From the Pasture with Hired Hand
Balancing life as a livestock breeder is hard work. Technological advances can help but also be nerve-racking. Molly Clubb and Jaymie Feldmann, partners in Hired Hand Website Software, interview guests who are succeeding at the balancing act of marketing, promoting and breeding registered livestock for maximum profitability. If you’re passionate about registered livestock, trying to start a breeding program of your own, interested in new herd marketing technologies, or just want to hear some great ranching advice then this is the podcast for you! Molly and Jaymie even share some comical stories about their experiences in the technology and ag sector over the past 15 years. Tune in!
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288 episodes
Mariachi, Margaritas & Corny Dogs: Glendenning Fiesta Sale Weekend
The Glendenning Fiesta Sale is back for its 3rd Annual celebration in Celina, Texas, happening May 1st and 2nd—and this episode is your preview of the sale experience and the tradition behind it. Hosts Rex & Sherese Glendenning reflect on t...
Consistently Inconsistent: What Longhorns Teach You About Planning with Mike Crawford, Red Peak Ranch
In this episode, we sit down with Mike Crawford of Red Peak Ranch—a cattleman with a marketer’s mind and a story that proves how fast one decision can change everything. Mike shares how two Texas Longhorns given as a birthday gift sparked a jou...
Monday Mini: Cherry Blossom Sale + Spring B&C Sale Recap (April 18th)
On today’s Monday Mini, we’re recapping two big sale events from this past Saturday, April 18th—the Cherry Blossom Sale and the Spring B&C Sale. We break down the overall tone of each sale, what types of cattle drew the most attention, and ...
48th Show-Me Spring Longhorn Sale Preview | Shawn & Alyson Sayre
In this sale preview episode, we’re headed to New Cambria, Missouri for the 48th B&C Show-Me Spring Longhorn Sale, happening April 18 at the New Cambria Livestock Market. We sit down with sale hosts Shawn and Alyson Sayre to talk through wh...
Cherry Blossom Weekend Preview (Culpeper, VA)
In this episode, we head to Culpeper, Virginia for a preview of the Cherry Blossom Longhorn Sale happening April 17–18. We’re joined by Shawn Pequoignot and Chase Vasut to talk about what’s coming to town, what they’re watching for, and why thi...
Monday Mini: Bluegrass Sale Recap
This week’s Monday Mini looks back at the Bluegrass Sale held in Lexington, Kentucky this past weekend. We recap the top-selling lots, highlight sale trends, and discuss where buyer interest showed up strongest throughout the event. We also sha...
Bluegrass Futurity & Sale Preview | Dan Huntington and Joe Sedlacek
We’re headed to Lexington, Kentucky for one of the spring’s standout events—the Bluegrass Futurity and Sale, coming up April 10–11, 2026. In this episode, we sit down with hosts Dan Huntington and Joe Sedlacek to talk about what makes this even...
What Longhorn Experience Teaches with Mark Hubbell, Hubbell Longhorns
In this episode of From the Pasture with Hired Hand, we sit down with Mark Hubbell of Hubbell Longhorns in Hastings, Michigan, for a conversation rooted in legacy, growth, and passion. A 5th-generation cattle rancher, Mark’s family ope...
Monday Mini: Texas Treasure Sale Recap
This week on Monday Mini, we’re looking back at the Texas Treasure Sale held this past weekend in Fredericksburg, Texas, where breeders, buyers, and longhorn enthusiasts came together for a strong weekend centered around quality cattle, good fe...
Texas Treasure Sale Presale Preview | Randy Murry
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and this weekend’s Texas Treasure Sale in Fredericksburg is shaping up to be a big one. We sit down with Randy Murry of New Age Cattle Co., one of the sale hosts, to talk about the upcoming March 28, 2026 event, th...
Presale Episode: Battle on the Prairie Futurity — April 24, Duncan, OK
We’re gearing up for Battle On The Prairie Longhorn Futurity 2026 on April 24th in Duncan, Oklahoma, and in this presale episode we’re joined by Josh Dinwiddie of Plain Dirt Farms, the team presenting this year’s event. Josh shares what makes B...
Monday Mini: Legacy Sale Weekend Recap — Grapevine, Texas
On today’s Monday Mini, we’re recapping everything that went down at the Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale in Grapevine, TX (March 13–14, 2026)—from the energy in the barn to the moments in the ring that reminded us why this sale is a staple on the ca...
Top Cattle, Big Weekend, Great People: 2026 Longhorn Legacy Sale Preview
In this episode of From the Pasture with Hired Hand, we visit with Chase Vasut to preview the 2026 Texas Longhorn Legacy Sale as this standout event enters its third decade.For more than 21 years, the Legacy Sale has been a favo...
Two Livestock Worlds, One Ranch Vision – The Broken Oak Story
In this episode, we sit down with Brittany Pierce and Kale Pierce of Broken Oak Ranch in Weatherford, Texas to hear how they’re building a ranch rooted in the western lifestyle and driven by a simple mission: raise stock with quality, genetics,...
30 Years of The Longhorn Project with Andrea Wilson
In this episode, we talk with Andrea Giamfortone Wilson, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of The Longhorn Project, about the program’s nearly 30-year impact blending agriculture, leadership, and hands-on learning at Johnson Space Ce...
Ancient Leadership, Modern Ranching with Stark Ranch
In this episode of From the Pasture with Hired Hand, Molly heads to North Texas just north of Gainesville, where the Red River bends and the elevation rolls—home to Stark Ranch and its steady climb as a premier cattle operation.But this ...
Patience, Pedigrees, and the Long Game with the Cravens Family
We’re in Cushing, Oklahoma with Austin and Heather Cravens of Big Creek Longhorns—a family outfit where muddy boots, kid chaos, and big-hearted Longhorns all share the same pasture. The Cravens walk us through their “long game” approach: pairin...
A Promise in the Pasture: Carrying a Father’s Dream Forward
In this conversation with Daniel Quintanilla of Siesta Q Ranch, we trace a ranch built on legacy and old-fashioned work. Daniel shares how his late father, Epifanio “Cowboy” Quintanilla, sparked a dream that became a family tradition—one fence ...
Ranching in Idaho: Longhorns, Bloodhounds & Dirtbag Ranch
This episode we head to Soda Springs, Idaho to visit with Tony and Monica Rosen of Dirtbag Ranch—first-generation Texas Longhorn breeders and well-known Bloodhound breeders/trainers. We dig into how they built a Longhorn program from scratch, w...
From the Sale Ring to the Pasture: Shawn Sayre on S-A Longhorns & the B&C Legacy
This week on From the Pasture with Hired Hand, we sit down with Shawn Sayre of S-A Longhorns in Brookfield, Missouri—a name you know both from the sale ring and the pasture. Shawn shares how S-A Longhorns began in 2011, the same year h...
Monday Mini: Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic — Quick Recap
Fresh off the Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, today’s Monday Mini rounds up the big takeaways from sale day at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. We hit the highlights: standout consignments that drew deep bidding, pedigrees that turned...
Pre-Sale Preview: TLBAA Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic — Fort Worth Stockyards
We’re kicking off the year in Fort Worth with a look at the Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic, the marquee Texas Longhorn sale held alongside the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Today we talk with Karen Alle...
Legacy, Resilience & 35 Years of Raising Total Package Cattle with Nancy Dunn, Rolling D Ranch
This week we sit down with Nancy Dunn of Rolling D Ranch in Eclectic, Alabama to trace a legacy built on grit, family, and a lifelong love of Texas Longhorns. Nancy opens the gate to her program’s history—how it started, what’s shaped it over t...
2025 Sale Season in Review: Winning Bids, Buyer Traffic & Hired Hand Live Trends
We close out the year with a data-first look at the 2025 sale season through the lens of Hired Hand Live—focusing on online bidding and what it brought to the auctions. We break down winning bids, the geographical hotspots where animals were bo...
2025 Website Trends Report: Animal Views, Search Patterns & Digital Marketing Data (with guest commentator Ryan Culpepper)
It’s our end-of-year special! We sit down with guest commentator Ryan Culpepper to unpack the 2025 Website Trends Report from Hired Hand–powered sites: what visitors looked at most, how they searched, and which pages actually converted. We dig ...