The 16th Annual Holt Cat® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management will be held October 17-18 in Kingsville, Texas. In a world of emerging technologies and changing consumer expectations, how will producers market calves to the highest potential in the future? At the 16th Annual Holt Cat® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management, beef industry professionals will share their vision …
Ranches Held in U.S. Trusts Provide Opportunities to Sustain Legacies By Ashley Patterson, Featured in the Fall 2019 Newsletter A ranch’s legacy across generations depends on many factors, from proper management of the land, livestock, and wildlife, to deliberate efforts for nurturing and maintaining family unity. Many ranches excel at working toward management goals as private family-owned properties. Other ranches …
KRIRM Welcomes Four New Ranch Management Graduate Students By Kindra Gordon, Featured in the Fall 2019 Newsletter In 1910, former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech with a message that offered inspiration to those trying to make the world a better place. In “The Man in the Arena” Roosevelt said, “…credit belongs to the man who is actually in …
By Elaine Barnes Coordinator, Alumni and Donor Communications August 23, 2019 (Kingsville, TX) – The Texas A&M University-Kingsville Foundation announced, with gratitude, the largest singular gift from an individual in the university’s almost 100-year history. The $19.5 million bequest is also the leading commitment to date for the university’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, With You. Without Limits. The Campaign for …
Cody Richardson, Jr. discovered his passion and desire to work in the ranching industry while working on the Scharbauer Ranch alongside his father. He attended Sul Ross State University in Alpine, TX, where he participated in campus activities and dayworked for local ranches. Cody was the president and treasurer of the Ranch Horse Club and competed in collegiate SHTX shows. …
Ross comes to KRIRM with a slightly different background than one might expect. Although he has extensive property management and livestock experience, the operations he has managed have always included a tourist component. While attending Brigham Young University-Idaho, Ross worked as a guide and foreman for Halo Ranch Outfitters just outside West Yellowstone, Montana where he was able to put …
Kord Killpack was raised in Southeast Idaho where he and his dad day worked for several local ranches. Here he was able to develop the necessary skills to be a successful cowboy. This is also where he developed his strong work ethic and passion for the ranching industry. After graduating high school, he went on to serve a two-year mission …
A native of Scurry, Texas, Garrett Stribling developed a passion for livestock at an early age. Being actively involved in FFA, he showed market hogs and steers, but was always drawn to the ranching business. He worked all through high school for the Double TT Ranch – a purebred and commercial Santa Gertrudis operation – in Rosser, Texas. Garrett attended …