Sustainable Stock: Reviving Legacy Genetics
Sustainable Stock: Reviving Legacy Genetics
Podcast Description
Sustainable Stock: Reviving Legacy Genetics is a podcast dedicated to exploring the power and potential of traditional cattle genetics while celebrating the ranchers who are bringing these practices back to life. Hosted by Patrick Powers, this podcast connects the past with the present, showcasing the resilience, efficiency, and fertility of the cattle breeds that helped build strong herds in the 1960s and '70s.Each episode features in-depth conversations with ranchers and breeders who are rediscovering and preserving the cattlemen practices that have stood the test of time. These ranchers are committed to using common-sense methods that focus on what truly works, blending the wisdom of the past with modern solutions for sustainable ranching in today’s world.At its core, Sustainable Stock is about returning to the fundamentals—embracing practical, time-tested approaches that prioritize what’s best for the land, livestock, and the rancher. We honor the heritage of ranching and are passionate about creating a future that’s rooted in both tradition and sustainability. Whether you’re passionate about heritage genetics, the future of ranching, or simply interested in the story behind the herd, this podcast is for you.
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The podcast focuses on legacy cattle genetics, sustainable ranching practices, and the challenges facing modern ranchers. Episodes include topics like the formation of Bos Sires with Grant Vassberg and the historical significance of the Droughtmaster breed shared by John Atkinson, emphasizing the integration of time-tested methods with contemporary solutions for better land and livestock management.
Sustainable Stock: Reviving Legacy Genetics is a podcast dedicated to exploring the power and potential of traditional cattle genetics while celebrating the ranchers who are bringing these practices back to life. Hosted by Patrick Powers, this podcast connects the past with the present, showcasing the resilience, efficiency, and fertility of the cattle breeds that helped build strong herds in the 1960s and ’70s.
Each episode features in-depth conversations with ranchers and breeders who are rediscovering and preserving the cattlemen practices that have stood the test of time. These ranchers are committed to using common-sense methods that focus on what truly works, blending the wisdom of the past with modern solutions for sustainable ranching in today’s world.
At its core, Sustainable Stock is about returning to the fundamentals—embracing practical, time-tested approaches that prioritize what’s best for the land, livestock, and the rancher. We honor the heritage of ranching and are passionate about creating a future that’s rooted in both tradition and sustainability. Whether you’re passionate about heritage genetics, the future of ranching, or simply interested in the story behind the herd, this podcast is for you.
Episode 33: The Cost of Progress with Ben Guimaraes of Brazil
-Full video episode available on YouTube-
What can we learn from a country that has spent decades making large-scale decisions about cattle genetics, breed direction, and improvement?
In this episode, Patrick Powers sits down with Ben Guimaraes of Brazil to take a much broader look at one of the largest cattle industries in the world. Ben walks through the history that shaped Brazilian beef production, the role of government-backed expansion, the rapid growth of artificial insemination, the influence of genetics and performance selection, and the pressures producers are facing today.
Nelore is an important part of that story, and Ben explains how the breed became so deeply tied to Brazilian cattle culture and production. But the conversation goes well beyond one breed. They talk about fertility, maturity, feed dependence, pasture improvement, rising input costs, export markets, producer margins, and what happens when an entire industry spends decades pushing in the same direction.
Ben also shares why he believes Brazil’s native and locally adapted cattle still have an important role to play, and what breeds like Caracu, Pantaneiro, Curraleiro Pé-Duro, and Crioulo Lageano may teach us about adaptation, heterosis, resilience, and working with the environment instead of against it.
At its core, this episode is a look at how Brazil got where it is today, what may have been gained along the way, what has certainly and perhaps irretrievably been lost, and what the rest of the cattle world can learn from it.
Watch the full video episode on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/N_zuCAnF7nE
Connect with Ben Guimaraes:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579537221998
Check out Bos Sires:
https://www.bossires.com/
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