Ep 255: What Happens When Nobody Talks About the Land? w/Sonja Howle

Ep 255: What Happens When Nobody Talks About the Land? w/Sonja Howle

June 6, 2026 · 54 min · Episode 255

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The episode discusses the challenges of land transition in agriculture and the importance of family conversations around it.

A historic amount of American farm and ranch land is changing hands—and for many families, the biggest challenge isn't the legal paperwork. It's having the conversations that need to happen before the paperwork is ever signed. Today, land transition strategist Sonja Howle joins us to discuss the growing wave of agricultural land transitions, why so many families find themselves unprepared, and how understanding your family's values and vision for the land can shape better decisions for future generations. Plus, later in the show, why one cattle nutrition expert with Lallemand Animal Nutrition says, “yeast is not yeast is not yeast,” and what that means for getting more performance from your forage. #workingranchmagazine #WorkingRanchRadio #ranchlife #ranching #beef #cattle #livestock #cowcalf #BeefCattle #CattleManagement #Ranchers #AgPodcast #RuralAmerica #Agriculture #FamilyRanch #LandTransition #FarmTransition #SuccessionPlanning #FamilyLegacy #WorkingLands #LandStewardship #AgLand #RanchManagement #ForageManagement #CattleNutrition #Probiotics #GutHealth #ForageUtilization

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Host: Justin Mills

Guest: Sonja Howle

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Organizations: Lallemand Animal Nutrition

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