King Ranch Heirs

#8 on the LR 100

King Ranch has long been known as an innovator. In 1940, the USDA recognized the ranch’s Santa Gertrudis as the first beef breed to be developed in the US. This legacy of innovation continues to this day. In August 2023, the Department of Energy announced that the Birthplace of American Ranching was selected as the site of its SOUTH TEXAS DIRECT AIR CAPTURE HUB. The Energy Department selected 1PointFive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, to receive a grant to develop the hub on King Ranch. Direct air capture is a process that separates CO2 from the air and thus helps to reduce legacy CO2 in the atmosphere. Such a process is in keeping with the tradition of land stewardship on King Ranch that dates back 170 years to Captain King himself.

Created and endowed in 2003 by members of the King Ranch family to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of King Ranch, the KING RANCH INSTITUTE FOR RANCH MANAGEMENT (KRIRM) at Texas A&M University – Kingsville focuses on educating the next generation of ranch managers. Alone in higher education, KRIRM offers a master of science in ranch management. Family members take great pride in the outstanding list of achievements by its distinguished alumni, who currently manage more than 9 million acres of ranchland, 190,000 head of cattle, and 1,250 horses. In addition, KRIRM alumni oversee 850 employees on some of the best-known outfits in the nation, including Cibolo Creek Ranch, Deseret Ranches, Hoodoo Land & Cattle, King Ranch, Turner Ranches, and the Winecup Ranch.

Rank:

#8

Total Acres:

911,000

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LR100_09_KingRanch_LibraryofCongress

@ Library of Congress

King Ranch Heirs

#9 on the LR 100

king ranch

LR100_09_KingRanch_LibraryofCongress

@ Library of Congress

King Ranch has long been known as an innovator. In 1940, the USDA recognized the ranch’s Santa Gertrudis as the first beef breed to be developed in the US. This legacy of innovation continues to this day. In August 2023, the Department of Energy announced that the Birthplace of American Ranching was selected as the site of its SOUTH TEXAS DIRECT AIR CAPTURE HUB. The Energy Department selected 1PointFive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, to receive a grant to develop the hub on King Ranch. Direct air capture is a process that separates CO2 from the air and thus helps to reduce legacy CO2 in the atmosphere. Such a process is in keeping with the tradition of land stewardship on King Ranch that dates back 170 years to Captain King himself.

Created and endowed in 2003 by members of the King Ranch family to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of King Ranch, the KING RANCH INSTITUTE FOR RANCH MANAGEMENT (KRIRM) at Texas A&M University – Kingsville focuses on educating the next generation of ranch managers. Alone in higher education, KRIRM offers a master of science in ranch management. Family members take great pride in the outstanding list of achievements by its distinguished alumni, who currently manage more than 9 million acres of ranchland, 190,000 head of cattle, and 1,250 horses. In addition, KRIRM alumni oversee 850 employees on some of the best-known outfits in the nation, including Cibolo Creek Ranch, Deseret Ranches, Hoodoo Land & Cattle, King Ranch, Turner Ranches, and the Winecup Ranch.

Rank:

#8

Total Acres:

911,000

Articles Featuring King Ranch Heirs

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Articles Featuring King Ranch Heirs

  • 2025 Land Report Texas Issue

    Click to view the issue. The theme of our 2025 Texas Issue? Gone to [...]

  • The Land Report Winter 2023

    Click to read the digital edition. Our Winter 2023 Issue features the debut of [...]

  • King Ranch Art

    King Ranch chose to celebrate the centennial of the current Main House by commissioning an original [...]

  • 2022 Land Report Texas Issue

    Presenting our 2022 Texas Issue, which features: King Ranch Art: Noe Perez continues a distinguished tradition of [...]

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