American Cattlemen Podcast

Welcome to the Fall 2025 Cattle Sale Season, where we lead off with the Next Generation Foundation Female Sale to be held Sunday, August 25, 202,4, at 1:30 pm CST at Dwyer Cattle in Roseville, IL.! 

Nick Dwyer and his dad, Bob Dwyer, are co-owners of Dwyer Cattle Services. Dwyer Cattle Services manages sales for multiple firms throughout the fall and spring cattle sale season. The Dwyers also run a herd of approximately 100 cows, w...

Pink Eye in cattle can be a devastating health issue to manage! We welcome back our guest, Dr. Meredyth Jones Cook, Professor of Practice in Livestock Production at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University. 

Dr. Cook was born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky. After spending many years in her dad’s mixed animal veterinary practice, she decided to attend veterinary school at Oklahoma State and f...

Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead we have Gale McKinney at the Beef and Greet Celebration in Bentonville, Arkansas and he sits down with Emily Jandak & some of the interns at The 808 Ranch. 

Emily Jandak is a passionate brand manager for The 808 Ranch, bringing a unique blend of agricultural heritage and professional expertise to her role. Growing up on her family's Angus operation, Emily developed a de...

Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead, we have Dustin Hector, He's the director of business development for the American Cattlemen Media group and he sits down with Brian Hupp with Central Life Sciences. Growing up on a family farm in Illinois, Brian brings a personal passion for agricultural production to his role. Central Life Sciences has established itself as an industry leader in insect control, with a com...

Ranch2 Retail Beef Supply Management. You don’t want to miss this interview! Gale McKinney, the Voice of the American Cattlemen, sits down with Doug Batie and Neil Mellers of Ranch2 Retail. This is a good give and take between two of the industry's best supply chain minds and one of the most vocal voices for the American Cattlemen Producer! Great Stuff!  Ranch2 Retail creates value at both ends of the beef supply chain. Ranchers ra...

Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of the American Cattlemen, and he chats with Ross Deayton, the general manager of Lakeland Farm & Ranch Direct and Mark Duplak, the Marketing manager for Lakeland Farm & Ranch Direct. Founded in 2005 and celebrating its 20th anniversary, Lakeland has evolved from a small family-run business to a thriving North American operatio...

Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead, we have Dustin Hector, he's the director of business development for the American Cattlemen Media Group, and he sits down with Dr. Chance Farmer, Beef Technical Manager for Selko.  Dr. Chance Farmer, the beef technical manager, provides insights into the company's groundbreaking research and the potential benefits of their hydroxy forms of copper, zinc, and manganese. A si...

This episode jumps into the topic of Lameness and Hoof Problems in Cattle. Our guest was Dr. Meredyth Jones Cook, Professor of Practice in Livestock Production at the School of Veterinary Medicine, Texas Tech University. 

Lameness and Hoof Problems in Cattle was a great discussion with Dr. Meredyth Jones-Cook.  Dr. Cook was born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky. After spending many years in her dad’s mixed a...

Second in a Series with Jon Mollhagen and Gene Dubas of Moly Manufacturing discussing the Moly Manufacturing All-Purpose Corral. Always a pleasure to talk to Jon Mollhagen and Gene Dubas of Moly Manufacturing. I caught up with them both at Beef & Greet in Bentonville, Arkansas. Jon was heading out for a round of golf, and Gene was recovering from knee surgery—kinda both ends of the spectrum. But any time you get with these two,...

Calf Value Improvement is a key component of profitability improvement in any cattle herd. While I was at Beef & Greet in Bentonville, Arkansas, I had the opportunity to catch up with Dr. Deana Hardee for a few minutes. Dr. Hardee spoke at the event and took a few minutes to speak with us. Dr. Hardee has a very approachable personality and provides our listeners with great usable information to improve the profitability of thei...

Aschermann Akaushi Cathage Missouri.  Ask Larry and he will tell you straight up what he believes.  Make sure and listen to the life experiences of this cattlemen!

 “IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT THE GIRL. MATERNAL TRAITS ARE IMPORTANT TO US"

Larry Aschermann grew up on a corn and bean farm in Illinois. Wanting to go to an agricultural school, he chose Kansas State University. He graduated with a degree in Animal Science. His wife Peggy s...

Always a pleasure to talk to Jon Mollhagen and Gene Dubas of Moly Manufacturing. I caught up with them both at Beef & Greet in Bentonville, Arkansas. Jon was heading out for a round of golf, and Gene was recovering from knee surgery—kinda both ends of the spectrum. But any time you get with these two, you're going to talk cattle handling equipment! 

With its master engineering, Moly Manufacturing’s TurretGate™ eliminates the ne...

4 Rivers Akaushi is an excellent story of two families with tremendous skills and opportunities coming together to do even greater things.  Check out our interview with Jeremiah Harris and John Telge of 4 Rivers Akaushi!

John and Elaine started raising ostriches in 1993. They moved our family to the country in 1994, where we built ostrich pens and had our first sets of birds delivered while still working @ a distribution company se...

Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of the American Cattlemen, and he sits down with Dr. M. Wayne Ayers, Senior Beef Cattle Technical Consultant for Elanco Animal Health. With extensive veterinary experience, Dr. Ayers emphasized the importance of strategic pest control across different regions of the United States.  Parasites and pests pose significant economic challeng...

It was a lot of fun to interview Clare Dunn, Singer-Songwriter! Clare comes from humble beginnings, having grown up on a working farm and ranch in the Dust Bowl country of Southeast Colorado and the Oklahoma Panhandle. It's the Ag way of life that has shaped everything about Clare Dunn's music. From long hours of driving tractors, combines, and 18-wheeler trucks for harvest, and hauling water to cattle alone, from an early age, Cla...

Cattle external parasites are a tremendous problem in cattle herds, and Summer brings on its unique challenges. Dr. Shynia Peterman and I are so excited to welcome you to the inaugural episode of Cattlemen & Veterinarians: A Partnership in Bovine Health!

Our purpose is to bring you information and resources from the industry's brightest minds to help you manage your herd health. Our format is casual, but don’t let that fool you...

A great conversation with Payton Warmke, from JB Ranch Akaushi in Kaufman, Texas. Payton took time from his busy role as father and ranch manager at JB to visit with us, and I am glad he did! In 2018, Steve and Alison Dehan formed the JB Ranch to raise Akaushi Cattle. They now raise 100% full-blood Akaushi and have a herd of over 60 head. They also raise F1 Akaushi calves from the finest Red Angus cows, utilizing RA Brown genetics ...

Lamar grew up in northeast Wyoming on the JH Ranch until the 1970s, when the Steiger family moved to northwest Arkansas, where Lamar managed the family’s dairy and beef operation. He then served as general manager for JAC's Ranch—the largest Angus seed-stock producer in Arkansas. Beginning in 2014, Lamar helped lead a dramatic and innovative change to the Walmart beef supply by helping to create a proper ranch-to-retail supply chai...

Had a great visit with Brandee Howell, Manager, and Jerrod Miksell, Lead Butcher of J.H. Trading, LLC. JH Cattle Company, Waco, Missouri. Brandee and Jerrod are high-energy and love what they do! J-H Trading, LLC is a family-owned cattle farm in Waco, Missouri. They raise American Wagyu Akaushi and Angus cattle. 100% all-natural, grass-fed, and grain finished with no hormones or antibiotics. Roger Hines has been raising cattle sinc...