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
Business
- Managing the Cow-Calf Business
- Systems Thinking for Ranchers
- Managing Farm & Ranch Employees
- Real Estate Law for Ranchers
Land
- Brush Management
- Grazing Management
- Prescribed Burning
Livestock
- Application of Advanced Genetic Technology in Beef Cattle
- Equine Management
See the 2024 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.
2024 Event Schedule
February 23-24, 2024
Hybrid Event: Application of Advanced Genetic Technology in Beef Cattle
Delivered In-Person & Online
April 12-13, 2024
Hybrid Event: Managing the Cow-Calf Business Lectureship
Delivered In-Person & Online
August 12-14, 2024
John B. Armstrong Lectureship on Systems Thinking
Delivered In-Person Only
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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