Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Panhandle Rocking P Ranch, LLC Location: Pampa, Texas Position Description: Seeking Ranch Manager for cow-calf operation in the Texas Panhandle. Candidate would be in charge of all cattle and ranch operations including machinery. In addition the candidate would be responsible for maintaining hunting habitat for mule deer, whitetail deer, prong horn and quail. …
[Webinar] COVID-19 and its Impact on the U.S. Cattle Market – 3/26/2020
Last week, KRIRM Practitioner in Ranch Economics Stan Bevers, gave an update on the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. cattle market during a webinar with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Watch the video below to learn more. And register here for this week’s update with Stan that will be aired on Thursday, April 9 at 3:00 pm …
[Podcast] Ranch Employee Management with Progressive Cattle
The series of ranch employee management articles written by Rick Machen, PhD, appeared in Progressive Cattle magazine from December 2019 to April 2020. Ranch managers and professionals also contributed to the series including Trey Patterson of Padlock Ranch, Clint Richardson of Deseret Cattle and Citrus, Neal Wilkins of East Foundation, and Tylor Braden of King Ranch, Inc. If you didn’t …
When Time for Termination Comes-Progressive Cattle
This article is the final part of the employee management series that appeared in Progressive Cattle magazine. It appeared in the April issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine and online here. By: Rick Machen, PhD, King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management and Tylor Braden, King Ranch, Inc. This series on managing ranch employees has covered essential managerial skills – recruiting, supervising, …
Evaluating Employee Performance: Progressive Cattle
This article is part four in a five-part series that appeared in the March issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine and online here. Watch for the final and last installment, “When Time for Termination Comes,” in the April issue. By: Rick Machen, PhD, King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management and Neal Wilkins, President and CEO, East Foundation Managers and employees often …
Ranch Manager: Western Colorado Ranch
Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Western Colorado Ranch Location: Eagle Vail, Colorado Position Description: Ranch manager for a 10,000-acre shared mountain ranch in central Colorado with 12 owners. This person will report to the Executive Director. The ranch currently has 10-15 full/part-time employees. Qualifications: Proven experience managing ranch staff Ability to lead with integrity & professionalism Ability to …
Jason Sawyer, Ph.D.
Chief Science Officer; East Foundation jsawyer@eastfoundation.net • 361-593-5401 Jason Sawyer is the Chief Science Officer for East Foundation, where he leads the Science mission of the Foundation, integrating research programs within the Foundation’s ongoing ranching operations to develop translatable knowledge and innovative solutions for stewards of working lands. Jason has over 20 years of experience in applied research and management, …
When Those You Supervise Are Your Senior-Progressive Cattle
This article originally appeared in the December issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine and online here. It is part one in a five-part series. Be sure to read “Ranch employees – Recruiting the right kind” in the upcoming January issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine. By Rick Machen; Paul C. Genho Endowed Chair in Ranch Management, King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management …
KRIRM and TSCRA to Offer Managing the Cow-Calf Business Lectureship
Managing the Cow-Calf Business Lectureship to be Offered in January 2020 by KRIRM and TSCRA. KINGSVILLE, TEXAS (Nov. 12, 2019)—A new rancher learning opportunity in 2020 will be offered by the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM), along with five other regularly scheduled lectureships. The newest lectureship, Managing the Cow-Calf Business, will be held Jan. 9-10, 2020, in Fort …
Stan Bevers Breaks Down the Economics of Maintaining That Mama Cow: Oklahoma Farm Report
We thank Ron Hays and the Oklahoma Farm Report for talking with KRIRM Practitioner in Ranch Economics Stan Bevers. This article and interview appeared online here and aired on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Beef Buzz Wednesday, Oct. 30. 2019. Stan Bevers is a ranch management consultant who works with ranches in Texas and Oklahoma. It is printed on his business …
Beef Marketing Symposium Highlights and Review
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Beef Marketing, Consumers, Technology, and Opportunities Discussed at Ranch Management Symposium Kingsville, Texas (Oct. 29, 2019)—A detailed look into the changing consumer, worldwide beef consumption, technology, and more was discussed at the 16th Annual Holt Cat® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management in Kingsville, Texas, Oct. 17-18, 2019. Professionals spanning the beef industry offered their knowledge to more …
King Ranch® Institute Benefits from Gift to TAMUK Foundation
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 …