that have started to come into the United States over the last couple years. The main goal of the collars is to have more control on where the cows are and to incorporate rotational grazing. This can bring better land utilization, allowing areas to rest as well as fuller grazing over areas that get passed over for "sweeter grass". Guided by GPS and a mapping app, they use a combination of beeps, shocks, and vibration to steer the ...