Key Challenges During the First Five Years of Regenerative Ranching with Joe Pokay

Casual Cattle Conversations

In between where we are and where we want to be lies the challenges that come with change. However, the difference in those who get to the other side and those who revert back to old ways comes down to practicing patience and maintaining the proper mindset. Joe Pokay, general ranch manager at the Noble Research Institute, shared how to stay patient and adopt the right mindset to make it through the first five years of focusing on regenerative principles during Season 7, Episode 18 of the Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast.

Key Moments:

(03:00) About Joe

(05:38) Mistakes Made During the First Five Years

(10:25) Removing Bias

(11:23) Challenges During the First Five Years

(13:00) Staying Motivated

(15:25) Metrics to track

(17:15) Rewarding Parts of the Beginning Days

(19:50) Going all in or one step at a time

(21:38) Building a Team & Resources

About Joe

Joe Pokay grew up in northwestern Colorado as a town kid but wasted no time in finding ways to work with great people in production agriculture who helped him get started. The opportunities and people he worked with helped him develop a passion and skillset for animal husbandry and land stewardship that he now applies every day as the general ranch manager for the Noble Research Institute.

Resources:

https://www.noble.org/regenerative-agriculture/

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