
S1E463 - E463 The Decade Rule: Francisco Rodriguez on Breeding Champions
Published: January 14, 2026
Duration: 1:02:49
In 2006, Francisco Rodriguez didn't own a single registered cow. He was a kid from the Colombian hills who fell asleep studying North American bull catalogues, dreaming of championships he had no business chasing. Seventeen years later, cars were honking and crowds were literally chanting his cow's name as Shakira claimed Supreme Champion at World Dairy Expo. But standing there on the colored shavings, Francisco wasn't thinking about the banner. He was thinking about his wife's words a few years earlier: "Francisco, I'm done." This is the story of a man who learned that breeding world-class cows and building a...