Real Wealth Ranching

Hello, friends! Let me ask you something: Would you like to double the number of cows in your herd without buying more land or spending more on hay? If your answer is yes, then you're in the right place.

For decades, we’ve been told that expanding our cattle numbers requires more acres, feed, and work. But what if I told you there’s a smarter way—one that helps you increase your herd size while improving your land’s fertility and productivity without more work?

And this is the best part? It doesn’t require breaking your back or your bank account. It’s all about understanding how nature really works and managing your grazing the right way.

In this blog, I’ll break down why conventional practices have held ranchers back, what actually works, and how you can start doubling your herd today.

And at the end of this post, I have an invitation for you—a free Q&A session where you can ask me anything about grazing smarter and increasing your profits. Stick with me, and I’ll show you exac...

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Hello, I hope you feel proud of yourself and know the importance of your work to our environment, land, and country. Your work and cattle are valuable, and this should be recognized.

If it weren’t for cattle, our land would be a huge fire hazard; we can use cattle to minimize fires, and we should tell our story to the public.

Have you noticed brush encroachment on your land? While this is noticeable to everyone, it is not always easy to spot the reduced stocking rate and daily gains it causes. Why? Because it takes time for the brush to take over a pasture completely.

For generations, we’ve been told that brush encroachment is just a natural process—that pastures naturally turn into woodlands over time. But if you look closer, you’ll see that this isn’t just nature running its course. It’s a direct result of overgrazing.

Now, when I say overgrazing, I don’t mean that we’re grazing too many cattle—I mean that we’re grazing at the wrong times ...

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Hello, I am Jim Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching, and when I say that our goal is to maximize your profits while you improve your land as quickly as possible, I mean it.

We often get caught up in life doing things that may or may not contribute to our life-long goals.

Other times, we know what our passion is and need to find ways to profit from it so that when we follow it, we will have success. But will that include economic success?

I have met people who lament not knowing their end goal early in life and confess to losing time and effort following what others wanted them to become. We need to be true to ourselves!

We tend to be happier, more effective, and successful when we are true to ourselves.

So, my question to you today is: are you a breeder or a trader?

There is nothing wrong with either; both are good, and you can improve your land with both. But, the time and effort required for them requires passion on your part.

I just ret...

Real Wealth Ranching is dedicated to helping ranchers build profitable and sustainable operations by applying proven grazing principles.

Through the Total Grazing Program, ranchers gain the tools to increase productivity, improve soil health, and eliminate costly inefficiencies. One of our students, Josh Teague of Running T Farms, has experienced these transformations firsthand.

Josh Teague, a cattle rancher based in North Carolina, United States, started his journey in livestock in 2014. Though his family had a history with livestock, he was the first in his generation to run cattle. In 2019, he officially launched his 100% grass-fed beef business while also working as a licensed general contractor. His ranching journey was filled with challenges before discovering the Total Grazing Program.

Before implementing Total Grazing, Josh struggled with the common pitfalls of conventional grazing. Overgrazing led to deteriorating pastures, which forced him to rely on expensive hay feeding ...

Real Wealth Ranching aims to help ranchers achieve lasting profitability by improving their grazing management, genetics, and nutrition.

Through the Total Grazing Academy, students gain the knowledge and confidence to maximize their land’s productivity while reducing costs.

One such student, Adam Rabjohns, from New South Wales, Australia, has seen remarkable results since implementing the program on his 750-acre farm.

Adam runs 300 head of cattle in a region with hot, dry summers reaching 38°C and cold, wet winters dropping as low as -10°C. His farm, "Leeston," has highly acidic soil (pH 4.5) and historically raised fine wool Merinos and Hereford cattle then added Angus.

Before joining the Total Grazing Academy, he struggled with inefficient forage utilization, overgrazing, and understocking. His rotational grazing system involved moving cattle monthly across large paddocks, leading to inconsistent grass recovery.

"We were doing rotational grazing, but we weren't getting the impac...

Howdy, friends. Let me start by saying this—I appreciate you.

I appreciate every cattleman and cattlewoman who gets up early, works long hours in all kinds of weather, and puts in the effort to raise the best beef in the world. America depends on you.

This job isn’t easy, and it never has been. Yet, you show up, day after day, because it’s who you are. You’re not just ranchers—you’re caretakers of the land. Without you, this country wouldn’t have open spaces, thriving grasslands, or healthy cattle. But let me ask you something…

Are you getting the results you deserve?
Are your pastures improving year after year?
Are you running the number of cattle you’d like?
Are you spending less time and money on hay and feed?

If not, let me tell you—it’s not your fault.

You’ve been following the advice of grazing experts, university programs, and “gurus” who sound good in a conference room but don’t make their living from cattle.

They told us to:
- Move cattle too often or too little
- Leave to...

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Hello, how are you? Has life been treating you well today?

Having fun in what we do as work is vital, and it becomes easier to put in the effort needed for success.

Most people I know work for money and use it to do what they love.

I am fortunate. I love my work: researching, testing, and teaching people. I help my students do more with less, mimic nature and boost productivity at a low cost. I also want them to enjoy life and have more free time. This is my passion, and I look forward to each day and what it will bring.

Sign up for my free masterclass. It outlines three low-cost steps to boost your productivity. You'll learn how to maximize your profits while quickly improving your land. Sign up here: www.rwranching.com/steps

I have been involved in many things, and sometimes, I have had to work for money, as one must do what one has to do. I did and loved many things. One was being a dairy nutritionist for 20 years for confined dairies.

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Hello, how have you been? How are you doing? Are you making the most of what your farm produces naturally? Are you contradicting nature?

We must make the most of everything we have while improving our farm and its soil.

Nature is highly productive. It uses no fertilizers or agrochemicals. But this is true only if man hasn't degraded the soil.

Savannahs created the best soils in the world. Savannas had grasses and some trees. Herbivores grazed and pruned the grass during the seasons and then migrated. Ruminants need better grass and migrate first, while fermenters leave when the food runs out; as they ferment in the cecum, like horses, elephants, rhinoceroses, etc, they do well on lower-quality grasses.

And what does this have to do with your livestock business in 2025?

A lot. By knowing how our soil forms, we can apply that to our grazing program in three sections. For example, in the total grazing program, we have one-third of the land as s...

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Hi, this is Jim Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching. We help you enhance your land and maximize profits while requiring minimal effort.

My passion is regenerating the land with grazing livestock on it. I always say that we help to improve your land and maximize profits quickly. But, to do this at the lowest cost, you need adapted genetics and selection guidelines. They will create much better animals that can do it.

Your livestock can regenerate or degrade land. It depends on your selection guidelines and your genetics.

How people manage livestock can either regenerate or degrade the land.

Like someone says: it's not the cow; it's the how.

So, we have the total grazing program. But then we must look at the costs and how easy or difficult we want our lives to be. Let me explain:

Some livestock, most modern breeds, have been selected for maximums: weaning weight, daily gain, and yearling weight. To achieve these maximums, they have been select...

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Hello. I hope you are well, focused on what matters to your business, and that your life is becoming easier.

Money is a necessary means of exchange. We trade our time, effort, and brains for it so that we have enough to meet our and our families' needs. But we also need time and health to enjoy life and be happy.

Today, I will explain how to increase soil fertility. We will do it without inputs, at no cost, and only through your grazing management.

Why is this important? Input prices have increased dramatically over the years, while cattle prices have not increased as fast.

We need to use natural and biological methods to produce more with less, and this is what motivates me

Sign up for my free masterclass: 3 Low-cost Steps to Increase your Productivity Big Time, and learn what you need to maximize your profits while you improve your land the fastest. Go to www.rwranching.com/steps. 

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