Learning Opportunities for Ranchers
Successful Operations Require World-Class Training for Ranch Employees
Our unique approach to rancher education provides multiple opportunities each year for hands-on, applied learning that covers a wide-range of topics. Through these educational events, we empower ranch owners, employees, and industry stakeholders with skills that will help them strategically manage complex ranching operations and successfully lead our industry.
In-Person & Online Lectureships
The KRIRM lectureship series offers between 4 and 8 lectureships per year and are designed to teach current and dynamic topics in the ranch management industry. Our lectureships apply to a range of people and organizations related to agriculture, from university faculty and students from all disciplines, to stakeholders in the ranching community.
Lectureship Courses are offered online, in-person in Kingsville, Texas, and other locations across the U.S.
Lectureships Offered
- Application of Advanced Genetic Technology in Beef Cattle
- Brush Management
- Equine Management
- Grazing Management
- Managing the Cow-Calf Business
- Managing Farm & Ranch Employees
- Managing the Wildlife Enterprise
- Prescribed Burning
- Real Estate Law for Ranchers
- Systems Thinking for Ranchers
See the 2025 Event Schedule below.
HOLT CAT® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management
The annual HOLT CAT® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management, is held the first Thursday/Friday of November as the highlight event of the year. The symposium features in-depth seminars and training on timely and important issues facing the ranching industry. Past topics have included horse program success on working ranches, succession planning, business management of hunting enterprises, practical stockmanship in ranching, and more.
This symposium is also offered online and in-person in Kingsville, Texas. See the upcoming symposium information below.
Upcoming Event Schedule
January 16-17, 2025
Hybrid Event: Managing the Cow-Calf Business Lectureship
Delivered In-Person & Online
March 17-20, 2025
Hybrid Event: Gus T. Canales Lectureship on Prescribed Burning
Delivered In-Person & Online
April 25-26, 2025
Hybrid Event: W.B. “Dub” Yarborough Lectureship on Real Estate Law
Delivered In-Person & Online
May 19-21, 2025
Hybrid Event: Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Jr. Family Lectureship on Equine Management
Delivered In-Person & Online
August 21-22, 2025
Hybrid Event: Managing the Wildlife Enterprise NEW!
Delivered In-Person & Online
September 12-13, 2025
Hybrid Event: B.K. “Kley” Johnson Lectureship on Brush Management
Delivered In-Person & Online
November 6-7, 2025
Hybrid Event: HOLT CAT® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management
Delivered In-Person & Online
Texas Farm Credit Certificate in Advanced Ranch Management
The Texas Farm Credit Certificate in Advanced Ranch Management, established in 2008 with a generous donation from Texas Farm Credit, prepares ranchers and landowners to deal with complex issues in today’s ever-changing ranching industry. It is designed for working professionals who wish to continue their education through symposia and lectureships.
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