Building a Profitable Operation

Attend the Nov. 15 Ranching 101 session covering cattle business management.

No matter the business venture, money talks.

And at the cow-calf level, savvy business managers rely on a wide range of financial records, performance data, and marketing and management information to make the best possible decisions.

Join Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and explore this topic further with speaker Mallory Vestal, Ph.D., West Texas A&M University associate professor of agricultural business and economics, during an upcoming virtual Ranching 101 session at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Interested members can register for the hour-long Zoom webinar by scanning the QR code below. Vestal grew up in the Texas Panhandle, involved primarily in stocker cattle production, however she built on her cattle interests by completing research in both the cow-calf and feedlot industry segments. She completed her master’s degree and doctorate in agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University, prior to taking her current post in 2012.

Mallory Vestal In 2016, Vestal was appointed as West Texas A&M University an outside director for Plains Land Bank, and in 2022, was elected to serve on the Farm Credit Council for the Farm Credit Bank of Texas. T C Scan to register:

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TAKE THE THE NEXT GENERATION OF RANCHING.

For more than half a century, TCU’s renowned Ranch Management program has given students an edge in agricultural resource success. This unique nine-month intensive program equips graduates with real-world strategies as producers and land stewards in changing times.

Space is limited. Competitive financial aid and scholarship opportunities available. Visit ranch.tcu.eduor call 817-257-7145.