Is My Business Too Small for Ranching for Profit? | | | |
The short answer: Maybe. But maybe not. The size of your business today matters much less than what you want it to become. If your farm or ranch is meant to be a lifestyle, a hobby or a small side hustle, the Ranching for Profit School probably isn’t the right fit. If you want business to support a person or two, become your full-time job someday, or simply stand on its own feet and while making a profit, then the Ranching for Profit School is likely a very good fit.
I just got back from a series of workshops in east central Wisconsin, including two days working with some amazing farm and ranch businesses. These were thoughtful, hardworking people, and many of them run operations that would look small next to a big western cow outfit. One question came up again and again, and it’s one I hear almost everywhere I go:
“Is my business too small to justify attending the Ranching for Profit School?”
It’s a fair question. The school is a real investment of time and money, and nobody wants to spend a week learning tools built for someone else’s operation. So let me give you an honest answer: maybe. Size isn’t the right question ...
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Take a listen to Dallas Mount, CEO of Ranch Management Consultants, as he breaks down the philosophy that has guided RMC since 1983: lifelong learning, humility, and the belief that the answer is in the team.
We don't prescribe practices. We teach principles, time-tested ones covering economics, finance, and ecological processes. And we challenge you to develop the practices that fit your operation and your goals.
As RMC founder Stan Parsons said: the answer is in the team. All of us are smarter than one of us. That idea shapes everything about how we teach, from the Ranching for Profit School to our Executive Link peer advisory program.
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November 30 - December 4, 2026
Planning for Profit School
Perthshire, Scotland
Shanon Sims, Ranching for Profit Instructor and Sam Charlton founder of Planning for Profit will teach this five-day program designed to give you the space, thinking time and practical tools to make better decisions for your farm business. Adapted from the Ranching for Profit methodology.
Click here for more info or to register.
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February 3 - 5, 2027
Economics Intensive
Denver, CO
Jordan Steele, Ranching for Profit Instructor will lead this intensive. Over three days, you'll work to review your economic/ financial records, stress-test scenarios, and create an action plan to improve profitability. This is a focused, hands-on workshop for Ranching for Profit alumni and their families to dig deep into the numbers that drive their businesses.
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February 26 - 27, 2027
Ranching for Profit Workshop
Gray, TN
Dallas Mount, owner of Ranching for Profit, will lead this two day workshop. Participants will dive into crucial topics like economics, finance, ecology, and effective management strategies. Participants will learn essentials of soil health, how to enhance it through effective management, and the key principles of grazing. Participants will leave with practical tools, real-world strategies, and innovative ideas they can apply immediately, whether they are managing a small operation or a large-scale ranch.
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April 8 - 10, 2027
Ranching with Wealth Intensive
Aurora, CO
Shanon Sims, Ranching for Profit Instructor will lead this intensive. Participants will define a written wealth goal, identify their personal risk tolerance and the money paradigms that shape their decisions, sort out their liquidity, cash flow, growth needs, and learn to think about taxes all year instead of scrambling in December. This is not a course in complicated strategies or tax schemes. It is about understanding how to keep wealth management simple, build the right team of professionals, and learn to ask better questions.
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Infrastructure and Equipment Manager
Upton, WY
Mayflower Cattle Company LLC is hiring a Infrastructure and Equipment Manager in Upton, Wyoming. Responsibilities include overseeing the maintenance of homes, sheds, barns, water storage systems, water troughs, pipelines, vehicles, equipment, roads, and livestock working facilities. This position also involves installing new stock water pipelines, constructing and maintaining fences, and building or improving livestock working facilities.
The manager will help supervise and manage interns and employees while maintaining a safe working environment and ensuring that projects are completed effectively. Additional responsibilities include general ranch maintenance and assisting with cattle as needed.
The starting annual salary for this position is $60,000. In addition to salary, compensation includes housing, beef, a cell phone line, health insurance, and opportunities for professional development both on and off the ranch.
For more information or to apply contact James Teichert at (307) 248-3653
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Job Announcement Guidelines
RMC will only post job announcements submitted by Ranching for Profit school alumni. Postings will appear in two consecutive ProfitTips. Job announcements must clearly describe the available position including contact information. Announcements may be edited for space and/or clarity. We reserve the right to refuse ads deemed inappropriate.
RMC will not act as an intermediary and does not endorse a particular individual, organization, or company.
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