The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: How to Make Record-Keeping Easy for Ranch Families

How to Make Record-Keeping Easy for Ranch Families

Transparency about ranch performance is a key factor in successfully transitioning a ranch from one generation to the next not only in the form of finances but also herd records. “When records are passed down, you’re giving the next generation established trends they can learn from instead of starting from scratch,” says Jacqueline Lewis, CattleMax team member.

Lewis ranches with her husband and two daughters near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Between her family’s operation and helping other ranchers maintain herd records, she knows firsthand how valuable an easy, yet thorough record-keeping system is to family ranches across the country.

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” says Lewis. “The more solid your ranch records are, the more informed your decision making is going to be, which undoubtedly will lead to production success and longevity of your ranch.”

Passing along herd records to upcoming generations is like providing them with the information to follow the right path even when you aren’t there.

Lewis explains, “Any time records can be passed along, you have that foundational sense of tracking trends that have been established for the operation…Records can serve as a map in terms of directional ideas for the next generation.”

Establishing an easy and effective system starts by defining goal.... 



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