Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Calvert Brothers Ranch Location: Pearsall, TX Job Summary: The Calvert Brothers Ranch (CBR) lies in Frio County, approximately 75 minutes southwest of San Antonio, 18 miles southwest of Pearsall, TX and 11 miles west of Dilley, TX. Comprising approximately 4800 acres, the ranch lies on the Leona River and consists of open rangeland, ranchland, …
Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Hoffmann Ranch, LP Location: South Central Oklahoma (Love County) Job Summary: Progressive, traditional cow-calf ranching operation seeks full time, long term employee to manage all aspects of ranching operation. Owner is a non-resident owner, but participates fully in strategic planning and decisions affecting the ranch. Ranch consists of approximately 11,000 acres of native …
Position Title: Ranch Operations Manager Name of Ranch/Business: H.R. Smith Ranch / KRIRM Location: Campbellton, Texas Position Description: The H.R. Smith Ranch was recently gifted to Texas A&M University-Kingsville Foundation for the sole purpose of supporting the mission of the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM). The ranch consists of approximately 7,800 acres in Atascosa County, Texas. The working ranch …
Position Title: Feedlot Manager Name of Ranch/Business: 4 Daughters Land & Cattle Co Location: Los Lunas, New Mexico Position Description and Qualifications: Located in Central New Mexico, 4 Daughters Land and Cattle is an integrated farming and ranching operation, looking for a Feedlot Manager to oversee all daily operations of its 2,500 head capacity feedlot. Ideal candidate must be knowledgeable …
Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Palo Blanco Ranch Location: Falfurrias, Texaas Position Description: Full time management of a 1250 acre ranch and a 7,000 acre hunting lease. Qualifications: Strong understanding of managing and maintaining wildlife habitat. Need to develop and implement a profitable cattle operation. Understand how to maintain ranch equipment (tractors, disks, mowers, etc). Responsibilities: Maintaining annual …
Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: River Crossing Ranch Location: Fredonia, Texas Position Description: River Crossing Ranch is a privately owned 14,000 acre ranch based in the Texas Hill Country. We are a working ranch with a cow/calf and a hunting operation. We are seeking an experienced Ranch Manager to oversee the operations of the entire ranch which includes the …
Consultant rmilligan@trsmith.com Bob is semi-retired and works as Senior Consultant with Dairy Strategies, LLC – a business, leadership and human resource consulting business focused on the dairy industry. Bob is also Professor Emeritus in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. At Cornell he was an award-winning instructor in the 6th ranked undergraduate business …
Alumni Spotlight – Jen Livsey KRIRM Class of 2011 Tell us a little bit about yourself. I grew up a fifth-generation rancher in Eastern Colorado, graduated from KRIRM in 2011, and live near Denver with my husband and two kids. Why did you choose to attend KRIRM? While in college my Grandma sent me a Western Horseman article about KRIRM …
by Rick Machen, Ph.D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directive Guidance for the Industry #263 is scheduled for implementation June 11, 2023. When the directive goes into effect, antibiotics used for treating animal illness or injury will only be available from veterinarians or a distributor with a pharmacy license (requires a veterinary prescription). Local farm and feed stores …
Director – Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management jeff.goodwin@ag.tamu.edu • 979-845-5000 Dr. Jeff Goodwin currently serves as Director of the Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management. The Center focuses on providing applied, ranch-relevant research and education, prioritizing the ecologic and economic resiliency of grazingland resources and ranching operations. Dr. Goodwin has over 24 years of experience working directly …
Professor mspangler2@unl.edu • 402-472-6489 Dr. Matt Spangler grew up on a diversified crop and livestock farm in Kansas. He received degrees from Kansas State University (BS; 2001), Iowa State University (MS; 2003), and the University of Georgia (PhD; 2006) and is currently a Professor of Animal Genetics and Extension Beef Genetics Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research …
by David Delaney, M.S. & Rick Machen, Ph.D. The 19th Annual Holt Cat Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management, “Ranching in the 21st Century: Learn Proven Strategies from Industry Leaders” was full of impactful ideas and examples straight from the best minds in the industry. Below is a brief overview of the most common and proven strategies shared by industry …