Cracking the Code to the Ideal Ranch Employee
From Ranch Stewards Podcast by Ranchers Stewardship Alliance
March 4, 2026 · 54 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the qualities of an ideal ranch employee and strategies for finding and hiring them.
What makes a great ranch employee, and how do you actually find and hire them? Cracking the Code to the Ideal Ranch Employee Finding and hiring the right people can be one of the most frustrating, and most rewarding, parts of ranch management. In this episode of the Ranch Workforce Project, host Haylie Shipp of the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance and co-host Rachel Frost of the Dan Scott Ranch Management Program at Montana State University are joined by Dr. Trey Patterson, CEO of Padlock Ranch....
People in this episode
Hosts: Haylie Shipp, Rachel Frost
Guest: Dr. Trey Patterson
Topics covered
- ranch management
- hiring
- employee recruitment
- workforce development
- ranch employee qualities
Keywords
- ranch employee
- hiring process
- employee qualities
- ranch management
- workforce
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Dan Scott Ranch Management Program, Montana State University, Padlock Ranch
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