True Ranches: Pursuing sustainability, data traceability and partnership with True West Beef

Emily StriblingGeneral, Newsletters

By Kindra Gordon, published in the KRIRM Fall 2023 Newsletter It is said that “Big things are built one brick at a time.” For Wyoming-based True Ranches LLC that approach has established a solid foundation for their modern day, innovative beef production efforts. The cornerstone was laid in June 1957 when Dave and Jean True, pioneers in Wyoming’s oil industry, …

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Ranch Manager Couple Team

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Ranch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Ranch Manager Couple Team Name of Ranch/Business: Private Family Ranch Location: Calaveras County, CA Position Description: Looking for hands on ranch management couple team, full time, at 1,200 acre foothill ranch in Calaveras County, California. Cattle / agricultural background, hospitality skills, and good mechanical knowledge required. Qualifications: Superb management and communication skills Ability to assist in welcoming and hosting guests of diverse …

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Ranch Manager: 4 Daughters Land and Cattle Co.

King Ranch InstituteRanch Manager Job Listings

Position Title: Ranch Manager Name of Ranch/Business: 4 Daughters Land and Cattle Co. Location: Central New Mexico Position Description: Looking for a Ranch Manager with previous experience with cow/calf cattle operations. This hands-on position as a working manager of the ranch, livestock, and property is located in Central New Mexico. Candidate needs to take pride in their work as well …

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Ellison Ranching Company: A Century of Heritage, Vision, and Family

King Ranch InstituteGeneral, Newsletters

Reflecting back on a 111-year history of family heritage, hard work, and perseverance, Peter Ellison humbly hopes that Ellison Ranching Company will remain alive and thriving to see another 100-year celebration. By Ashley Patterson, published in the KRIRM Fall 2021 Newsletter A Century-Old History Ellison Ranching Company sprawls across more than two million acres in the Elko and Lander counties …

Landon Schofield

King Ranch InstituteBio's, Graduate Students

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 …

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Ranching Industry 20 Years From Now

King Ranch InstituteFaculty, News

What will be the same? What will be different? By Ashley Patterson, Featured in the Spring 2019 Newsletter What will the ranching industry look like in the year 2039? That question was raised during a presentation made at the 2019 Cattle Raisers Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, to kick off the School for Successful Ranching. In front of a crowded …

King Ranch and Texas A&M-Kingsville Preserve America’s Ranching Heritage

King Ranch InstituteAlumni, General, Graduate Students, Master's Program, Videos

We were honored to meet with Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp to talk about our ranch management master’s program at Texas A&M-Kingsville and the dedication of the King Ranch family to preserving America’s ranching heritage. Chancellor Sharp, our director Dr. Clay Mathis, and alumnus, Tylor Braden, spent some time on King Ranch to talk about the benefits the program …