Position Title: Ranch Manager/Director of Operations Name of Ranch/Business: Jordahl Cattle Company, LLC Location: Reed Point, MT Position Description: Our Current Cattle Ranch Manager is looking to retire over the next couple of years. We are searching for a highly qualified and experienced Ranch Manager to oversee operations, and would like to hire someone soon to get the lay of the …
Farm/Ranch Manager – Lowe Ranch
Position Title: Farm/Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Lowe Ranch Location: Tatum, New Mexico Position Description: Lowe Ranch is a 4th generation family operation located in West Texas/Eastern New Mexico. The resources and animals under our care are a top priority. We are a progressive organization seeking a driven individual that is willing to run our operation and treat it as their …
Woes of a Wet Spring Come Wildfire Season
By Rick Machen, PhD Here in the extreme southern end of the Great Plains, annual rainfall typically follows a bimodal pattern; April, May, and June are the spring ‘wet season, while August, September, and October host the late summer/early fall rains. The bulk of the forage cows depend on is warm season perennial grasses, so the spring rains are essential …
Anne Thurwalker
Associate Director of Development anne.thurwalker@tamuk.edu • 361-593-4120 Anne has had a successful career serving in a development role for several organizations, including with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Anne is also no stranger to the ranching and agricultural industries. She is a fifth-generation farmer and a fourth-generation cattle rancher. She and her husband, who also …
Ranch Director – Redd Summit Ranches
Position Title: Ranch Director Name of Ranch/Business: Redd Summit Ranches Location: Spanish Fork, UT (and surrounding areas) Position Description: We are seeking a driven and experienced Ranch Director to oversee and manage multiple cattle ranches across federal and private lands in the beautiful high desert of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. With over 1 million acres of range ground and a capacity …
Multi-State Operations Manager – Redd Summit Ranches
Position Title: Multi-State Operations Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Redd Summit Ranches Location: Spanish Fork, UT (and surrounding areas) Position Description: Seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee and manage cattle ranch operations across Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. With 1 million acres of range ground and a capacity of 5,000 head, this role requires a visionary leader who executes the CEO’s …
Ranch and Wildlife Manager – Underwood Ranch
Position Title: Ranch and Wildlife Manager Name of Ranch/Business: Underwood Ranch Location: Sealy, Texas Position Description: The candidate should have experience in and be proficient at: Range and wildlife management for Dove, Quail, Whitetail and Exotics; Managing the cattle operations manager with the cattle operation, to include breeding, record maintenance, working with and shipping cattle, marketing and handling cattle sales; Managing …
Derrell Peel, PhD
Professor of Agribusiness; Oklahoma State University, OK Derrell Peel is the Charles Breedlove Professor of Agribusiness in the Department of Agricultural Economics. He has served as the Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist since he came to Oklahoma State University in 1989. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Montana State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He previously …
Executive Director – King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management
Position Title: Executive Director, King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management Name of Ranch/Business: Texas A&M University – Kingsville / KRIRM Location: Kingsville, Texas Job Summary: The successful applicant will be a nationally recognized expert, distinguished leader and scholar that understands the vision and works to advance the mission of the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM). The person hired …
KRIRM Announces the Departure of Dr. Clay Mathis
Dr. Clay Mathis, Director of King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management, to Become the Department Head for Animal Science at Texas A&M University in College Station Kingsville, Texas – The King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) announces the departure of Dr. Clay Mathis, Director and Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Endowed Chair. Dr. Mathis has accepted …
Abe Woodard, PhD
Range & Wildlife Scientist; East Foundation Dr. Abe Woodard is a Range and Wildlife Scientist at the East Foundation in Hebbronville, Texas. His research focuses on population ecology and sustainable management of game species, with a primary focus on upland game birds. Abe has a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries from Rio Grande University, an M.S. in Wildlife Science from …
Trey Patterson, PhD
President & CEO; Padlock Ranch Co Dr. Trey Patterson received a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from Colorado State University and a Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition from the University of Nebraska. Trey served on faculty as Extension Beef Specialist for South Dakota State University for five years. In this role he led statewide extension and research programs in beef …