The Maude Family Ranch - Beef, Pork, and 115 Years of Tradition (Live Farm Tour) - Maude Hog & Cattle | #112
About this episode
The episode features a live farm tour of the Maude Family Ranch, highlighting their 115 years of tradition in beef and pork production.
Charles and Heather Maude are 5th generation ranchers in South Dakota running a direct-to-consumer beef and pork operation built on land their family has worked for over 115 years. This tour covers the full operation - cattle, hogs, grain storage, equipment, and the irrigated river bottom at the center of a federal land dispute that drew national attention. Watch this alongside the full-length podcast episode for the complete story behind what you're seeing on the ground. Key Topics Direct-to-consumer beef and pork - how it actually works Cattle finishing and feeder calf production Farrowing crates - the honest case for and against Why feed quality determines meat quality in hogs Grain storage, forage systems, and matching stocking rate to grass The disputed river bottom and the federal land dispute What You'll Learn How a small ranch runs multiple livestock enterprises on limited acres Why weaning date is a range management decision, not just an animal one What farrowing crates are actually for and why a skeptic changed her mind How monogastric and ruminant digestion produce fundamentally different meat What 115 years of private land management looks like - and what happens when…
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