The Ranch Academy
Phone: 13067417873
Email: mcknightranch@
Address:
Po Box 1
Hazlet, SK S0N1E0
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Website: www.mcknightranch.ca
Categories: Business Collaboration, Speaker
About the Business
The Ranch Academy is an online training platform designed to prepare people for real work on ranches. Founded by rancher Erin F. McKnight, the program provides practical, step-by-step instruction on core ranch skills including livestock handling, equipment use, animal husbandry, ranch maintenance, safety, and day-to-day ranch operations.
Delivered through a user-friendly app with lifetime access, the training is built from real ranch scenarios to help students gain confidence and competence before stepping onto a working ranch. Graduates earn a **Ranch Ready Certificate**, helping improve employability and reducing training time for ranch employers.
The Ranch Academy bridges the gap between interest in ranching and real-world readiness, helping newcomers build the skills, safety awareness, and confidence needed to succeed in modern ranch environments.
Erin F McKnight
Erin McKnight is a rancher, entrepreneur, and the founder of The Ranch Academy. Raised in agriculture and actively involved in day-to-day ranch operations, Erin has years of hands-on experience managing livestock, training employees, and overseeing the many moving parts required to run a working ranch.
After repeatedly facing the challenge of training new workers with little or no ranch experience, Erin created The Ranch Academy to provide practical, real-world education that prepares people before they arrive on the job. Her approach focuses on safety, efficiency, and building confidence through clear, step-by-step instruction based on real ranch scenarios.
Through The Ranch Academy, Erin aims to support both aspiring ranch hands and ranch operations by creating better-prepared employees, reducing training stress, and helping ranches run more smoothly for the families and teams who depend on them.