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“Why We Teach This: It’s About More Than Cows & Grass”

Hello there, my friends — welcome back to another episode of the Fat Wallets Podcast. I’m Jim Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching, and today’s episode is something a little different. Something a little closer to the heart.
I'd like to discuss with you why we do this. Why do we teach? Why do we pour time, effort, and energy into helping ranchers and farmers around the world change the way they manage their land, their herds, and their futures?
Because it’s not just about grazing techniques or growing more grass. It’s not just about increasing stocking rates to increase profits or building soil organic matter, even though those are real and powerful outcomes.
No, today I want to talk about the deeper “why.”

The real reason behind the Total Grazing Academy, behind these podcasts, behind every onsite course, every coaching call, every email, and lesson we put out there.
For us, this has never been ...

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Our online Total Grazing Academy Students around the world. Why does it work in different environments?

Hello, my friends — welcome back to the Fat Wallets Podcast. I’m Jaime Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching, and today we’re going to talk about something that still amazes me every single time I log in to one of our coaching calls.
Today, I want to share with you the results being achieved on ranches and farms around the world. No theory, no random ideas - just the results we're getting.

There are ranchers and graziers from all around the world — from Texas to Tasmania, from Colombia to Alberta — showing up, learning, applying, and transforming their land through the Total Grazing Academy.
And not only that… It’s working.
In dry climates, wet climates, cold climates, and tropical ones. It’s working on Bahia grass and Bermuda grass, as well as fescue and native prairie mixes, on Brachiaria grass in South America and veld grass in Africa.
Today, I w...

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Hello, my friends! Welcome back to another episode of the Fat Wallets Podcast. I’m Jim Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching, and today I want to take you across the ocean, to the green, rugged hills of northern Spain, where I recently had the privilege of teaching a course in the Basque Country.

Now, I’ve taught in many places, from South Texas to Argentina, Europe, the Tropics of South America, and the mountains of Mexico - but what I experienced on this trip left a lasting impression on me. I'd like to share that with you.

Because, as much as I came there to teach, I ended up witnessing something just as powerful.

Something I have been studying for a long time.

Something we may have forgotten here in the U.S. — or maybe never fully understood.

And that’s the role of hindgut fermenters like the horse — not as a pet, not as a symbol, but as a working grazer, a functional piece of the ecosystem, and a partner in restoring the land.

This is how...

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Hello and welcome to the Fat Wallets Podcast. I'm your host, Jim Elizondo, and it's a pleasure to have you listening. I hope you're having a good day and will try to explain this very important and dear to me study and conclusion as clearly as I can.

You are likely familiar with the 'take half, leave half' recommendation, which originated from a study conducted by Cridder in the 1950s. The study showed that re-cutting a plant too often can shorten its root system.

Well, 70 years later, most grazing gurus and grazing management magazines still adhere to that flawed recommendation, with a few starting to point out that it is not good advice. It took them 70 years to acknowledge the huge mistake of that wrong conclusion, which was that by grazing only half the plant, the roots would continue to grow.
I have taught about this in previous podcasts, but let me just say that it is impossible to set a grazing height as our livestock graze selectively w...

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Simple Infrastructure Tweaks That Save Time & Money

Hello and welcome to the Fat Wallets Podcast. I am your host, Jim Elizondo, and it is a pleasure to have you listening. I hope that today you are having a good day and will do my best so that you gain from this podcast.

I am sure you have heard this: work smarter, not harder

Sounds like common sense, but many times we disregard common sense by copying what others do, even though it often doesn't make sense.

A sizable percentage of the population lacks common sense. For example, my wife has more common sense than I do, and I frequently discuss things with her to get another opinion. Hey! Two heads think better than one!

Today, I will discuss the impact of our creativity and planning on our quest to work smarter, not harder.

First, we need to look at our minimal and flexible fencing infrastructure

Why? Because we often delay building it, we end up paying significantly more in initial costs,...

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Hello and welcome to the Fat Wallets Podcast. I am your host, Jim Elizondo, and it is a pleasure to have you listening.

 Today, I will share with you what I do every day when managing my cattle grazing operations.

 My focus is first on animal health, then on gut fill, body condition, and other observations.

 Observing the grass, our grazing sections during the green season require  weekly checks to determine which paddock has the best quality for our cattle, as we want our livestock to perform optimally during this period. Those who believe we always have our livestock on over-mature grass do not understand the total grazing program.

 In the total grazing program we follow nature, we apply our knowledge of plant physiology which is very simple: green leaves produce energy through photosynthesis while left behind stems consume energy through respiring and the difference between the energy produced and the energy consumed is the available en...

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Hello and welcome back to your Fat Wallets podcasts. I am Jim Elizondo, your host at Real Wealth Ranching, where our focus is on helping you achieve maximum profits while improving your land at the fastest rate.

Today, I am going to talk about why some pastures heal faster than others.

Have you ever observed, when regenerating your land, that some pastures simply do better than others? It may begin with greener and larger grass growth near manure patties, and then this greener, higher growth of grass starts to spread across your pastures.

I was in New Zealand with Andy Bunny, the owner of a large farm in the North Island, and he asked: Why is the grass much taller and greener where there are manure patties in the pasture?

The usual response would be something like this: Oh, it is due to the nutrients in the manure, but I pointed out that near the trees close to where we were, all the grass was taller and with much higher production than out i...

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Hello there, my friends, and welcome back to another episode of the Fat Wallets Podcast. I’m Jim Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching. Today, I want to sit with you — rancher to rancher — and have a real, heart-to-heart conversation about something that can transform not just your land, but your peace of mind and your profit margin, too.

Let’s talk about what happens when you stop overgrazing and let your soil breathe. I mean it, not just rest it occasionally, but truly change the way you graze so that nature can finally catch its breath.

Now, first, let’s define it clearly: Overgrazing is not about how long the animals stay on the pasture, it’s about how soon they come back. When animals bite off plants that haven’t recovered their energy reserves stored in roots and crowns, we’re robbing those plants of their power to regrow. The consequences are real: weaker grasses, fewer roots, poor soil life, and brush or weed encroachment that steals more ...

Hello there, my friends. We’re just a couple of days away from closing the doors to this round of Total Grazing Academy enrollment. And today, I want to talk about something that doesn’t get mentioned enough:
why coaching matters so much.

You already know the value of having a plan — a system based on nature and plant physiology, not wishful thinking or grazing calendars.
But even with a good plan… what most ranchers need is a place to ask questions, share what’s happening on their land, and hear back from someone who’s done it before.

That’s what I want to offer you inside this program — and it’s why our students see success far beyond just what the videos teach.

Let me tell you about Matt Robbins from Arkansas.

He had been practicing Total Grazing for two years, but it wasn't until he implemented the lessons from our course that he saw significant improvements. He shared:

“We ran out of cows; we need to double, easily double our stocking rate to be able to make effective use of our...

Hello there, my friends,

I hope this message finds you well and making steady progress toward your goals — whether that’s more time, better cattle, or a thriving landscape.

Today, I’m excited to share that enrollment for the Total Grazing Academy is officially open.
And for the next three days only, we’re offering special early bird pricing along with four valuable bonuses to help you get started the right way.

If you’ve been following along, nodding your head at the stories, and thinking, “This is what I’ve been looking for,” then now’s your chance.

Last year I taught a course in Missouri, where producers from all kinds of environments — fescue, Bermuda, Bahia — gathered to learn.

One of them, Wes, shared his story. After just one year of implementing the Total Grazing Program by enrolling in the Total Grazing Academy, his forage production increased more than 300%. His cattle were in strong body condition, his input costs dropped, and he told the group:

“I’m never going back...