Program: Ranch Management Minor - South Dakota State University

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 07, 2025

Professor and students standing in a field with cows.

Program Coordinator/Contact

Cody Wright, Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
Animal Science Complex 212
605-688-5448

Nicole Klein, Associate Director
Ness School of Management and Economics
Harding Hall 100
605-688-4141

Lan Xu, Professor
Department of Natural Resource Management
McFadden Biostress Laboratory 42C
605-688-5060

Program Information

A minor in Ranch Management will provide students with a broad, cross-disciplinary training that integrates financial management, grassland management, and livestock management. Each of these components is critical to the success of ranching enterprises. The minor will provide students with a breadth of knowledge critical for success as a ranch manager.

Course Delivery Format

The Ranch Management minor provides hands-on experiences in the classroom, laboratories, and field trips.

Requirements for Ranch Management Minor: 18 Credits

AGEC 271 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
or AGEC 471 - Advanced Farm & Ranch Management Credits: 3
AS / RANG 215 - Introduction to Integrated Ranch Management Credits: 3
RANG 205 - Introduction to Range Management [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 2
RANG 205L - Introduction to Range Management Lab [SGR #6, HSDC] Credits: 1

Select from the following

Select courses from the following, at least one must be prefixed AGEC, and at least one must be prefixed AS. Credits: 9-10

AGEC 271 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3 (if not used above)
AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
AGEC 471 - Advanced Farm & Ranch Management Credits: 3 (if not used above)
AS 264 - Ruminant Livestock Production Credits: 3
AS 474 - Cow/Calf Management Credits: 2
AS 474L - Cow/Calf Management Lab Credits: 1
AS 476 - Horse Production Credits: 2
AS 476L - Horse Production Lab Credits: 1
AS 477 - Sheep and Wool Production Credits: 2
AS 477L - Sheep and Wool Production Lab Credits: 1
RANG 321 - Wildland Ecosystems Credits: 3
RANG 374 - Habitat Conservation and Management Credits: 3
RANG 374L - Habitat Conservation and Management Lab Credits: 1
RANG 421 - Grassland Fire Ecology Credits: 3

Ranch Management Minor

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Program Coordinator/Contact

Program Information

Course Delivery Format

Requirements for Ranch Management Minor: 18 Credits

Select from the following

Total Required Credits: 18

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus
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