In-person Ranch Management Events
Single and multi-day in-person gatherings. These days on the land highlight and elevate women in the community who are doing the hard work of caring for their land and livestock on a daily basis. These gatherings offer a chance to network with your fellow ranchers, learn from land managers, and exchange valuable experiences with women who graciously open their ranches to us.
Virtual Ranch Management Series
Seasonal series throughout the year covering a variety of topics including land, livestock and future ranch planning. Sessions are held virtually to make them more accessible to a broader audience of ranchers and land stewards across the country and around the globe, and to bring in knowledgeable leaders from places we might not otherwise reach.
Past Virtual Series
Grazing Forward: Exploring How Grazing Can Grow Your Operation and Finances | Spring 2026
Join WIR as we partner with Noble Research Institute and Wild Ranch Solutions for our spring Virtual Ranch Management series! We are excited to offer a grazing-focused, three-part virtual series this March/April. This offering includes a fundamentals of grazing session focused on small ruminants, an investment in grazing infrastructure session, and a session weighing the finances of raising your own hay versus buying it!
As the grass gets green join us to learn about new ways to apply grazing principles to your operation! We’ve designed each session to stand on its own — join one, or catch all three!
Ranch Management Through the Seasons Forage Forward: Taking the Guesswork out of Grazing | Spring 2025
Ranch manager is a title that encompasses many different skill sets: managing people, livestock, land and finances. Join us for a focused series designed to enhance your skills in evaluating forage availability and implementing effective grazing practices.
Whether you're actively managing a property, or simply looking to deepen your knowledge of grazing, this series offers valuable insights and practical strategies to evaluating and optimizing the land one tends.
Participants will gain an understanding of actionable tools to understand forage availability, improve grazing efficiency, and obtain knowledge to continue improving relations with land management and sustainable land practices.
Ranch Management Through the Seasons From Ledger to Livestock: Ranching by the Numbers | Fall 2025
Ranch management requires mastering multiple skill sets: managing people, livestock, land, and finances. This fall, join us for a focused 4-part series designed to enhance your financial management skills and transform how you analyze your ranching operation's profitability.
Whether you're actively managing a ranch or looking to deepen your understanding of agricultural finances, this series offers valuable insights and practical strategies for making your financial statements work for you, not just your lender.
Participants will gain actionable tools to understand cash flow patterns, create meaningful budgets, conduct enterprise analysis, and obtain knowledge to make informed decisions that improve operational profitability and sustainable business practices.
Profit Preserves Passion—Informing Management Through Examining Finances | Fall 2024
Take control of your ranch’s success with our 4-Part Virtual Ranch Management Series with Caroline Wild.Learn to pinpoint vital enterprises, understand their interplay, and perform a ‘quick and dirty’ analysis of your operation to guide effective management decisions.
Comprehensive Farm + Ranch Succession Planning | Spring 2025
A three-part virtual series designed to help ranchers and farmers navigate the challenging process of succession planning. Whether you're actively managing your operation, preparing to take over, or planning for the future, these sessions will help provide practical tools and guidance to secure your agricultural legacy.