Six generations of farming in his blood, a passion for raising livestock unlike any other. Mike’s interview was awesome. Pre-warning, it's a touch long because it's two guys that love talking about cows, family and everything else in between.

Mike’s experience is vast. His time traveling with his grandfather and father to shows. Pushing for success and to learn more and more and more. Then time spent at Michigan State, traveling the USA and Canada looking at cattle, seeking out mentorship and opportunity.

I don’t know how else to describe the wide range of topics we discussed and pure unfiltered advice that Mike left me with. Listen. Enjoy.

Thank y’all so much for tuning in as we start onto our 6th season.

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• Klassen Industries

• F’d Up Farming Podcast

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Carlin joined me for another rundown of the D&N Livestock annual bull sale. With the 5th installment of the bull sale the Rajot family feels like their program is developing and taking the next steps to produce top quality. Check out the book:

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The Rajot’s Ai’d over 2300 head in 2025. One of the key focuses is to provide the opportunity to purchase ½ and higher sibs for their customer base. With a repeat buyer percentage of >94%, that’s incredible and speaks to how easy it is to do business with the Rajot family.

Bull highlights!

35 american mades

27 bloodlines

Special feature ET bulls

Make sure to read more in the catalogue and talk there Rajots about their:

Marketing assistance program

BCK financing.

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A mashup that hits close to home for me! This mini series to close out Season 5 is all about Livestock Judging as a Canadian in the USA. This is a big time passion for me as I was fortunate to compete on several judging teams and earn scholarships towards my tuition. It was one of the best experiences of my life and helped sharpen my skills and talents expending far outside of winning a judging contest. Plus I made friends that are like family and got to see America through the windshield of a 15 passenger van.

My Sr College coach used to tell us, it’s not about being a judger, it’s about becoming a better stockman.

I have this broken into 6 parts with different guests. I had planned on maybe a 3 parter but as per usual, I talked way too much.

The guests:

Part 1 - Jack Oattes

Part 2 - Riley Lafrentz

Part 3 - Tyson Hertz

Part 4 - Lance Leachman

Part 5 - Riley Leeson

Part 6 - Codee Kopelchuk

This was a treat to put together with some outstanding people in the business. A little bit of looking back and a little bit of the current situation, a great mix of perspectives and insight from all the guests.

Thank you to Season 5 sponsors:

• Klassen Industries

• Bovigen Reproductive Services

• RK Animal Supply

• Angus World

• F’d Up Farming Podcast

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Kurtis Reid

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