Burke Teichert
Burke was raised on a family ranch in western Wyoming. His father and grandfather were ahead of their time in understanding the importance of low-input, low cost agriculture.
After high school, he went to BYU to study Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in AgBusiness. He also served a 2 ½ year mission for his church in Brazil. Upon graduating from BYU, he went to the University of Wyoming to get a M.S. in Agricultural Economics with emphasis in Farm and Ranch Management.
While at UW he became acquainted with a very good Ranch Economist that taught him excellent methods for analyzing alternative methods of operating ranches or bringing new practices to them. He also visited 40+ ranches in the state to collect data for his M.S. thesis. Some of those visits turned out to be life-long thought changers. Following graduation, Burke served on the Ag. Economics faculty for one year.
After his time at the University of Wyoming, Burke spent a few years in the Artificial Insemination industry where he was put in touch with some of the best Animal Scientists in America—several of whom became mentors. This was a very valuable addition to the Agricultural Economics formal education.
Burke has since worked in various aspects of farm and ranch management and consulting including:
- Three plus years as General Manager of the Livestock Division of U&I Inc. in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Developed a livestock division to graze the crop residue on two very large farms irrigated with water pumped from the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
- Two plus years as 1/2 time Assistant Professor of Ag. Econ. at BYU and engaged in consulting work.
- From 1980 to 1990 worked with the Welfare Services department of the LDS Church as Manager of Production and later as Manager of 7 cattle ranches in Utah.
- From 1990 to July of 2010 worked as a General Manager and later as Vice President and General Manager with AgReserves Inc. Was involved in 7 major ranch acquisitions in the US and the management of a number of farms and ranches in the US as well as Canada and Argentina. Developed a reputation for organizing ranches to be very cost-effective and profitable with very efficient, small crews. Also a proponent of planned, time-controlled grazing for improved soil health and ranch productivity.
- Since retirement has worked as a contract manager, consultant and speaker.
Burke has managed ranches in a variety of locations and has had managerial oversight of two large farms and a dairy. He has also traveled extensively in the U.S. and in parts of Canada and Central and South America as well as England, Australia and New Zealand on company business or as a consultant or speaker.
