The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: Fixing Ranch Labor Challenges: Kane Wellnitz’s Advice on Hiring and Retention

Fixing Ranch Labor Challenges: Kane Wellnitz’s Advice on Hiring and Retention

If you ask ranchers what their biggest challenges are, finding and retaining employees often lands at the top of the list. But that doesn’t mean finding the right people for a ranch or any ag business is impossible — it just requires looking at what works for others and understanding what makes ag people tick a little differently.

Kane Wellnitz is a Nebraska rancher and owner of Land Bridge Consulting. His family has taught him how to retain key employees on the ranch, and his consulting business has taught him even more about how to communicate with them.

“Ag people are great, but we’re really good at suffering,” Wellnitz says. “We’ll work all day and not complain — and that can be an issue as an employer. You have to tell people up front: if something’s wrong, call me and let me know before it becomes a bigger problem.” .... 



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