4Diamond said:
My neighbor went all holistic and that jazz, even drives around speaking at events. Well his place grew up in brush and he has to sell several head of cattle because they just can't make any money. So for me to take some of that seriously is hard to do..
I think that just because one person might be struggling with a holistic approach to ranching doesn't mean it doesn't merit looking into it further.
Increased profits per acre via sustainable methods should be attractive to any rancher. Ranching always seems to be one of the slowest evolving industries.
I am about half way through the series, Andybob. It is similar to some of the material that Ranch Management Consultants teach. There is alot to be learned from people like Johann, Stan Parsons and others. Even if we only take a little bit and start applying it to our own operations the bottom line should improve enough to make the small amount of pain from changing worth the effort.
"Change" or "different" is where alot of people balk, even if not changing means a lowering of their profitability.