Invest in Lifelong Learning – Improving Yourself and Your Ranch Employees


Our approach to rancher education provides multiple opportunities each year for hands-on, applied learning that covers current and dynamic topics in the ranch management industry. Through these educational events, we empower ranch owners, employees, university faculty and students, and industry stakeholders with skills that will help them strategically manage complex ranching operations and successfully lead our industry. Lectureship Courses are offered online and in-person in Kingsville, Texas.

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.



2026 Event Schedule


November 5-6, 2026

HOLT CAT® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management
Delivered In-Person & Online

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2027 Event Schedule

January 22-23, 2027

Managing the Cow-Calf
Business Lectureship
Delivered In-Person & Online

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April 16-17, 2027

W.B. “Dub” Yarborough Lectureship on Real Estate Law
Delivered In-Person & Online

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May 10-11, 2027

Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Jr. Family Lectureship on Equine Management 
Delivered In-Person & Online

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August 5-6, 2027

Managing the Wildlife
Enterprise Lectureship
Delivered In-Person & Online

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September 10-11, 2027

B.K. “Kley” Johnson Lectureship
on Brush Management 
Delivered In-Person & Online

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November 4-5, 2027

HOLT CAT® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management
Delivered In-Person & Online


2028 Event Schedule

Date Coming Soon

Applied Nutrition Strategies for Grazing Livestock Lectureship!
Delivered In-Person & Online

Date Coming Soon

Application of Advanced Genetic Technology in Beef Cattle Lectureship 
Delivered In-Person & Online

Date Coming Soon

Managing the Cow-Calf
Business Lectureship
Delivered In-Person & Online

Date Coming Soon

John B. Armstrong Lectureship on Systems Thinking for Ranchers
Delivered In-Person Only

Date Coming Soon

Managing Farm and Ranch
Employees Lectureship
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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Texas A&M University-Kingsville
700 University Blvd., MSC 137
Kingsville, Texas 78363
krirm@tamuk.edu
Office: 361-593-5401
Fax: 361-593-5404