KRIRM and TSCRA to Offer Managing the Cow-Calf Business Lectureship

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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

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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

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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 …

Video: The Future of Beef Marketing Symposium

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Watch the latest video on the 16th Annual Holt Cat® Symposium and hear what our director, Dr. Clay Mathis, has to say about the event. The Future of Beef Marketing: Technology and the Changing Consumer symposium will leave you with a better understanding of what to expect with the change that’s coming and how to make the best management decisions to get …

Symposium: The Future of Beef Marketing

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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 …

Securing the Future

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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 …

Four Look Forward

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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 …

King Ranch® Institute Benefits from Gift to TAMUK Foundation

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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.

King Ranch InstituteBio's, Graduate Students, Master's Program

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 Bronson

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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

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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 …

Garrett Stribling

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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 …