Kingsville, Texas (June 29, 2021)—The King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) will host the Gus T. Canales Lectureship on Prescribed Burning August 2-5, 2021, in Kingsville, Texas, and online. The hybrid lectureship is designed to teach participants the safe use of fire as a rangeland and wildlife habitat management tool, and will offer attendees the opportunity to plan and …
A native of northern Colorado, Bradley Donner says he recognized his passion for agriculture at an early age. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business with a focus on Ranch Management and explored a broad spectrum of topics including animal and range sciences, business economics, environmental sciences, and various aspects of the multifaceted grain industry. His previous experiences included …
Raised on a ranch in central Nevada near Battle Mountain, Tyler Woodland grew up with farming roots on both sides of the family. He moved with his family to LaBarge, Wyoming, as a high school sophomore. Woodland attended Brigham Young University majoring in ag business, and has worked on ranches in Wyoming, Nebraska, Nevada, and Montana. Most recently, Woodland and …
Caroline Wild grew up in Brunswick, Maine, where her parents operated a custom remodeling company. In spite of not being raised on a farm, Wild had an innate interest in cattle, attending local county fairs and imagining herself owning her own herd. As a high school junior she joined a beef-focused 4-H club and raised a Belted Galloway steer during …
Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Byler Ranch Company Location: Fort Stockton, Texas Position Description: Byler Ranch Company is a privately owned, Texas based company. We are looking for Christian individuals that are self-motivated and passionate about life and ranching to join our team. We are seeking an experienced hands-on Ranch Manager to oversee a 60,000-acre ranch in Fort …
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 …
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 …
A passion for ranching and proficiency in business management are the hallmarks of the storied career of Dave DeLaney. The retiring Vice President and General Manager of Ranching and Wildlife Operations for King Ranch, Inc. reflects on his journey from a Virginia upbringing to iconic Texas experiences. View and download the Spring 2021 Newsletter here By Kindra Gordon Over the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
