Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership

GENERAL PUBLIC

The class consists of two parts:
1. Four 3 hour technical sessions or workshops held Thursdays from 4-7pm, and
2. One-day leadership Symposium, Thursday, February 24th in Casper, Wy. (can be watched asynchronous).
Schedule: View the four Technical Sessions and the Leadership Symposium speakers and topics below.
Virtual and in-person opportunities are available, and presentations will be recorded. Students will be required to participate in all sessions.
Locations: Workshops will be held throughout the state. Locations are listed for each session and Zoom will be available for all who wish to join remotely. For on campus students Zoom will be available in AG 41.

STUDENTS & COLLEGE COURSE

AGRI 4990-04 Topics: Ranch Management and Agriculture Leadership Seminar
CRN: 29466
Course Coordinator: Barbara Rasco, Amy Rhoad
Office Hours: by appointment
Course Pre-reqs: None
Meeting Days and Time: Please see schedule below for dates of meeting sessions.
The class consists of two parts:
1. Four 3 hour technical sessions or workshops held Thursdays from 4-7pm, and
2. One-day leadership Symposium, Thursday, February 24th in Casper, Wy. (can be watched asynchronous).
Virtual and in-person opportunities are available, and presentations will be recorded. Students will be required to participate in all sessions.
Locations: Workshops will be held throughout the state. Locations are listed for each session and Zoom will be available for all who wish to join remotely. For on campus students Zoom will be available in AG 41.

Past Sessions

2022 Past Sessions

Rangeland Research Partnerships

Technical Session 1
- Schedule and Speakers:
  - Welcome and overview of goals for the evening – Brian Mealor
  - Enhancing rangeland monitoring on the Bighorn National Forest – Derek Scasta and Barton Stam
  - Rangeland Monitoring Panel – JD Hill, David Kane, Zach Palm
  - IMAGINE and NEWIGWG overview – Brian Mealor
  - NEWIGWG Partners Panel – Luke Sander, Andrew Cassiday, and others
  - Invasive Annual Grasses Monitoring Network – Jaycie Arndt
  - Forage and economic impacts of ventenata control in NE Wyoming – Tanner Hart
  - Can we use indaziflam as a tool when revegetation is needed? – Jodie Crose
  - Closing discussion time
Where's the Beef?

Technical Session 2
- Schedule and Speakers:
  "Timing of cattle production for Wyoming beef" - Dr. Steve Paisley
  
  "Beef marketing in Wyoming" - Amanda Winchester
  
  Panel Discussion - moderated by Chance Marshall, UW Extension Educator, Fremont County
  - Introductions - Panel Members
    
    James Sewell – Ranch Manager, TA Ranch, Saratoga WY
    
    Scott George – Wyoming Beef Council, 2013 NCBA President, Beef/Dairy Producer, Cody WY
    
    Dr. Shelby Rosasco – UW Beef Extension Specialist, Laramie WY
    
    Amanda Winchester – CWC Meat Science Instructor, Riverton WY
    
    Beau Sheets – President and Managing Partner, Genuine Meats, USDA certified facility, Riverton WY
    
    Gregor Geortz – Owner, Wyoming Pure Natural Beef, Wheatland WY
    
    Jim and Timmery Hellyer – Hellyer and Pokorny Ranches, Lander WY
    
    Dr. Steve Paisley - Director, James C. Hageman SAREC

Leadership Symposium

Agenda
- Influencer panel:
  How to be an effective advocate and leader for the agricultural industry
  - Janet Phillips (KS) - Show-Me Kansas Farms
  - Kim Brackett (ID) - Brackett Ranches
  - Kate Mead (WY) - Mead Ranch Natural Beef
  - Ron Rabou (WY) - Rabou Farms
- Communicating your vision
  Lynn Gordon, Leader Consulting
- Motivating your team
  Dr. Bob Milligan, Professor Emeritus Cornell and Senior Consultant, Dairy Strategies
- Developing a personal code of ethics
  Kent Noble, Bill Daniels Chair of Business Ethics, University of Wyoming
Managing the Winter

Technical Session 3
- Topics:
  - Livestock Management
  - Livestock Nutrition
  - Livestock Health
- Speakers: Whit Stewart, Bridger Feuz, and Barton Stam

Technology Advances

Technical Session 4
- Schedule and Speakers
  - Welcome/Introductions
  - Clayton Bedke - Current Research at LREC
  - Maddi Shultz - Current Research at LREC
  - Vence - Virtual Fencing
  - Fabian Nippgen - GPS Mapping
  - Melissa Brandao - Herd Dog
  - Derek Scasta - Estimating range vegetation and stocking rate remotely: RAP
  - Roundtable Questions