
Learning Opportunities for Ranchers
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
2027 Event Schedule

January 22-23, 2027
Managing the Cow-Calf
Business Lectureship
Delivered In-Person & Online

April 16-17, 2027
W.B. “Dub” Yarborough Lectureship on Real Estate Law
Delivered In-Person & Online

May 10-11, 2027
Richard Mifflin Kleberg, Jr. Family Lectureship on Equine Management
Delivered In-Person & Online

September 10-11, 2027
B.K. “Kley” Johnson Lectureship
on Brush Management
Delivered In-Person & Online

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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