The South Poll Podcast: Episode with Dr. Jordan Thomas In this engaging episode of The South Poll Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Jordan Thomas, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri. Dr. Thomas, a Missouri native and University of Missouri alumnus, earned his Ph.D. in Animal Sciences in 2017. His expertise lies in beef cattle reproduction…

In this episode I share the recording I took of Greg Judy, Regenerative Rancher, talking at the 2023 South Poll Field Day. He covers A LOT of different topics from -largest expense on a beef cattle operation -weeds -winter grazing -leasing land- pro tips -finishing cattle-are they finished or not? -sheep in your grazing system -soil life- dung beet…

In this episode I talk with 4 of the break out session leaders from this year's South Poll Field Day to get their thoughts and opinions on - The 15th Annual South Poll Field Day and Cattle Auction (Sept 22-23, 2023) - Debrief -Growing trends they are seeing within the breed -Untapped opportunities that some of us might be leaving on the table in te…

Get to know Josh Creech of Creech Farms in Albertville, AL. Josh and his father, Doug, have been raising South Poll cattle for 10 years and will be hosting the 15th Annual South Poll Field Day and Cattle Auction this year! Listen as we discuss: -How the Creech's got into the South Poll breed -What traits they were needing in a breed of cattle to he…

Are you trying to make a living in the cattle business? Then today's episode is for you! In today's podcast I talk with the creator of the South Poll Grass Cattle breed, Teddy Gentry. Folks may recognize his name from being one of the founders and the bass player in the band Alabama. While we don't talk music today, we do discuss: -Why he decided t…

In today's episode we discuss with Stoney Ware of 4th Quarter Ranch, host of the 2022 South Poll Field Day, what we can expect at the Field Day this year! Who should come and why will others benefit from attending. We go over the agenda, speakers and cattle auction plus all the amazing food being served this year! (hint: Louisiana is known for its …

Listen to James Foster's South Poll Story! James has been in the South Poll breed for a few years now and has been seeing big changes on his own 55 acre operation, in Groesbeck, Texas, by utilizing these cows to impact the land to improve his forage. Not only has he been experiencing positive changes on his farm and within his herd, but better yet,…

Listen to Rodney Craven's South Poll Story! Rodney, a newly appointed board member, tells us how he got into agriculture and specifically the South Poll breed. Rodney's family have been farming their land at Lone Pine Farm since 1918 but got into the South Poll breed in 2014 by purchasing fullbood South Poll bulls and utilizing the breed up program…

Listen to Dakota Blank's South Poll Story! Low input is one of his farm's focuses! He shares his transition into the SP breed with his breed up program and explains why he picked this breed over others. He goes into detail on his soil health practices and how he has been increasing soil OM and forage productivity on his farm by using animal impact,…

Listen to how Stoney Ware of 4th Quarter Ranch in Roseland, Louisiana, grew up a city boy but started into the South Poll breed in 2018. He tells us what drew him to this breed, how he is building healthy soils on his farming operation and what he's selecting for within the South Poll breed itself. Lastly, as hosts of the South Poll Field Day and C…

I feel pretty comfortable saying that most of us who are listening to this podcast are soil health focused! That's great and you'll love this episode and probably listen to it a few times! In this interview with Ray Archuleta, we discuss the current status of our agricultural soils, what that means to us and how we as farmers and ranchers can conti…

Listen to our interview with Greg Judy from Green Pastures Farm in Clark, Missouri. Greg discusses a wide range of topics in this short and sweet interview! Some of the topics include regenerative farming, how to get AND keep a lease, the importance of fitting your genetics to your environment and grazing strategies, and how to start a farm if you …

Unedited talk from Doyle recorded while driving…… topics include over-seeding, stockpiling, regrowth, and using color to help determine forage value

Listen to part 2 of our interview with Bruce Shanks from Sassafras Valley Ranch near Belle, Missouri. Bruce tells us what the term second chance cow means to him on his operation, gives advice to new farmers on how he thinks is the best way to get into the South Poll breed and also shares his thoughts on making smart business choices in regards to …

Listen as we interview Bruce Shanks from Sassafras Valley Ranch near Belle, Missouri. Bruce tells us about his multi-species grazing operation, how he got into the South Poll breed and some of his culling strategies. Bruce shares a lot of great information in his interview that we decided to split it into a two part episode! You can find Bruce onli…

In this episode we bring you a couple newsletter articles from Teddy Gentry and Martin Turner. Staying The Course with Teddy Gentry and Mistakes To Profit From with Martin Turner. Both are great information on management of cattle.

Listen as we interview Guille Yearwood of Ellett Valley Beef Co. from Christiansburg, Virginia. He tells us about his grass based operation, why the south poll breed seems to be more efficient than other breeds and his thoughts on marketing his cattle.

Listen as we interview Cooper and Katie Hurst of Hunt Hill Cattle Company from Woodville, Mississippi. We ask them about their cattle operation and why they ultimately decided to go with the South Poll breed.

In this episode I, Becky, get to interview my co-host Doyle Unruh about why he decided to go with South Poll cattle on his operation. He tells us a few stories about this South Polls that were a little unexpected!

I, Doyle, interview my co-host Becky Szarzynski about her farming operation in Virginia. She shares her South Poll story and why she continues to use this breed on her regenerative grass-based operation.

In this episode we go through the article from the spring 2012 newsletter where Teddy talks about the upmost importance of a good utter. Unfortunately I got interrupted so it is two segments. Also included are some more thoughts on the topic. Enjoy and I hope you learn something

In this episode we bring you the article from our president Teddy gentry where he discusses flushing cows along with some personal experiences and thoughts.

Two articles from the SPGCA president Teddy Gentry, the first titled Taking care of, not advantage of new breeders and the second is about the formation of the breed and is titled Teddy Genry shares the secret to a successful cow/calf operation. Find us at https://southpoll.com/

2010 Newsletter Article “Why Choose South Polls” by Dave Roberts plus Q&A find us at https://southpoll.com/