Cowgirl Proven: Pasture First, Profit Follows - A Redwing Ranch Event - Aug 2026

📅 21 August 2026 – 24 August 2026 | 📍 Redwing Ranch, Redwing Ranch, Gardner, CO, United States

Workshop Overview

August 21–23, 2026 | Redwing Ranch, Gardner, CO

Join us at Redwing Ranch in Gardner, Colorado, for Grazing Management, a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground grazing management workshop designed for women+ working with livestock or land. This immersive experience will equip you with the tools and confidence to evaluate land, build a grazing plan, and understand what it takes to run a profitable grazing operation—whether you own cattle, lease land, or offer custom grazing.

Led by experienced Redwing Ranch educators and hosted in a collaborative, welcoming setting, the weekend includes classroom learning, real ranch math, pasture walks, and practical tools you can take home and use.

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Participants will:

Learn how to calculate stocking rates and stock days per acre (SDA)

Use Web Soil Survey to evaluate forage productivity

Practice grazing planning and enterprise budgeting

Explore lease and custom grazing strategies that actually pencil out

Walk away with a toolkit of Redwing Resources to use in your own context

This workshop includes on-ranch lodging, chef-prepared meals, and a deep dive into regenerative, number-driven ranching.

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Who This Is For

This women’s+ workshop is built for:

Ranchers, graziers, landowners, and aspiring stewards

People who want to run numbers and run herds

Anyone looking to improve their grazing systems and land healthNo previous experience required—just a willingness to learn and engage.

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What’s Included

All meals from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch

2 nights of lodging at Redwing Ranch (shared accommodations)

All workshop materials and printouts

Access to Redwing’s full Redwing Resource guide collection

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What to Bring

Notebook and pencil

Calculator (or phone calculator)

Layers for variable weather

Closed-toed shoes for field walks

Curiosity and grit

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Details

Dates: August 21–23, 2026

Location: Redwing Ranch, Gardner, CO

Capacity: Limited to 15 participants for an intimate, hands-on experience

Pricing: Tiered ticket options available

Scholarship Oppurtinity!

Are you a cattle producer? Apply for this National Cattlemen’s Beef Association scholarship to cover your registration and  travel costs for Cowgirl Proven!

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Questions?

Email us at: info@redwingranch.farm