Third-Generation Cattle Rancher RC Carter | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 130

About this video

Ritland interviews RC Carter, a fourth-generation Wyoming rancher and owner of Carter Country Meats, about the consolidation and industrialization of America’s food system. Carter describes his family’s ranching history and explains his shift toward regenerative agriculture practices that mimic natural bison grazing patterns. He discusses the financial challenges small ranchers face, the dangers of centralized food production and foreign ownership of US meat processing, and his experimental approach to soil health and nutrient-dense meat production.

Key takeaways

• Carter points out that 86% of US beef processing is controlled by four companies, two Brazilian-owned, and argues this centralization poses national security and food quality risks
• According to Carter, conventional ranching and farming practices — including monocrops, chemical inputs, and continuous low-intensity grazing — degrade soil, produce nutrient-poor food, and trap ranchers in financially unsustainable cycles
• Carter advocates regenerative agriculture modeled on historical bison grazing: high-intensity, short-duration grazing followed by long rest periods, which he says rebuilds soil health and produces more nutrient-dense beef

Episode details: published March 26, 2023 · 61.4K views · 1:58:33 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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