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Nick Bare

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
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The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

But I still remember the days where he was a dairy farmer.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

It's like waking up every morning, 4 a.m., milking the cows.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

Every night before going to sleep, milking the cows.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

But the mental state that he was in,

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

was determined by the weather.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

So these last couple of years, as we've experienced some of this dry drought, how do you handle that in terms of anxiousness or how does that affect you, the weather?

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

Yeah, that makes sense.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

I do eventually in this conversation want to get into some of this pulp fed practice that you implement with your animals.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

But there's this ranch here in the Georgetown area.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

It's called Bar 3 Ranch.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

And I bought a few quarter or half cows from them over the years.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

Never a whole cow.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

But I got to spend time with the owner of this ranch.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

His name is Jeff Rusk.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

And he walked me through his property and what he's learned over the years and

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

From what I remember, he put radishes within his fields and it made the beef a little sweeter.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

And it really gave the fat a super unique color and texture and flavor.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

And it was a really interesting experience where I remember I got this meat from Jeff.

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

I came home, we first cooked the ground beef and the fat was so different where in the skillet,

The Nick Bare Podcast
169: Nate Pontious' Journey From Combat Veteran To Texas Rancher

It sucked that skill up for what felt like weeks and months.