The Land Bulletin
Mirr Ranch Group presents The Land Bulletin, where every week we discuss a wide range of topics impacting landowners, ranchers, and future land buyers. For more information on buying and selling ranch real estate, visit: https://www.MirrRanchGroup.com/.
Episodes
173 episodes
Breaking Down the Right to Wade Debate
Stream and water access has long been a complex issue across the West, particularly in Colorado, and this year, it’s once again at the forefront of conversation. In this episode, we’re joined by former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and former C...
St. Benedict's Monastery: A Story of Faith, Land, and Legacy
In this very special episode, we’re looking at one of our brokerage’s most unique and meaningful transactions: the sale of St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, CO. Covering over 3,700 acres, this property was about more than just land. It repr...
Prairie Restoration in the American West
The shortgrass prairie might not seem as glamorous as our nation’s mountains and forests, but it’s one of the most important ecosystems in the West. This week, Nora Bales joins us to break down what shortgrass prairie actually is, why it’s suff...
Ranch Buying 101: What First-Time Buyers Need to Know
Buying a house and buying a ranch are two entirely different ball games, and this week Mirr Ranch Group founder Ken Mirr joins us to break down why. In this episode, we walk through a practical, big-picture guide to preparing for your first or ...
Back 40: Exploring the Kamas Valley, UT
We’re back and exploring Utah’s Kamas Valley - an area just outside Park City but a world apart in pace and lifestyle. Mirr broker and resident Utah-expert Chris Corroon joins Haley to break down what makes this high mountain valley so enticing...
Integrating Wildlife into Ranch Management
Bob Budd, Executive Director of the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, joins Haley on the podcast this week to discuss how ranchers can rethink the wildlife roaming their properties for what it truly is—an asset, not a liability.<...
Building a Direct-to-Consumer Beef Business with Bastrop Cattle Co
This week, we’re headed down to Texas to chat with Max Kruemcke, co-owner of Bastrop Cattle Company, about what it takes to build a successful small-scale beef business. After an unexpected shift from the film industry to life on a cattle ranch...
The Back 40: Exploring the Gila Wilderness, NM
This week, we're headed to the wild and often overlooked Gila Wilderness in southern New Mexico to explore the hidden oasis and recreational haven that also carries the historic honor of being the nation’s first designated wilderness area, cham...
Cheatgrass 101: Fighting Back - What Landowners Can Do
In the conclusion of our cheatgrass deep dive, Haley sits down with terrestrial habitat biologist Ryan Amundson from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to unpack the very real and often overlooked impacts this invasive annual is having on wes...
Cheatgrass 101: The Invasive Grass Fueling Problems Out West
Cheatgrass has quietly become one of the biggest threats to western rangelands, crowding out native forage, increasing wildfire risk, and costing ranchers valuable time, grass, and money. But there’s reason for hope.This week, Hale...
Wyoming Markets: What’s Trending in 2026
Wyoming’s ranch market is shifting - and opportunity is following close behind. This week, Haley is joined by Jared Souza, Mirr Broker and Wyoming expert, for a boots-on-the-ground look at what’s happening across the state. From dro...
Art, Land, and Legacy with the Beardsely Brothers (Recast)
We're throwing it back to a conversation we had last year with two of our favorite brothers, Duke and Woody Beardsley! From their family’s five generation history in Colorado to their distinct career paths – Duke as a renowned western artist an...
How Old Salt Co-op Is Rethinking Meat, Markets, and the West
We hope you’re hungry this week as Haley sits down with Cole Mannix, co-founder of Old Salt Co-op, to dig into the intersection of ranching, food systems, and community in the modern West. Raised in a multi-generation ranching family, Cole shar...
The Back 40: Exploring Trinidad, CO
In our first Back 40 of the year, we’re heading to southern Colorado with Mirr Ranch Group broker Jeff Hubbard for a closer look at Trinidad and the region that surrounds it. With ranching roots older than the country itself, the Trini...
Skijoring Across Colorado: Silverton, Ridgway & Estes Park
Skijoring may be one of the most visually striking winter sports in the West, but beyond the speed and spectacle lies a powerful story of community, tradition, and small-town resilience.This week, we're exploring skijoring through the le...
What's On the Table: Preparing Wild Game (Recast)
Happy Holidays from our team to your table. To celebrate the holiday season, we're resharing an oldie but a goodie - how to prepare wild game. We sat down with Mirr Ranch Group brokers to talk about one of our favorite Western traditions of the...
20 Years Out West: Ranch Real Estate in 2025 and Beyond
As we wrap up 2025 and Mirr Ranch Group’s 20th year, Haley is joined by MRG founder Ken Mirr for a wide-ranging conversation on where the market stands today, and where it’s headed next.With two decades of experience in the rearview mirr...
Inside Aspen: Luxury Market Update with Michael Latousek
We’re walking in a winter wonderland through one of the most sought-after luxury markets in the world — Aspen, Colorado — and it’s not slowing down. This week, Haley welcomes back Michael Latousek of Douglas Elliman for a fresh look at what’s c...
Colorado Gives Day: The Nonprofits Shaping Land, Heritage & Community
Fresh off Thanksgiving, Haley gives you a solo-sode this week featuring another way you can give thanks this year: Colorado Gives Day. This year, we’re highlighting four nonprofits that play an important role in the future of Colorado’s land, c...
A Year in the Life at Reeder Creek Ranch
What does it take to run a ranch? This week, Haley is joined by Paul Bruchez of Reeder Creek Ranch for a deep look at what a full year of ranching really looks like in Colorado’s high country. From calving and irrigation to hay season, communit...
The Back Forty: Exploring Carbondale, CO
In our next installment of The Back Forty, Haley is joined by Willy Strazza to discuss the beauty and history of Carbondale, Colorado. They explore the region’s rich agricultural roots, its evolving identity as an outdoor and creative ...
Wildfire Mitigation 101: Protecting Your Land with Outlaw Forestry
It’s never too early to prepare for wildfire season, but it can be too late. This week, Haley is joined by Bryce Gidney of Outlaw Forestry to talk about wildfire mitigation, forest health, and what it really means to care for your land. They di...
What’s New in Wyoming Hunting and Habitat
This week, we’re going big — big game and even bigger stories from Wyoming. Haley is joined by Angi Bruce - the Director of Wyoming Game and Fish, for a peek into the current state of Wyoming’s big game populations and the ever-evolving landsca...