DAVE PRATT

Dave Pratt is one of the most sought after speakers on sustainable agriculture and profitable ranching in the world today. He has taught the Ranching for Profit School in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia and Africa.

Dave has devoted his life to increasing the sustainability of ranching. A 5th generation Californian, he grew up on a small ranch and worked for cattle and sheep ranchers in Northern California where he learned ranching from the bottom up. In addition to his practical roots, Dave holds BS and MS degrees from the University of California and Washington State University.  A Range and Livestock Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension Service for 15 years, Dave researched management intensive grazing and strategic issues impacting the sustainability of ranches. While with the University, he earned a reputation for innovative teaching with a practical edge and helped thousands of farmers and ranchers

develop and implement strategies to increase profit. Dave was instrumental in developing the Sustainable Ranching Research & Education Project, a large-scale, long-term effort to develop, research and demonstrate economic, environmental and socially sustainable ranching practices. He also co-founded the California Grazing Academy, which provided ranchers hands-on experience applying management intensive grazing.

Dave began working with Stan Parsons, who created the Ranching for Profit School and founded Ranch Management Consultants, in 1991. Dave began teaching the Ranching for Profit School in 1992. In April 1999 Dave became CEO of Ranch Management Consultants, Inc.

PETER McBRIDE 

Peter McBride is at home in the class room and on the range. With ranch operations in Texas and South America, he has years of practical experience in a wide variety of political, social,economic, and ecological environments. A former Division Manager for King ranch, Peter was one of the first ranchers in North America to implement cell grazing. An Aggie from Texas A&M, he holds a BS in Range Management.

Peter began working with International Ranching Consultant Stan Parsons in 1983 and has taught Stan’s popular Ranching for Profit School in the United States, Australia, Mexico and South America since 1995.

Executive Link Facilitators

Several excellent facilitators work within the Executive Link program to help guide EL board meetings and coach Ranching for Profit School graduates on issues ranging from economics and finance to grazing management and livestock production to succession in family businesses.

Irv Bard

Elaine & Gordon Young

Roger Ingram

Kelly Forell

Pete Ferrell

Owen Nelson