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Think Outside The Fence

Think Outside The Fence

By: Amy Hughes & Arron Nerbas
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The musings of a Canadian, regenerative cattle rancher and a British lass who is all about the cows. Aiming to inspire positive change in agriculture, we chat to guests from across the globe to find out how their mindset has enabled them to do things a little differently to the benefit of their lives, businesses, communities and the environment. In a rapidly changing agricultural industry, is it time to think outside the fence?Amy Hughes & Arron Nerbas Economics Management Management & Leadership
Episodes
  • Steve Kenyon on Custom Grazing, Drought Banking, and the Ag Personality Trap.
    Jun 21 2026

    In this episode, we sit down with Albertan custom grazer, speaker, and self-described "nerd translator" Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching. Operating on leased land just outside Edmonton, Steve completely flips the script on traditional farming economics. He breaks down the financials of why buying highly inflated land is a losing game for cash flow, how he uses a "bank account" strategy to bulletproof his pastures against 100-year droughts, and why a "reverse culling process" means the agricultural industry is inherently terrified of change.


    See more of Steve on his YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@greenerpasturesranchingltd7621


    Thanks, as always, to our sponsors - Range Ward - https://www.rangeward.com/

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Farming In Abundance - With Nic and Paul Renison
    Apr 1 2026

    In the conventional farming world, success is often measured by how hard you work and how many head of stock you carry. But what happens when that "scarcity mindset" leaves you exhausted and staring at a field of struggling sheep?

    In this episode, we sit down with Nic and Paul Renison to discuss their transition to a new North Star: Farming in Abundance. They share the story of how they replaced 1,200 sheep with a commercially thriving system that supports nature - from functional Aberdeen Angus Cattle, the "Egg Club" subscription model and the return of all five UK breeding owl species. This is a conversation about moving away from the "hamster wheel" of low-value labour and toward a farm that produces profit, biodiversity, and, most importantly, a life worth living.


    Visit Nic and Reno's website here https://www.renisonsfarm.co.uk/


    Find out more about Carbon Calling here https://www.carboncalling.farm/


    Thanks as always to our sponsors, Range Ward https://www.rangeward.com/

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Decentralising the Dinner Plate: Shaking the Hand That Feeds You
    Feb 3 2026

    In this episode, we cross the border to the United States to sit down with two powerhouses behind a movement that is rattling the cages of the global food system. RS "Ruffshot" June, the Creative Strategist for the Beef Initiative, and Shannon Ebersol (Ranch Mama), a veteran regenerative rancher, join us to discuss why the current agricultural model is "captured" and how they are fighting to return power to the independent farmer.

    From the streets of Philadelphia to the rolling pastures of Iowa, this conversation explores the intersection of health, decentralisation, and the urgent 10-year window we have to save the family ranch.


    Take a look at the Beef Initiative here www.beefinitiative.com


    Thanks as always to our sponsors, Range Ward https://www.rangeward.com/


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    1 hr and 23 mins
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