The University of Wyoming’s annual Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership (RMAL) seminar series begins Thursday, Feb. 12, on UW’s Laramie campus.
The UW College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources will host three RMAL seminars this spring, culminating in an all-day symposium about land and resource management. The seminar series provides a venue for current and future members of Wyoming’s agricultural industry to connect with each other and learn from experts in the industry.
All sessions are free and open to the public. Each session is livestreamed and recorded via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person.
The first seminar will take place on Feb. 12 from 5-7 p.m. in room 1032 of UW’s agriculture building.
The session is titled “Cattle Drives and Quests: Lessons for Entrepreneurs,” presented by Tom Field, director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Field will discuss free enterprise and opportunities for young people in rural communities.
Randall Violett, RMAL associate director, urges producers, students and agriculturalists throughout Wyoming to attend the series virtually. “We are encouraging families to gather around their computer at home and share two hours of real-life education,” he says. “We have put together a stellar lineup of speakers and hope our stakeholders will take advantage of this opportunity.”
To learn more about the RMAL seminar series, visit https://bit.ly/rmal-series. To register for one or more sessions, visit https://bit.ly/rmal-1. Registered participants will receive the Zoom link for the session they signed up for.
Further topics, dates and locations for the 2026 sessions are as follows.
Spinning a Business Out of a Hobby — Ben Hostetler, operations manager of Mountain Meadow Wool Mill. UW agriculture building, Feb. 26, 5-7 p.m.
Journaling the Outdoors: Wildlife Entrepreneurs — Ike Eastman, president and CEO of Eastmans’ Hunting Journal. UW agriculture building, March 26, 5-7 p.m.
Rocky Mountain Land and Resource Management Conference — University of Wyoming Gateway Center, Laramie. April 15, 8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.
The RMAL seminar series is part of the curriculum of UW’s Ranch Management and Agricultural Leadership Bachelor of Science program, which launched in 2024.
Contact Violett at rviolett@uwyo.edu or (307) 766-4239 with questions.
