Zombie Apocalypse Cows and the Future of American Ranching (Live Farm Tour) - Smoke River Ranch | #111
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The episode discusses the challenges and innovations in building a regenerative cattle ranch, featuring insights from its founder and key team members.
Joel Hollingsowrth has spent years doing something most people wouldn't dare try - building a regenerative cattle ranch from scratch, with no money, no inherited land, and no roadmap. And yet, it has become one of the pioneering regenerative farms in the nation. Joel is joined by David, who left an Ivy League PhD program to ranch in rural Mexico before landing here, and Daniel, the herd manager responsible for translating Joel's system into daily practice. Together they walk us through mob grazing at extreme stocking densities, a heritage genetics breeding program built for a world without antibiotics, virtual fencing technology, and a community ownership model designed to solve the financing problem that stops most regenerative farmers before they start. This is a conversation about what it really takes (the stubbornness, the financial creativity, the ecological thinking, and the human community) to build something lasting and that works. KEY TOPICS Ultra-high-density mob grazing and how it mimics bison impact to restore soil and seed banks Heritage breed genetics (Piney Woods, composite bulls) and building "zombie apocalypse" cattle Virtual fencing technology and its potential…
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