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Property Manager – Flying D Ranch

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Property Manager – Flying D Ranch Name of Ranch/Business: Flying D Ranch – Turner Enterprises, Inc. Location: Gallatin Gateway, MT Position Description: TURNER RANCHES SUMMARY Turner Ranches are collectively known as the largest and most progressive bison operation in the world. We stand at the forefront of research, innovation, conservation, and production in the bison industry. The mission …

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Ranch Manager Couple Team

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Ranch Manager Couple Team Name of Ranch/Business: Private Family Ranch Location: Calaveras County, CA Position Description: Looking for hands on ranch management couple team, full time, at 1,200 acre foothill ranch in Calaveras County, California. Cattle / agricultural background, hospitality skills, and good mechanical knowledge required. Qualifications: Superb management and communication skills Ability to assist in welcoming and hosting guests of diverse …

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Ranch / Cattle Farm Manager

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Ranch / Cattle Farm Manager Name of Ranch/Business: West Tennessee Location: Rossville, Tennessee Position Description: West TN cattle farm looking for a farm manager. Duties would include daily care of livestock (approximately 2800 head) including the herd’s health. Monitoring of pastures quality and grazing schedule. Develop and manage a herd mating schedule. Maintain repairs around the farm. Operate …

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Herdsman: Heartland Ranch Staffing

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Cattle Ranch Herdsman Name of Ranch/Business: Heartland Estate Staffing Location: Western Wyoming Position Description: Herdsman needed to join a team on an established working cattle ranch in Wyoming. Report to Ranch Owner/Manager on everything cattle/ranch related. This Ranch has a distinct mission, vision, and values approach to who they are and what they do. Seeking an experienced cattleman …

Brush Management: A Long-Term Approach

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Lectureships, Newsletters

By Clay Mathis, Ph.D. From the Director, KRIRM Fall 2021 Newsletter. The KRIRM model for developing excellent ranch managers is founded upon a learn-by-doing approach requiring students to complete multiple case studies for partnering ranches. The projects are designed to solve problems for the ranches we serve, and to provide hands-on discovery opportunities for our students. Over time, some similar …

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Ellison Ranching Company: A Century of Heritage, Vision, and Family

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Newsletters

Reflecting back on a 111-year history of family heritage, hard work, and perseverance, Peter Ellison humbly hopes that Ellison Ranching Company will remain alive and thriving to see another 100-year celebration. By Ashley Patterson, published in the KRIRM Fall 2021 Newsletter A Century-Old History Ellison Ranching Company sprawls across more than two million acres in the Elko and Lander counties …

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Ranch Manager: JasperRuth Ranch LLC

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: The JasperRuth Ranch LLC Location: Catarina/Encinal, Tx Webb County Position Description: Under the supervision of the landowner, the ranch manager performs physical outdoor work on approx. 8,500-acre ranch with cattle and wildlife. There is also a leased property that is approx. 30,000 acres included in this position. This work is often performed from …

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The Future of Rangeland Management is Now

King Ranch InstituteFaculty, General, Newsletters

Read more about the tools and opportunities in rangeland management set to advance the economic sustainability of ranch businesses. View and download the Spring 2021 Newsletter here By Rick Machen, Ph.D., KRIRM Paul C. Genho Endowed Chair in Ranch Management Thirty percent of the continental United States land surface is rangelands. These 770 million acres are sparsely populated by rural …

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Ranch Owners and Managers: Avoiding Disconnect

King Ranch InstituteFaculty, General, Newsletters

By Clay Mathis, Ph.D.KRIRM Director and Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Endowed Chair View and download the Spring 2021 Newsletter here. It seems so simple on the surface…a ranch should have clear goals toward which the team works to achieve success for ownership. But, we also know goals vary from one ranch to the next. This is …

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Land and Cattle Manager: Acoma Business Enterprises

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Land & Cattle Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Acoma Business Enterprises Location: Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico Position Description: Under the general supervision of the Game and Fish Director, the Ranch Manager performs physical outdoor work on an operating cattle ranch. This work is often performed on horseback and requires the operation of heavy equipment such as a backhoe …

Evaluating stocker cattle cost of production and profitability

King Ranch InstituteFaculty, General

This article is the final article in a three-part series with Progressive Cattle magazine, published in March 2021. Be sure to read part one “Bragging rights require knowing costs” and part two “Unit cost of production expressions“. By: Rick Machen, PhD, and Stan Bevers Stocker cattle operators have been described as the cattle industry’s shock absorber between cow-calf producers and feedlot …

Unit cost of production expressions: Progressive Cattle

King Ranch InstituteFaculty, General

This article is part two in a three-part series with Progressive Cattle magazine, published in February 2021. Be sure to read part one “Bragging rights require knowing costs” and part three “Evaluating stocker cattle cost of production and profitabilty“. By: Rick Machen, PhD, and Stan Bevers In the first article in this series of three, we discussed the difference between unit …