The series of ranch employee management articles written by Rick Machen, PhD, appeared in Progressive Cattle magazine from December 2019 to April 2020. Ranch managers and professionals also contributed to the series including Trey Patterson of Padlock Ranch, Clint Richardson of Deseret Cattle and Citrus, Neal Wilkins of East Foundation, and Tylor Braden of King Ranch, Inc. If you didn’t …
This article is the final part of the employee management series that appeared in Progressive Cattle magazine. It appeared in the April issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine and online here. By: Rick Machen, PhD, King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management and Tylor Braden, King Ranch, Inc. This series on managing ranch employees has covered essential managerial skills – recruiting, supervising, …
This article is part four in a five-part series that appeared in the March issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine and online here. Watch for the final and last installment, “When Time for Termination Comes,” in the April issue. By: Rick Machen, PhD, King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management and Neal Wilkins, President and CEO, East Foundation Managers and employees often …
Ranch management graduate students Zane Herrin and Tyler Gardner prepare for graduation in 2020 from the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) master’s program, eagerly anticipating serving the ranching industry. 2020 VisionArticle by Kindra Gordon, appearing in KRIRM Winter 2020 Newsletter With its unique repeating digits—and match-up to the 20/20 moniker for perfect vision—2020 is being considered a milestone …
A discovered passion for research and a devoted respect for teaching led Dr. Jason Sawyer to become a research scientist with an inherent desire to provide practical solutions for the beef industry. With nearly 25 years of experience working in beef cattle production systems research, Sawyer will begin a new journey, joining the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) as …
Landon Schofield was raised in South Central Idaho where he grew up hunting and fishing the mountains and alpine lakes of the Pacific Northwest. From moving sprinkler pipe to driving tractor, growing up in Idaho afforded many opportunities to connect with the land. He recognized early on the many different interest groups that depend on the land and wanted to …
This article originally appeared in the December issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine and online here. It is part one in a five-part series. Be sure to read “Ranch employees – Recruiting the right kind” in the upcoming January issue of Progressive Cattle Magazine. By Rick Machen; Paul C. Genho Endowed Chair in Ranch Management, King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management …
Managing the Cow-Calf Business Lectureship to be Offered in January 2020 by KRIRM and TSCRA. KINGSVILLE, TEXAS (Nov. 12, 2019)—A new rancher learning opportunity in 2020 will be offered by the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM), along with five other regularly scheduled lectureships. The newest lectureship, Managing the Cow-Calf Business, will be held Jan. 9-10, 2020, in Fort …
We thank Ron Hays and the Oklahoma Farm Report for talking with KRIRM Practitioner in Ranch Economics Stan Bevers. This article and interview appeared online here and aired on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Beef Buzz Wednesday, Oct. 30. 2019. Stan Bevers is a ranch management consultant who works with ranches in Texas and Oklahoma. It is printed on his business …
Watch the latest video on the 16th Annual Holt Cat® Symposium and hear what our director, Dr. Clay Mathis, has to say about the event. The Future of Beef Marketing: Technology and the Changing Consumer symposium will leave you with a better understanding of what to expect with the change that’s coming and how to make the best management decisions to get …
Expanding our service to the ranching industry through curated ranch manager job listings Featured in the Spring 2019 Newsletter This spring marks an exciting time for the King Ranch® Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) as a new online service is rolled out to the ranching industry. The Institute is proud to introduce an online Ranch Manager Job Board that offers …
A Cowpuncher’s Journey by Hank Willemsma, published in the April/May 2019 issue of Working Ranch Magazine. Hank Willemsma, a 2018 graduate of the ranch management master’s program at KRIRM, appeared in the latest issue of Working Ranch Magazine. Hank tells us how he was led to the Institute in pursuit of a ranch management career. In his feature, “A Cowpuncher’s …