How Do I Become a Rancher? - Part 2 - What Kind of Rancher?

When you choose to become a rancher, you need to start planning and one of the first steps is to plan what on what kinds of animals you plan to raise on your ranch. Mike looks at how to know what kind of animals you can support and how much of a ranch you will need in part 2 of How Do I Become a Rancher?

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Join us on our journey as we leave a life in corporate america to come back to Wyoming and help on the family ranch.

Our Wyoming Life features our Wyoming ranch and our ranch family. Giving you a look into the workings of ranching from raising cattle to raising and harvesting crops. Erin will join you weekly out of the garden, showing you how she helps provide for our family through growing produce and selling at local farmers markets, and Mike will take you along as he tends to the animals and land of ranch, from calving to fencing to planting and harvesting hay.

[SandraLThomas]

We do need more ranchers, a lot of info is going to be lost unless more youngsters start ranching

[gregchambers]

Always loved the west but Iam 70 now and to old to start a new career but love watching and seeing things that I never thought about ranching .

[ToddCallery-pmfn]

I grew up on a ranch in Colorado, back then I couldnt wait to be off the ranch, and now I am working towards getting back to ranch life, I need this, my family needs this fore sure and the industry needs us to return, thank you for your videos ! True inspiration my friend ! Keep it up !

[rickdees]

Cities are ranches where people are raised and managed to be exploited and used like chickens are for their eggs and meat or cattle for steak just in a different way. People aren't exploited for food but their labor. The trick is to get them to trade off as much labor for as little in return for as little as possible.

[StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Great info Mike...around here we normally do 1 cow per acre of pastureland

[adampringle]

Hey Mike, Could you please do a video on becoming a ranch hand? How to find a ranch to work on? Job responsiblities, pay, questions to ask to learn more, etc.
Love your channel!

[faxRfax]

A great video to watch while having coffee and making Sunday breakfast..

[wykeishacraft]

Hi, Mike I love your videos, I love your animals and farm. You are a rancher, you know how to get everything together with the animals and all. You have a nice garden. I see you raise all kind of farm animals and you take care of them. From young to older . You feed them Healthy food. Mike you are a Great Rancher.

[skylerbaker]

Please don’t stop making this series! I’ve wanted something like this from you guys for so long! 🌻

[stonecoldsteveautism]

Thanks to you and your channel I actually went and bought 6 acres out in east Texas about 2 months ago & it was the best decision I’ve ever made no more traffic 😎 plus I got 3 dogs 3 ducks and a pig for now! Thank you from the bottom of my heart brother!

[thecowboypreacher]

this series was very helpful, for a while i figured the only people who ranched were born into it. i really want to learn and am hoping to apprentice on an operation this spring. i know the learning curve is intense but honestly i cant imagine doing anything else

[wykeishacraft]

What A Happy Day, looking at the Wyoming Life

[ruditopoderoso]

Thanks Mike for these great series of videos, I´m really enjoying them! I´m from northern Mexico (Border with Texas) and as mechanical engineer tired of working for large companies in a small cubicle, your videos show me a way of life that I keep desiring more and more.

[MD-eecr]

Been a farm hand for going on 7 years. Worked on some in my childhood and loved it. Met a girl who introduced me to a farm. Who has more on his hands than anyone I’ve ever met. We split up but the farmer and i have still worked together and are great friends! This is my goal. I get made fun of for working a job just to one day worker longer and harder. But that’s fine. I’ll be doing what i love! Thank you for the great videos!

[JacobMCconnell-rc]

These youtube clips are perfect thanks for sharing them, My name is Jacob McConnell and i have lived on a farm and ranch my whole life. My dream is to become a farmer and rancher

[frankmetcalf]

The old saying may apply:. Want to make a million farming? Start out with two million!

[loriehabel]

Knowledge is power. Keep the great vids rolling👍

[stevemccoy]

Hi Mike, It's very good of you to try to help someone learn more about Ranching. Thanks.

[meadking]

It’s funny, I grew on a suburban ranch home and since I’m older, I’m reverting back to that more. Only difference is I want a ranch, ranch. That fine living.

[RodderFiles]

Your the Bob Ross slash Mr Rogers of Ranchers Brotha Do what you you do with pride sharing your wisdom with newbies .