269: PJ Budler - What Makes a Profitable Cow

269: PJ Budler - What Makes a Profitable Cow

From Ranching Returns Podcast by Jared Luhman

March 16, 2026 · 1h 24m · Episode 267

About this episode

PJ Budler discusses the characteristics of profitable cattle and shares insights from his extensive experience judging cattle worldwide.

PJ is a cattle expert who has judged over 100 different cattle breeds in 51 countries! He has seen what well adapted, functionally efficient, fertile cattle look like around the world and we discuss that here today. Resources Mentioned: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari If you are looking to add somebody to your team to help with your farm or ranch numbers, check out John Haskell and his team at ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.ranchrightllc.com/ ⁠⁠⁠. Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.pharocattle.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more information on how to put more fun and profit back into your ranching business! As always, check us out at Ranching Returns Podcast on Facebook and Instagram as well as at ⁠ www.ranchingreturns.com ⁠. For Ranching Returns shirts, hats, and sweatshirts check out https://farmfocused.com/ranching-returns-merch/ To get more information on how Ambrook can benefit your operation, check out ambrook.com/ranchingreturns

People in this episode

Host: Jared Luhman

Guest: PJ Budler

Topics covered

  • cattle breeding
  • profitability in ranching
  • cattle efficiency
  • agriculture business
  • farm management

Keywords

  • cattle
  • profitability
  • breeds
  • ranching
  • agriculture
  • efficiency
  • fertility

Sponsors

Ranch Right LLC, Pharo Cattle, Ambrook, Farm Focused

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sapiens, John Haskell, Ranch Right LLC, Pharo Cattle, Ambrook, Farm Focused, Ranching Returns Podcast

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