Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management

We are proud to welcome Tilly Hicks as our new social media intern! Tilly is a first year Poultry Science student from Caldwell, Texas interested in business, marketing, and social media management. At CGRM, we prioritize uplifting students and building community in agriculture.

Now Hiring: Research Associate II The Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Research Associate II in College Station, Texas. This role focuses on grazing management and soil health, including data collection, entry, and summarization, as well as building meaningful relationships with landowners and project partners. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, and a passion for contributing to the resilience of grazingland resources and ranching operations. At the Center, we work hard to tackle big challenges in ranching and grazingland management, and our efforts are highly rewarding. If you're looking for a meaningful career where you can collaborate with producers and make an impact, we encourage you to apply. Key Qualifications: B.S. or M.S. in rangeland management, natural resources, or a related field Experience with grazing data analysis or natural resource management Strong Excel and database management skills Detail-oriented, organized, and self-motivated Location: College Station, TX (in-person) To learn more about this opportunity and apply, please use the link below: Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ek8N8sdu Applications submitted via LinkedIn will not be considered. Join us in advancing grazinglands research and fostering connections with the ranching community! 🌱

We are incredibly proud of our director, Jeff Goodwin, Ph.D. for his recent award of the Thomas M. O’Connor Endowed Directorship in Rangeland and Wildlife Management. Jeff maintains a continued commitment to the rangeland discipline with a focus on science-based, data-driven service and real world applied solutions aligned with mutualistic, experiential learning for producers, students, researchers, and the greater rangeland stewardship and ranch management industry. Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Our very own Jeff Goodwin will be speaking at the 21st Annual Holt Cat® Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management: Reducing Exposure in a Rapidly Changing Business in Kingsville, TX on November 7th-8th. Event Description: As the pace of the beef business quickens, exposures will appear with less time to react. Identifying and preparing for risks will be essential for sustaining the business. Speakers will cover topics ranging from natural resource and labor management to managing price risk and diversification as we take a look at the bigger picture of the beef industry. For more information and to register: https://lnkd.in/gRw4QGPi

Sneak peek behind the scenes! We’re thrilled to be in the field filming for Principles Before Practices: Leveraging Partnerships to Deliver Technical Assistance, a project aimed at empowering landowners and ranchers with the tools and knowledge they need to address resource concerns. In collaboration with the Texas Grazing Lands Coalition, this project is all about connecting land stewards to practical solutions, blending web-based and field training formats, and offering invaluable mentorship opportunities. 🌱 With support from the USDA-NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service, we're proud to help bridge the gap between science and practice, ensuring the best approaches are applied to support regenerative land management. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we continue creating resources to serve our land stewards!

𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐏𝐡.𝐃. 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 Are you passionate about rangeland and grazingland ecosystems, soil health, and promoting sustainability in the beef industry? The Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management is looking for a dedicated Ph.D. student to join our interdisciplinary team! This fully funded position focuses on evaluating soil carbon and soil health dynamics across various ranches in Texas, offering hands-on research and collaboration opportunities with experts in the field. If you're ready to contribute to impactful research in this space, refer to the attached PDF for all the details and application instructions. We can't wait to welcome a new team member who's excited about making a difference in grazingland management and sustainability!

Long days, challenging work, but at the end of the week we made some progress, developed a solid approach, and are learning so much about the land in this area. Between Lubbock and Caprock Canyon State Park, PhD student Amanda Shine and I, were setting transects, collecting biomass samples and soil water infiltration data in order to better understand the influence of grazing management on the structure, function, and quantity of vegetation in CRP grasslands.The project is geared towards investigating climate smart grazing management on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres to improve soil and grassland health, and habitat for grassland birds in the Texas High Plains. Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management is on the forefront of this research and supporting producers across the country. #vegetation #CRP #Grazinglands #management #biomass #climatesmart #grasslands #habitat #birds #cattle #texas

The later part of the day during the Making the Most of Your Ranch with Creative Infrastructure & Regenerative Land Planning workshop really put our group to the test. Our Task: Use the various outcomes, issues, and management considerations listed and presented today to create a sketch plan of the fence and water layout for this bottomland portion of the Leo Ranch. The final plan must include ideas for water provision as well as perimeter and internal fencing. Also take into account any possibility of incorporating existing infrastructure while in the process of building the ideal infrastructure. I found this exercise to be helpful for a number of reasons. First and foremost, collaboration and community development almost always mark the start of well developed plan. It was wonderful to see event attendees and sponsors working alongside one another to create these potential infrastructure plans. The other aspect that stood out from this experience was the chance to get people’s minds off of their own ranch and its unique challenges to visualize in this new space with fresh eyes and perspectives. The making of these plans was as invaluable of an experience to the participants as it was to the hosts who have been staring down this area for years. The last piece that stuck out came about by accident when my table missed the third map with the current permanent fencing represented. By creating on a map without permanent fencing and later comparing it to what was already there, we grew in our confidence that we were in some cases reaching the natural conclusions for the original fence placement while simultaneously creating new potential infrastructure plans unaffected by the current set up. Job well done. Thank you again to the DIXON WATER FOUNDATION, Holistic Management International, and Texas Grazing Land Coalition for hosting another inspiring and hands on event!

What an incredible start to the week! We are up in Decatur, Texas for the Making the Most of Your Ranch with Creative Infrastructure & Regenerative Land Planning workshop hosted by DIXON WATER FOUNDATION, Holistic Management International, and Texas Grazing Land Coalition. We started the day visiting and assessing some bottomland at the Dixon Leo Ranch. We would later use this area for reference and context to create an adjusted infrastructure plan. Once we returned to the breezy Josey Pavilion, Texas’s first living building, we heard from the folks at DIXON WATER FOUNDATION for more site-specific context and Holistic Management International on a variety of considerations when implementing new or utilizing current infrastructure. We also tuned in for presentations by Range Ward & RanchCheck Inc. about potential operation inclusions such as temporary fencing, ranch mapping, and ear tags. The warm sun and cool breeze kept spirits high as we geared up for the real feat of the day!

Beautiful morning to finish wrapping up our Principles Before Practices online course!