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Frank Daley grew up on his family’s dairy farm in Madison, Wisconsin. The dairy was rooted in his family since 1851. After beginning college, he found opportunities that led him into construction, a path that eventually brought him to Colorado. There he built homes, built a life with his wife Sheila, and established Single Tree Ranch in Newcastle, where they bought land and cattle of their own. They raised two daughters who both pursued careers in agriculture: Amy, who runs a mobile veterinary business and ranches with her husband close to her parents, and Erin, who works as an economist for the U.S. Meat Export Federation and lives with her husband on his family’s ranch in California. Enjoy this rich story from Frank Daley.

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Today, we’re joined by Carol Ann Flock, owner of Flock Ranch, a commercial cow-calf producer deeply committed to land stewardship.

After losing her husband, Phillip, four years ago, Carol Ann took the reins, continuing the operation with the support of her community, including Paul Clark. Paul has also been on the show. Scroll back and take a listen.

She’s passionate about keeping the land in the hands of a rancher who cares for it — and hopeful that the legacy may one day carry on through her grandson.

This episode is about perseverance, conservation, and honoring the land by caring for it well.

Cliff is the founder and co-owner of Rocky Mountain Financial Group in Denver, Colorado. He has 30 years of experience working with business owners regarding their estate and business planning.

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David Kraft, a retired Rangeland Specialist, reflects on maintaining the land and how it is the only way to pass agriculture from one generation to the next.

David shares how his family came to Kansas and how his own operation shifted from the cows and some yearlings to contract grazing steers in the summer. This change he jokes was his way of no longer having to be a “flashlight rancher.” We also talk about his years with the USDA, and how his work took him from the Gulf Coast to the North Dakota border. During this time, he advised producers and monitored rangeland health.

We also dive into succession planning, drawing on both David’s own family experience along with the many ranching families he’s worked with across the midwest.

Cliff is the founder and co-owner of Rocky Mountain Financial Group in Denver, Colorado. He has 30 years of experience working with business owners regarding their estate and business planning.

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