Ranch Stewards Podcast
Ranch Stewards Podcast
Ranchers Stewardship Alliance
Burnout on the Ranch: The Hidden Cost of Pushing Too Hard
55 minutes Posted Apr 14, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
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Burnout in agriculture is often overlooked, but it carries real consequences for people, productivity, and profitability. In this episode of the Ranch Workforce Project, host Haylie Shipp and co-host Dr. Rachel Frost (Dan Scott Ranch Management Program at Montana State University) sit down with JD Hill of Padlock Ranch and Caroline Wild of Wild Ranch Solutions to explore burnout through both employer and employee lenses. From missed details and rising costs to turnover and safety risks, burno...