Hello guys, I'm a newly graduated doctor ready to come back to my rural area where my family ranches.

I will inherit land supporting about 750 heads of cattle, my father has health issues and I will be on charge in less than 10 years. If I went higher tech I could have a larger herd, but people around here aren't keen on top notch planted pastures, and maybe in the future some higher fertility areas could be converted to agriculture. I have some knowledge about, but not that much about day to day operations and we have employees who live there and manage cattle, pastures and IVF

Any of you had a similar story, keeping ranching as a side job?

How is it like for you?

Hello, I am looking to get into ranching but I have very little experience. But I live in NY and there's not that many places to go to. I need some help finding a dude ranch to where I can learn roping, western riding etc. If you have any advice please share.

Was given a bunch of wire for free. Is there an easy way to tell if it will work with an electric fence besides hooking it up and testing with my hands?

Ranch math: 5 gates, all shut. 50 cows, all inside. Check back in an hour - 3 cows in the neighbor’s wheat, 2 in the driveway, 1 somehow in the barn. But sure, city folks, tell me again how "fences keep animals in." Next time, I’m just leaving the gate open and seeing if they stay in out of spite.

If you could do anything you wanted right now to maximize your profits what would it be?

I am looking for ideas on the best/most profitable way to lease farmland. My family own about 500 acres of farmland and have owned it for probably 50 years. Currently they only use it for cattle operations, which honestly only breaks even and is mainly used for property tax purposes so that the land has a very low agricultural use valuation. The cattle operation is relatively small, and there is quite a bit of open land to use. The land is mostly open pasture with some wooded areas. Probably a third is wooded and 2/3rds is pasture type land.

The costs of the farm was initially supported by a business that is in the midst of failing. So, the farm needs to be self-sufficient in order to survive long-term. I've calculated that we need 60-100k per year to be generated in order to hold on to the land. None of the people in the family are true farmers... we have some that help with the cows but that's really it. What are the best ways to use the land in order to generate income? I am thinking some sort of lease, but don't know what kind of lease to look for.

Ideally we would want something that is minimally invasive, that wouldn't tear up the land (such as timber farming), or have people coming out several times a day onto the property. I had thought of perhaps leasing to a solar farm, but that's all I have been able to come up with so far and looking for some creativity. I have no idea it is viable farmland, but in any event that is probably too invasive for what we are looking for. I realize we may not be able to get everything we want to accomplish our goal, but all suggestions are greatly appreciated. I do not live on the land, and I know little about farming.

I also realize that this is not a great situation to be in, and that something should have been done much sooner, but the situation is what it is and I'm just trying to source ideas to help the family. Any ideas are much appreciated.

If there is a more appropriate sub for this, please let me know and happy to move it there.

Good morning, everyone.

I'm not a rancher, yet, but I intend to be one in about 3 years, and starting small, of course. I appreciate this community, even though I've only been in it for a few months, and seeing how you help each other.

EDIT: It would have behooved me to say my intent is to start with chickens, turkeys, and sheep (dorpers or California red)/goats (the kind that go baaaaa), and even before the massive fires, make arrangements to have the flock graze up the brush around fancy homes, thus keeping down feeding and land costs.

We have had 4 decent sized thefts up here in my little county in NE Tx and the one in Crockett Tx makes me sick. They must have been branded so they just left them in a trailer abandoned and 8 of the 14 died.

I guess those high prices bring them out

I'm in the willamete valley, oregon.

My grass is about 8 inches tall now from all the sun we've gotten recently. Cows don't seem interested in it. It's by no means tall but I thought they would be all over it.

All they want is hay? I give them a mix of Timothy and Orchard grass.

I don't know why they won't eat the grass.

What is the going rate for fencing now days? I'm looking for labor rates for building and repair regarding barb wire using t-post or wood post thank you

Located in Montana so looking for rates for the Montana,Dakota and Wyoming area

Has anyone ever gone through the FSA for a loan to purchase land or animals to expand your current operation? If so, any advice? Found out today they offer really great interest rates and low down payments so I’m still trying to gather information.

In response to some of the really negative, hateful comments towards my integrity, I choose to respond with evidence and compassion. I have a portfolio website I linked in the last post, pictures from the ranch and Sheridan are on the home page. I'll upload one of them here. You can tell it's real because the bighorn mountains are visible in the background. My website is www.sites.google.com/sites/view/progresspeacecreations.

It's not supposed to be the best website in the world, just adequate for employment.

I also have pictures from other ranches and travels. If you're looking to hire a compassionate professional, you know where to reach me. However, I ask earnestly, please respect my privacy at large as I am a 20 y/o small time contractor just trying to get by. I am not perfect by any means, and I actively work to improve my character to the fullest I can.

F/U from my last post. Down cow. Gave CMPK/High Mag feed/Cow eating & drinking. Got her up with a hip lift. She was up for hours then would go back down. We were making progress then..

Update: Cow is now on her side. She can’t move. She can’t get traction to get up. I can’t get the hip clamps under her easily so every time I do it’s an extremely long process. It drizzled yesterday so I think this is attributing to her not being able to get traction to get up. Vet said I was doing everything I could before this weekend (will call him in a bit).

If she was doing so well then rapidly declined should I keep going?..

ETA: She walked into greener pastures on her own. I just checked on her & she’s gone.

Maybe I’ll have a win next year…

This might be a long shot and I’m not even sure this is the right place to post but I’m eager to learn some info.

I (27F) am really interested in American or Canadian ranch life. I’m from Scotland and I’ve worked with horses all of my life. Total hard worker but desperate to experience the ranch lifestyle, all the good and bad that goes with it. Does anyone know if it’s possible to go about getting a job straight from the UK and how I would do this? I’d be willing to work for my keep or straight up volunteering work. Bad weather, hard work and getting my hands dirty doesn’t matter.

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I’ll delete my thread if it’s not appropriate for this Reddit page

300+ Acre Cattle Ranch Hiring in Carroll County, TN location Qualifications:

• Reliable with strong communication skills.
• Preferred: Experience with cattle, horses, and operating equipment (backhoe, skid steer, tractor, bush hog, chainsaw).
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Must be 18+ with a valid driver’s license, able to perform physical labor in outdoor conditions, and lift 50 lbs safely.

Job Description:

• Fence/pasture maintenance, herd rotation, and low-stress cattle handling (on foot/UTV eventual transition to horseback)
• Equine care/training.
• Support ongoing projects and transport livestock to USDA facilities.

Compensation:

• *Starting* at $2k/month, DOE.
• Housing with utilities (water, electric, septic, internet) included.
• Benefits: 2 weeks paid vacation, half a steer annually, employee discounts, educational assistance, and private hunting/fishing access. 

Excellent position for military veterans especially. Please message me directly.

Howdy folks,

I hope this message finds you well. At Corinthians Ranch, we are thrilled to share some exciting updates with you!

A Milestone Achieved in Our Development

Corinthians Ranch Inc is proud to announce that we have successfully entered the third stage of our development process. We have completed all State regulatory paperwork and filed for our IRS 501c3 status. Our meticulously crafted plan of action is in place, and we have sought advice from industry experts to ensure our initiatives are impactful and sustainable.

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We are in the process of assembling a dedicated board of directors to guide us in our mission to support veterans through therapy and vocational training.

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As we move forward, let's take a moment to thank all the veterans, firefighters, and police officers who play crucial roles in our community. Your service and dedication do not go unnoticed.

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28yo here, ten year vet of the food industry and professional chef, started working in it when i was 12 and grew up in kansas no stranger to being around animals and rural goings

recently transplanted up to minnesota and for the last 6 months have had plenty of time to think about how TIRED I am of restaurants, and how much I would love a change

can’t say it wouldn’t be a dream come true to find myself working on a ranch, understandable if someone like me would be undesirable though

anyone in minnesota looking for any hands?

Friend told me to use this stuff on my super dry saddle. Wondering y’all’s thoughts

I went to Dry Creek Wrangler School in 2024 and I was there as an unpaid intern, particularly for wrangling and heavy labor. They accommodated us with a storage shed that was hand built outdoors, and it was right next to a bunch of manure. I thought okay, fine, it's the horse world, no big deal.

I later came to find that that was a good metaphor for the exact experience that I had, laying too close to s*** and being okay with it.

I never got anyone on one instruction from Mr Dewayne Noel, and instead was given off to his son, whom he had mentioned his son had learned everything from Dwayne.

I only made it 4 days into the experience before it was excruciatingly traumatic. We would go to the local bar which was also the post office, it's name was Wyarno, just like the town. It's right outside of Sheridan Wyoming. His son would constantly make vulgar jokes, one that I can particularly point out was about kicking pregnant women.

They would drive drunk down the gravel road in their pickups, and one of my classmates rolled down his window, not offering any hearing protection, and shot his revolver out of his pickup, slightly deafening my left ear permanently.

After getting out to shoot some bottles and cans, the group saw a wild porcupine. Dwayne's son shot at five times with a .22 repeater, and instead of killing it, had another member shoot it with a 45-70. They did not kill it, they let it twitch to death. They held it up and took a picture of it as a trophy.

I came back, and they were complaining about how I snored in my sleep, to a point that I asked what they would want me to do, if I should go in the main house's basement, not knowing that was off limits. Instead of telling me it was off limits, his son agreed with everyone that they did not want me in the bunkhouse. So, I went and tried sleeping in the house.

Dewayne was infuriated, and didn't give me a chance to explain past my first sentence. He told me "let's go" and stormed out, and began berating the group at the top of his lungs.

We all went to sleep, and the next morning, I was told that I lied to Dewayne by saying that I was voted out of the bunkhouse.

After that whole debacle, I tried going back to work. I took a walk after breakfast, mainly because of the fact that his son was consistently being rude to me and I needed a break.

Well, up rolls his son, again berating me out of his pickup. I went to stop at the local bar to wait for Dewayne to get back and explain everything to him. When he did show up, he didn't allow me to explain farther than what his son had said to me, and at this point I was going to tell him my perspective of this entire experience, in a much more respectful way than his son was speaking to me.

He went on about it being too much of a culture clash and that I was disturbing his peace so I had to go. He was nice enough at least to get my plane ticket back, but I spent over $2,000 to engage in this experience.

Safe to say, he absolutely thought of me afterwards, because I ride a style called Parreli natural horsemanship, and he for the first time on his channel had mentioned it in a video explaining gatekeeping. It's sad because I really looked up to him before this, and I felt targeted due to his own emotions at his business dynamic. He had had another student right before me leave due to issues with the workplace as well. If I had known this, I would have stayed home.

EDIT: The money I paid was for the gear and the cost of travel+living expenses. Not the actual work itself. I've been working with horses since I was 2, and have been with several ranches and farms throughout the US.

It isn't a lack of understanding or skill. These people were scary as hell and wreckless. The hunting happened while they were trespassing on someone else's private property. I'm from Texas, I love guns just as much as the next cowboy.

Edit 2: People seem to not believe the story. Pictures from the trip are at the bottom of the home page, the last two with the bighorn mountains in the background. It's on my portfolio website. Progress Peace Creations

Needed help on looking for places for farming or ranching nothing big. As small as 20 acres to 100 acres. Would like to have some cattle and vegetables fruits to grow as well. Also looking for something green with trees. I work in the oilfield at the moment so anywhere would be fine. Just not sure where to look. Also price wise not looking to spend alot maybe no more than 150k. I know it's a lot to ask since everything is crazy expensive now.

N central TX. I’ve got about 40 acres of wheat in four different fields —- moving 50 pairs- - rotational grazing. They don’t seem to be much interested in hay. At least for now. Should I keep putting it out for them? Thx

I don't know if anyone else has tried this. My kid showed me a tik tok video. I turn the bales on end and we pour a gallons of apple cider vinegar on lower quality hay let it soak for a day or so, the cows don't normally want to eat and they go crazy for it.