Let's Talk Beef Podcast

Eldean and Sandy Flynn live near Cartwright, ND on the ranch that Eldean’s grandfather started many years ago. Eldean has been part of many aspects of the ranch from his early days, from breaking horses to helping work cattle to whatever he needed to do. However, not until the Eldean’s dad became sick did he take over the cow herd and had to learn how to manage them for himself. With the help of his wife Sandy they forged ahead and keep the cattle going and made them into an intricate part of their lives. Nevertheless, Eldean and Sandy are strong members of their community and do many things to help as many people as they can, no matter the situation. So, yes these two are cattle ranchers, but even more importantly they are amazingly generous people as well.

Dr. Trey Patterson grew up in the panhandle of Texas until his high school days when his family moved to Colorado for his father's work as a beef nutritionist. Seeing his dad working with ranchers is where Trey began to develop his passion for beef cattle. For College Trey attended Colorado State and the University of Nebraska. From there Trey moved up to South Dakota State University, where he worked for five years where he worked with many ranchers from across the state through his work with the extension. After that Trey took his current position as President and CEO of the Padlock Ranch Located in Ranchester, Wyoming. Padlock Ranch was formed in 1943 by Homer and Mildred Scott. Padlock began a crossbreeding program the 1950s and have maintained a crossbreeding program since then, with making changes within there program over the years.

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Ted and Katie Brenny are from Mazeppa, MN and that is where they currently run their cow/calf operation with dreams of growing in the future. While working hard toward that goal, they stay active with their full-time jobs and being involved with the State and National Cattlemen Associations.

Neal and Amanda are both 5th generation Ranchers from Wyoming. Neal's family homesteaded in the Spotted Horse area in the 1880s and they still lease part of the original family homestead. Amanda grew up in southeast Wyoming on her family's ranch. Neal and Amanda met in college and after college, with the suggestion from Neal's dad, they bought a pot load of registered Angus cows and from there have grown to 600 momma cows. They raise Angus cattle focusing on the maternal strengths of their cattle and raise them on the hard grasses of Wyoming where corn does not grow.

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Wade Shafer grew up in the Detroit Lakes area of Minnesota, on a small beef operation that his father ran. After high school, Wade attended North Dakota State University for his undergraduate studies. Wade said he enjoyed math and science in school but never thought that it applied to the cattle that they were raising on their beef operation. However, during his time at NDSU, he began to think there was, and with that, he headed to Colorado State for graduate school. After school, Wade did go back home to run the beef herd for some time. Wade eventually let the beef herd go and ended up getting, what he thought would be a short term job with the Simmental Association. However, Wade has now been there ever since and is now the Executive Director of the Simmental Association.

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