How to Find and Hire Good Employees (WCP 492)

How to Find and Hire Good Employees (WCP 492)

Author: Clay Conry February 3, 2026 Duration: 44:16

Have you ever heard anyone say, "Noone wants to work these days?" Dallas Mount joins me to discuss how to find, hire, and keep good employees. We discuss when to hire and what to pay those people we do hire. 

Sponsors:

Wineglass Ranch

Arrow L Ranch Composite Bull Sale

Relevant Links:

RanchingforProfit.com


Clay Conry hosts Working Cows-Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health, a conversation grounded in the daily realities of running a ranch as a business. This isn't just theory; it's a practical dialogue for those whose livelihoods are tied to the land. Each episode delves into the interconnected management of four critical assets: the Land, the Animals, the Money, and the People. The goal is straightforward yet profound-to explore how regenerative practices can simultaneously heal the soil and improve the bottom line. You’ll hear from experienced ranchers and other leaders who share tangible strategies for better stockmanship, financial decision-making, and leadership on and off the range. The underlying purpose of the podcast is to glorify God by creating this essential platform for knowledge exchange. Listeners tuning in will find honest discussions about increasing operational effectiveness, ensuring that the stewardship of their resources leads to greater resilience and profitability. It’s for anyone ready to move beyond conventional thinking and discover how a regenerative approach impacts every facet of a ranching operation, from earthworms to economics.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health
Podcast Episodes
The Role of Grazing in Succeeding in the First Generation (WCP 486) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:15
Shawn Freeland has been on quite a journey to get started as a first generation rancher. We discuss the role of grazing and paying attention to soil health in helping that journey succeed. We talk about getting started b…
Spiritual Leadership in the Home (WCP 484) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:30
How do we pass on the faith to the next generation? God has entrusted us with tools that are simple. You might say ordinary. They are ordinary in that anyone can do them. They are extraordinary in that when we are faithf…
Understanding and Deploying Profit for Business Growth (WCP 483) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:31
The first thing we need to understand is what profit is. Then we need to know what profit is for. Once we have that vision in place we can maintain our motivation over the long hall for sustainable growth. Josh Kerpan jo…
Winning Spiritual Battles (WCP 482) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:33
The fundamental reality of our lives is a spiritual one. According to Ephesians we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers and the rulers of the darkness of this age, and against spi…
Why Customers Say Yes to a Purchase Decision (WCP 481) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:14
There is a lot that goes into someone making a decision to make a purchase. How do we understand the driving factors that move people toward purchase decision and make sure that we are prepared to meet them with a produc…
How to Select for a More Efficient Cow Herd (WCP 478) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:55
Efficiency is great. Sentimentality is not. Sometimes the thing holding us back from getting to a more efficient cowherd is our unwillingness to let these cows go and start over. Today we discuss how to select for a more…
Founding a Generational Farm (WCP 477) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:40
When we think of a generational farm we often think of multiple generations from the same family working the land over the course of centuries. Brian Dougherty and Sara Faivre are seeking to start a generational farm tha…