Society for Range Management

09/28/2026

UTAH RANCHERS: Now is your chance to join SRM for FREE!

The Utah Section of the Society for Range Management is covering the cost of SRM membership for Utah ranchers—but there’s only a limited time to take advantage of it.

If you’re a rancher in Utah, use code UTAH100 at checkout to receive your complimentary SRM membership.

🌱 Connect with the rangeland community
🤝 Build relationships with people working on the same lands and challenges you are
📚 Tap into resources, research and conversations that matter on the ground

The only catch? You have to be a Utah rancher.

Use code UTAH100 at checkout and come be part of SRM.

Offer ends soon— don’t miss it!

09/24/2026

🌎 SRM leadership on the international stage!

Society for Range Management President Dr. John Walker and 1st Vice President Delane Atcitty are in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, this week for the XV International Congress on Rangeland Management—and both are taking the stage as keynote speakers.

Under the theme “Rangelands and their people,” the Congress brings together researchers, producers, students and rangeland professionals to exchange ideas, experiences and approaches to sustainable rangeland management.

SRM’s participation also reflects the connections being built through our Mexico Section. A special thank you to SRM Director Carlos Ochoa, who worked with the Section to help coordinate John and Delane’s participation and ensure SRM was represented at this important gathering.

It’s a great opportunity to strengthen connections across borders, learn from one another and share perspectives from across the rangeland community.

We’re glad to have John and Delane representing SRM in Mexico—and grateful to Carlos and our Mexico Section for helping make it happen.

Rangelands connect us. 🌱🌎

09/21/2026

Calling all western producers - this event is for you! The Pacific Northwest Society for Range Management Annual Meeting is focused on key ranching issues like grazing economics, wolf depredation mitigation, range management and more!

Learn more and register today at https://ow.ly/Ip5G50ZPIgs

09/17/2026

Wear your support for rangelands and pastoralists!

SRM’s new IYRP 2026 merch line has officially launched, featuring T-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs and more. Pick out your favorite design, show your IYRP pride and help support a great cause with every purchase.

Shop now: https://www.bonfire.com/store/iyrp-2026-support/

09/17/2026

Check. This. Out.

Utah State University College of Ag teamed up with Utah State Football Head Coach Bronco Mendenhall to promote sound range management across their state in honor of International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.

Like Mendenhall said, football and ranching on the range have a lot in common: "show up when it's hard, do the work nobody sees, LEAVE IT BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT."

What a neat collaboration here!

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists North America

Utah State University Head Football Coach and rancher Bronco Menden...

09/15/2026

Call for Abstracts: 2027 SRM Annual Meeting

Have research, practical experience, or innovative ideas to share? The Call for Abstracts is now open for the 2027 SRM Annual Meeting & Training, taking place in Wichita, Kansas in February 2027. The meeting theme, “Our Enduring Grasslands,” will highlight the science, stewardship, and resilience of rangelands and the people who care for them.

Researchers, land managers, students, and practitioners are encouraged to submit abstracts that contribute to the conversation on sustaining productive and resilient grasslands for future generations.

⏰ Abstract Submission Deadline: September 18, 2026
📍 Meeting Location: Wichita, Kansas
📝 Submit Your Abstract on the Rangelands website.

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your work and connect with the rangeland community at the 2027 SRM Annual Meeting & Training. Learn more at the Society for Range Management annual meeting page: rangelands.org/annual-meeting

09/15/2026

🌾 SRM Member Spotlight: Miranda Meehan

As drought continues to challenge grazing resources across North Dakota, SRM Director and NDSU Extension specialist Miranda Meehan emphasizes the importance of proactive planning:
“It is critical that every rancher has a grazing plan in place with well-defined triggers and actions for drought and other disturbances.”

Learn how thoughtful grazing management can support drought recovery and build long-term resilience in this NDSU Agriculture article: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/news/newsreleases/2026/august/grazing-management-key-to-drought-recovery-and-resilience.

09/14/2026

Our Executive Vice President Jess Peterson made the rounds at Grazing Expo 2026 this past week, connecting with SRM members and attendees.

On Friday, he caught up with Diva Rigney and Carter Carroll - students at Montana State University - as they attended sessions. Diva and Carter are also assisting on the MSU virtual fence grazing project being done in coordination with Peterson's J2 Bar Land & Livestock cattle operation. He also got to drop in and hear SRM IMS Section President Noah Davis presenting MSU research on supplements and grazing.

Thursday he listened in on Past President Jenny Pluhar's session titled, "The Missing Link in Rangeland Success: The Manager's Mindset."

It was another successful expo hosted in Billings by the Montana Grazing Lands Coalition.

09/14/2026

We spy an SRM hat at the Grazing Expo in Billings this past weekend!

09/11/2026

The Animal Science Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Precision Livestock Management.

Learn more here: https://rangelands.org/employment-position-77