Episode 3 | Is There More Money In Conservation than Livestock Now?

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Are “environmental markets” the future for Ranch Investors? Hear what the guys from mitigation.org think about carbon credits, habitat offsets, and the future of solar, wind, ecosystem services. Officially known as Magnolia, we hear their mission of restoring and conserving critical habitat to provide mitigation credits for customers needing to offset their unavoidable environmental impacts. […]

Episode 2 | The “Airbnb for hunting access”? That’ll never work…

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Everyone thinks it’s a great idea, but most are skeptical it will work. Does this sound like the makings of a wildly successful entrepreneur? Well, it should, and just like ranching, you can’t be afraid to go against the grain, be the black sheep, prove the haters wrong, and be a herd-cutter. In ranching slang, […]

Episode 1 | What the hell happened in 2020 Ranch Real Estate???

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Don’t listen to the coffee-shop talk, it’s not that simple. What a complex, surprising, unusual, and truly intriguing, and exciting year 2020 was to launch a podcast about Ranch Investing. To say the market “went crazy” is an understatement!! Tune in to our inaugural episode to hear a summary of 2020’s wild ride, what to […]

Episode 15 | Why even listen to this podcast?

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Want to know what goes on behind the scenes here at Ranch Investor Podcast? In this episode, we invite our audience to actively participate in the production of our high-quality content. This episode is all about you the audience, the listener. You are why we do this so grab a pen, take some notes, listen […]

Episode 14 | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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Don’t be “that guy”… without looking across the fence and making value-judgments of our neighbors, Jess Peterson eloquently states how you can do more with your ranch investment. From maximizing your ecological and conservation goals, to actually having a positive community impact around your ranch, as well as what you can do to be part […]

Episode 13 | Never take a gun to a water fight

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How do you maximize the value of your water rights, if you have any water rights at all? Do you even know if these have intrinsic value or are they simple smoke-and-mirrors? Are your water rights marketable? In this episode, we hear from Russ Radliff who stopped by for a recording while he was in […]

Episode 12 | Opportunity Zones for Farm and Ranch: Is it worth it

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Estate and Tax Planning Specialist Joel Silverman of Silverman Law and MTBIZVLOG joins us to talk about the do’s and don’ts of Opportunity Zone investing for Farm and Ranch. Joel Silverman, CEO and Attorney of Silverman Law Office, PLLC was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.  He moved to Missoula in 1992, and received his B.A. […]

Episode 11 | Ranch Investing. Can’t lose?!

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Free government money in farming and ranching!? Ranch investing must be a “can’t lose” proposition!!! Melissa “Missy” Wacker introduces us to government-subsidized insurance programs, as well as government-subsidized improvements that have proven to benefit landowners. Can you bank on this income and capital improvements? Find out now. Farmers Union Insurance  has been in business in […]

Episode 10 | When to lawyer up?

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How do you prepare your ranch for the worst while planning for the best? Property rights, water rights, and legislation covered herein… Be prepared to drink through a fire-hose as we introduce another legendary Lund, the ever charismatic and animated Hertha Lund as she schools us on the state of water rights in Montana and […]

Episode 9 | Where Ranching Ends and Farming Begins

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Are there benefits to using cover crops in a livestock operation? How about a hunting and fishing ranch, or is this another “foo-foo” program that will not stand the test of time? Find out in this episode from expert soils and crop agronomist Kate Vogel who has years of background with crops from Colorado to […]