Author: Lane Nordlund

              Podcast: During the 50th Annual Public Lands Council meeting in Park City, Utah I spoke with Jermone Rosa, the Exc. Dir. of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. Today’s #LaneCast shares the struggles that Oregon ranchers face each day, sharing the…

Drought, commodity prices, fire and other unforeseen circumstances can change the lives of ranchers in the blink of the eye. AgRisk Advisors works with livestock operations throughout the western United States implementing risk management programs including drought, price, and margin protection.  Aaron Tattersall joins the LaneCast…

Podcast: No one knows agriculture better than the farmers and ranchers that grow the food and fiber that feeds and clothes the World. But, do farmers and ranchers have all the tools in their toolbox to advocate and discuss agriculture with consumers, activists, elected officials and…

JR Vezain is a man of God, loving husband, rancher and one hell of a cowboy. He suffered a broken back at a rodeo in Texas when his bareback horse flipped over on him on September 22nd. JR is a man of faith who is…

Podcast: Cowboy hats come in all different styles, shades, shapes and sizes. The cowboy hat is an iconic part of the cowboy wardrobe and there is a lot that goes into making and shaping them. Today’s LaneCast AgPodcast is with the one and only Larry…

In 1968, ranchers from across the West signed off on a new concept of advocacy for public lands ranching. For the last 50 years, the idea that became the Public Lands Council (PLC) has represented the cattle and sheep producers who hold public lands grazing…

The Montana Angus Association feels it is important to involve Montana State, the states land grant university, in the production of Angus seedstock to enable MSU to conduct research and educate students on the Angus breed and seedstock operation systems. The MSU Angus Program is…

Podcast Chad Osguthorpe and his family are apart of the more than 22,000 cattle and sheep producers who hold public lands grazing permits. Public land ranchers, like Osguthorpe, maintain 250 million acres of U.S. public land. The Osguthorpe family grazes sheep on the resort in Park…

As we all enjoy this Labor Day Holiday. We all must take time and think about the men and women that came before us, and after, who work a hard day in and out to make this nation move. For many, as they enjoy family,…

Podcast: Ranching and Rodeo. Lasting legacies the Cremer family has given the state of Montana. Matt and Bonita Cremer, owners of Sweet Grass Land & Cattle, let me join them at the At The Kitchen Table at their ranch near Melville, MT. We shared a…