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RightRisk Podcast- No-Pause Button: Why Farming Can’t Slow Down Like a Factory

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:00:41 +0000

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No-Pause Button: Why Farming Can’t Slow Down Like a Factory

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AGRICULTURE IS ONE OF THE FEW major production sectors where the factory floor is largely exposed to weather, pests, disease, markets, and biological timing. Farmers and ranchers cannot always slow down, shut down, or redirect production when conditions change. A crop has to be planted before the weather is known. Livestock must be cared for regardless of market conditions. Labor, machinery, fuel, seed, feed, fertilizer, and management time are often committed long before the final value of production is known …

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RightRisk Podcast- Ahead of the Storm: A Livestock Producer’s Guide to Disaster Risk

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:00:27 +0000

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Ahead of the Storm: A Livestock Producer’s Guide to Disaster Risk

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DROUGHT CREEPS IN QUIETLY, stealing moisture from pastures over weeks and months. Wildfires move fast, taking everything in their path with little warning. Blizzards bury calves before help can arrive. Any one of these events can bring a livestock operation to its knees in a single season. The question isn’t really if disaster will come, it’s when, and whether you’ll be ready …

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RightRisk Podcast- June 2026

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:11 +0000

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When Crops Can’t Be Planted: Understanding Options and Prevented Planting Insurance

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PREVENTED PLANTING COVERAGE with USDA crop insurance programs compensates crop producers for pre-planting costs when adverse weather keeps them from planting an insured crop by the final planting date approved for that crop and location. Prevented planting insurance claims are often due to excessive rain or flooding. However, causes may vary and in 2026 extremely dry weather resulting in insufficient soil moisture for planting along with areas lacking access to irrigation water have producers thinking about making prevented planting insurance claims …

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RightRisk Podcast- May 2026

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:02 +0000

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No-Pause Button: Why Farming Can’t Slow Down Like a Factory

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RightRisk Podcast- Hidden Costs of Carryover Operating Debt and Interest Rate Risk for Farm Operators

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:16 +0000

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Hidden Costs of Carryover Operating Debt and Interest Rate Risk for Farm Operators

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MANAGING FARM FINANCES often involves borrowing to cover operating expenses such as seed, fertilizer, fuel, and labor. While short-term operating loans are common in agriculture, carrying over unpaid operating debt from one season to the next can create significant financial strain …

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RightRisk Podcast- Smart Money: A Rancher’s Guide To Reinvesting Profits In Good Times

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:30 +0000

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Smart Money: A Rancher’s Guide To Reinvesting Profits In Good Times

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IF YOU RUN COWS LONG ENOUGH, you have seen it. Calf prices get hot, checks get bigger and it feels like you can finally breathe. That is also when it gets easy to lock in decisions that hurt later, when the weather turns dry or the cattle cycle turns down. Here’s a simple idea to consider: use good margins to make the ranch tougher, not just bigger …

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RightRisk Podcast- April 2026

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:00:45 +0000

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Ahead of the Storm: A Livestock Producer’s Guide to Disaster Risk

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DROUGHT CREEPS IN QUIETLY, stealing moisture from pastures over weeks and months. Wildfires move fast, taking everything in their path with little warning. Blizzards bury calves before help can arrive. Any one of these events can bring a livestock operation to its knees in a single season. The question isn’t really if disaster will come, it’s when, and whether you’ll be ready …

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RightRisk Podcast- March 2026

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:32 +0000

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Human Risk Meets Technology: Are they Substitutes or Complements?

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OVER THE LAST several decades, our team has attended conferences across the U.S. and internationally on farm management, applied economics, and animal production. The rapid advertising and adoption of precision livestock technologies has been one consistent trend that has stood out. These technologies include virtual fence, health monitoring, optimized feed delivery, inventory systems with many now advertising the incorporation of artificial intelligence …

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RightRisk Podcast- February 2026

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:00:53 +0000

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Smart Money: A Rancher’s Guide To Reinvesting Profits In Good Times

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IF YOU RUN COWS LONG ENOUGH, you have seen it. Calf prices get hot, checks get bigger and it feels like you can finally breathe. That is also when it gets easy to lock in decisions that hurt later, when the weather turns dry or the cattle cycle turns down. Here’s a simple idea to consider: use good margins to make the ranch tougher, not just bigger …

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RightRisk Podcast- January 2026

hewlett@uwyo.edu — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:00:07 +0000

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Hidden Costs of Carryover Operating Debt and Interest Rate Risk for Farm Operators

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MANAGING FARM FINANCES often involves borrowing to cover operating expenses such as seed, fertilizer, fuel, and labor. While short-term operating loans are common in agriculture, carrying over unpaid operating debt from one season to the next can create significant financial strain …

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