Burnin’ Daylight

Matt McKinley
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A podcast explaining and celebrating the intricacies, wisdom and humor of cowboy/ cowpuncher/ buckaroo culture. Enjoy conversations with working cowboys, authors, musicians, business leaders and hilariously offensive news and political analysis from the viewpoint of your favorite feedlot cowboy, Matt McKinley. The podcast for the working cowboy!

  1. 3H AGO

    Strikes, Horses & High-Priced Feed – Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report (March 20, 2026)

    Feed got more expensive, the board flinched, JBS Greeley workers walked, BLM's yanking horses off Nevada country, and drought's already eyeing your grass. Today's Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report covers the latest grain rally, a hard break in cattle futures versus steady cash, USDA's tighter beef outlook, the JBS Greeley strike, early-season drought and fire risk in the West, and BLM's big Nevada horse removals where herd numbers are 5-6 times over Appropriate Management Levels. If you're trying to pencil cost of gain, pasture plans, or show lists heading into spring, this one will help you sharpen the pencil before you turn anything out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    42 min

  2. 1D AGO

    JBS Greeley Strike Shocks the Beef Market | Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report | March 19, 2026

    After some internet outages and StreamYard/AI issues, the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report is back for March 19, 2026. We cover: - Markets: corn, beans, wheat, fats, feeders, and hogs – where they closed and why it still feels like a “wait and see” board with high feed costs and no relief for cattle feeders. - JBS Greeley strike: 3,800 workers out at a 6,000 head/day JBS plant that handles about 6% of U.S. beef capacity, why the union walked, what JBS is saying, and how that chokepoint throws the whole system into a holding pattern. - Ranch‑level fallout: what happens when fats back up in the yard, freight gets higher, local cash bids soften, and regional differences matter a lot more than they used to. - Texas & Nebraska wildfires: Panhandle and Sandhills fires, cattle and fence losses, and what USDA programs (LIP, ELAP, CRP emergency grazing, ECP fence/cleanup) actually cover – plus why documentation and deadlines matter if you want to see a check. - How to help: Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief fund and how to donate online or by mail. Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief (online): https://kearneyfoundation.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=3211 Music: “Burnin’ Daylight” – Matt Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

  3. 3D AGO

    The Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report | St. Paddy's Day Edition!

    This St. Paddy’s Day, the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report digs into tight cattle, packer leverage, high input costs, and early fire danger. ​ We cover: Markets: fats higher, feeders screaming, hogs steady, soybeans limit-down on China worries, and wheat/corn hanging in there. ​ Packers vs producers: cattle on feed down, shorter showlists, a little leverage shifting back to the country—but packers still running chain speed. ​ Input costs: diesel up roughly 40–50¢ in 10 days and back over $5 in Nevada, unleaded over $4, fertilizer still expensive, and margins getting squeezed despite strong cattle. ​ Interest: prime around 6¾ with Fed funds mid‑3s, making operating notes, feeder loans, and land payments all bite harder. ​ Fire: early 2‑acre fires and escaped burn piles, dry fuels, unpredictable ENSO‑neutral weather, and practical fire‑prep steps so one windy July day doesn’t wipe you out. ​ Fuel’s expensive, interest is expensive, cattle are tight, and fire’s coming—so do your math, get your plan ready, and keep your head on a swivel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    22 min

  4. 4D AGO

    The Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report - March 16, 2026 | Nebraska On Fire

    Megaphone description (you talking about the episode): Nebraska is on fire and it ain’t clickbait. I break down the biggest wildfire in Nebraska history—700,000-plus acres burned with the Morrill Fire alone over 572,000 acres of ranch country. We hit the cattle markets quick, then spend most of the show on what matters: blackened pastures, blown-out fence, smoke-choked cows, and ranch families trying to hold it together. I walk through the maps, read you some gut-punch quotes from folks on the ground, and talk through feed, fence, and where to look for help if you’re in the path of one of these fires. Theme Music Burnin' Daylight by Matt Wilson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  5. MAR 13

    Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report – Drought, Fertilizer & Florida Cattle Drive (March 13, 2026)

    Today on the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report, we sort through a busy week for working cow folks. Cattle futures took a hit even as boxed beef stayed strong, fertilizer prices jumped on the Iran conflict and a choked‑off Strait of Hormuz, and neutral ENSO plus lousy Colorado snowpack keep the Plains drought picture plenty squirrelly. We walk through what that combo means for hay, feed costs, spring planting decisions, and the slow, cautious cow‑calf rebuild. Then we lighten it up with a ride along on the 2026 Great Florida Cattle Drive—a 40‑plus mile heritage push across multiple ranches that’s keeping cracker cowboy culture alive while development chews up pasture.​ Pull up a chair and pour some coffee—this one’s about tightening up risk without losing the joy of the job. Episode typeFull episode / News & analysis Show / seriesFriggin’ Farm & Ranch Report – Burnin’ Daylight Season2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

  6. MAR 12

    Friggin Farm Ranch Report 3-12-26

    Beneath the stars so bright… you know the song. It’s the Friggin’ Farm & Ranch Report for March 12, 2026, and today we’re doing it a little better than yesterday. We start with the numbers off National Beef Wire – live cattle, feeders, hogs, corn, beans, and wheat – and talk about what it really means when the board’s bouncing but the cash index is soft and your inputs are stupid high. From there we dig into what’s driving the crazy: Iran and the Strait of Hormuz turning NOLA urea into a roller coaster Fertilizer up 30–40%, acres shifting out of corn, guys getting “no-bid” on nitrogen War, fuel, and the Fed setting up the next round of food inflation Farm Bill 2.0 crawling through DC while 56 farm groups use the phrase “existential threat” with a straight face New World screwworm at the southern border, Mexican cattle shut off, and what that means for feeder supply We wrap with a bittersweet Montana story: a ranch family sitting on a ~$21 million place that could’ve gone to developers or hedge‑fund money… and instead they just give it away so it stays a working ranch. What do you do when the next buyer isn’t a neighbor in a feed‑up pickup, it’s Wall Street? If you’re seeing any of this on the ground – goofy fertilizer quotes, weird local cash, border fallout, or big money buying up ranches in your country – I want to hear about it. Email: matt@burnin-daylight.comIG: @moveyourassAll the links: burnin-daylight.com Move your ass – we’re burnin’ daylight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min

  7. MAR 11

    The Friggin' Farm & Ranch Report 3-11-26

    The Friggin Farm & Ranch Report is back. In this episode, Matt breaks down the cattle markets, grain and fertilizer shock from the Iran conflict, the latest dicamba ruling, and the devastating wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. We talk fed cattle near $240 live, feeder indices in the mid‑$360s, corn in the mid‑$4s, beans in the upper‑$11s, and how higher nitrogen, fuel, and interest rates squeeze ranchers even with strong prices. Matt also digs into Strait of Hormuz shipping risk, global urea trade, and why fertilizer and freight costs matter just as much as futures quotes for working cowboys in flyover country. Closing out, we cover wildfire cattle losses, hay over $250/ton, disaster programs, and why fire, drought, regulations, and war all stack up on real farm and ranch families. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  8. MAR 6

    12 Day War Part 2: Petroleum Boogaloo | Death of Fun

    I’ve got Aaron back in the Death of Fun studio and we’re trying to laugh our way through a twelve‑day war, Trump lighting up Iran, the U.S. literally stealing Maduro out of his own house, cartel chaos, and everyone on TV lying to our faces. The only way we can deal with it is to crack jokes and talk shit. We get into how mainstream news is completely cooked, why I don’t trust a single cable channel, and how I’m watching Al Jazeera just to dodge American propaganda. We talk mystery “super‑weapons,” casualty numbers we’re not getting, Iran’s “die for this” mindset, Israel bombing half the map, and Lindsey Graham acting like Mossad’s most enthusiastic fanboy. Then we pivot hard into the Epstein files and Bill Clinton’s testimony, roast rich‑guy “massage on every jet” culture, wonder where the pedophile line actually starts, and binge Bill’s deposition like it’s the best SNL sketch that never aired. I freely admit I’m not rich enough to know if every billionaire flight comes with a back rub, I’m definitely not suicidal, and I might actually buy a “probably on the Epstein list” shirt just to see who twitches. If dark humor, bad language, and two blue‑collar idiots stress‑laughing at the end of the empire is your thing, you’re in the right place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A podcast explaining and celebrating the intricacies, wisdom and humor of cowboy/ cowpuncher/ buckaroo culture. Enjoy conversations with working cowboys, authors, musicians, business leaders and hilariously offensive news and political analysis from the viewpoint of your favorite feedlot cowboy, Matt McKinley. The podcast for the working cowboy!

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  • Creator
    Matt McKinley
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    528
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Matt McKinley
  • Show Website
    Burnin’ Daylight

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