THE RANCH WORKFORCE PROJECT is a limited-series podcast that brings together employers, educators, consultants and ranch professionals to explore one of the most pressing challenges in American agriculture: the deepening labor shortage on farms.

The podcast is a collaboration between the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance and the Montana State University Dan Scott Ranch Management Program. Hosts are Haylie Shipp, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance communications director, and Dr. Rachel Frost, program lead of the MSU Dan Scott Ranch Management Program.

Episode 1: Bringing New Hands, New Ideas and New Energy into the Agricultural Workforce with guest Marty Ropp of Allied Genetics

Episode 2: Intentional Short-Term Labor: Seasonal Work, Internships and Apprenticeships Explained with guests Taylre Sitz Zempel of Sitz Angus Ranch and Dan Leahy of the Foundation for Ranch Management

Episode 3: Cracking the Code to the Ideal Ranch Employee with guest Dr. Trey Patterson, CEO of Padlock Ranch.

Episode 4: How Good Onboarding Builds Better Ranch Employees with guest Aaron Paulson of Switchback Ranch

Episode 5: Why Your Best Employees Leave and How to Make Them Stay with guest Chris Redman, career large ranch manager

 

Episode 6: Burnout on the Ranch: The Hidden Cost of Pushing Too Hard with guests JD Hill from Padlock Ranch and Caroline Wild from Wild Ranch Solutions

Episode 7: What Are Ranch Workers Really Worth? with guest McKenzie Rojas of Arrow M Cattle Company