Comprehensive ranch management for complex western rangelands.
Across millions of acres in the west, our team manages working lands on behalf of landowners. And over the last 20 years, we’ve become known for managing enterprises with complex environmental and operational considerations. If managing stock flow is just as important as supporting elk and sage grouse numbers, you’ve come to the right place.
Our approach to ranch management focuses on three critical pieces: people, resources, and finance.
People
We find, hire, and train the people that keep your land working. To support this process, we develop long-term strategic plans that keep everyone pulling in the same direction.
Resources
We believe that ecological variables drive financial performance, so every management decision we make is driven by the health and trajectory of your resource base.
Finance
We take a comprehensive look at your operation’s unique opportunities explore how to optimize long-term performance and financial returns.
Adaptive Management
Once the people, resources, and financial components of your operation are well established, our work becomes an adaptive management process. This means that we identify the weakest link within your operational chain, strengthen it, and move on to the next challenge – continuously fine-tuning your operation in the process
We haven’t yet found the upper limit of ecological performance on western rangelands, but this search is what gets our team out of bed each morning.
incentives drive performance
That’s why we align our compensation with the financial performance of your enterprise. This model sets us apart and ensures that our team is always looking for the next level of profitability. The better you do, the better we do - it’s that simple.
Let’s talk
Every ranch that we manage is unique in terms of people, place, and priorities. That’s why we develop custom pricing models for every new partnership. The first step is for us to learn about you, your land, and your long-term operational goals.
Contact us to get the conversation started.
Featured Ranches
See a few of the ranches that we’ve managed over the years, and what they have to say about working with the team at Ranch Advisory Partners.
Mountain Island Ranch
Mountain Island Ranch’s 123,000 acres straddle the Colorado/Utah border. It is the largest Certified Organic operation in Colorado, hosts 10 different conservation easements, and has practiced a collaborative approach to management for over 30 years. Since 2016, Ranch Advisory has established over 30 land health monitoring sites, pursued cross-property boundary management approaches with the Bureau of Land Management and has embarked on a series of habitat improvement projects intended to provide additional foraging opportunities for migrating elk and mule deer. We have also worked to bring an abandoned farm back into production and are pursuing large-scale wetlands and riparian improvement projects.
“My family and I are privileged to steward a large, complex, multigenerational working ranch with twin goals of profitability and conservation. We didn’t want just another cattle, hay and hunting operation. We wanted to find a team that would have fun helping us realize our vision of ecological sustainability and dreams of becoming a leading industry example through collaborative partnerships and a strong community ethos. Working with Ranch Advisory Partners has accomplished these goals. They have successfully provided us the tools and management expertise to begin the journey towards our desired ecological and financial outcomes, with a lot of fun along the way!”
Amb west
The AMB West ranches are owned by successful entrepreneur Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot and owner of the Atlanta Falcons. Mr. Blank pursues the theme of “excellence” on his ranches, and Ranch Advisory was hired to help improve rangeland health, wildlife habitat, and riparian condition while running livestock, producing hay, and delivering an exceptional guest experience. Current initiatives include altering grazing management to enable migration of wildlife, removal of encroaching conifer trees, and noxious weed management.
“We hired RAP to enhance performance of natural resources on our Montana ranches, and their team-oriented approach has resulted in ecological and financial improvement. Working with innovative partners like RAP is critical to achieve our goal of preserving Montana’s natural beauty while utilizing the spectacular setting for outdoor recreation and bringing people together in meaningful ways. We are grateful for their contribution.”
Fort Union ranch
Fort Union Ranch is a 98,000-acre cattle operation in New Mexico that once hosted the Santa Fe Trail. The ranch pursued a set-stocking strategy to grazing management since the late 1800s when the US Cavalry called the area home, and this approach was changed when Ranch Advisory was contracted to manage the property in 2017. Current initiatives include improving aging infrastructure, increasing stocking rates, shifting genetics in the livestock herd, and implementing low-stress livestock handling. Riparian areas that had once known extensive grazing durations are being managed more intensively, and strong willow growth and riparian improvements are now being observed.