Tuesday, June 10th – Conference Check-In and Research Facility Tour Opportunity

Location: CoBank Center for Agricultural Education | Agricultural Research, Development, and Education Center, Colorado State University

Light refreshments will be served. These tours are an optional opportunity to visit the research facility and see ongoing research. There are three separate tours that will take place.

• 3:00 Conference Registration Opens
• 3:15 Tour of the Facilities
• 4:15 Tour of the Facilities
• 5:15 Tour of the Facilities

Wednesday, June 11th AgNext Research Summit 2025 Day One

Location: Colorado State University – C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute 2350 Gillette Dr. Fort Collins, CO 80523

• 8:00 Registration Opens
• 8:30 Coffee and Continental Breakfast
• 9:00 Welcome
  • Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Director AgNext
  • Dean Sue VandeWoude, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
• 9:15 Innovative Technologies to Reduce Beef Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Presented by C-Lock, Inc.
  • Project overview | Dr. Nathan DeLay, Assistant Professor of Livestock Economics
  • Emissions and performance in backgrounding | Dr. EJ Raynor, Research Scientist and Anna Shadbolt, Research Associate
  • Emissions and performance in finishing | Dr. Sara Place, Associate Professor Feedlot Professor and Marisa Werner, Graduate Student
  • Economic considerations and survey work | Dr. Nathan DeLay and Dr. John Ritten, Director of Grazing Land Research and Engagement
• 11:15 Break
• 11:30 The Role of Communication in Sustainability and Animal Agriculture Research
  • AgNext Communications Showcase | Erica Giesenhagen, Manager of Communications
  • Science Communications Panel | Moderated by Erica Giesenhagen
    • Rae Solomon: Rural and Small Communities Reporter, KUNC
    • Nikki Richardson: Head of Corporate Communications, JBS USA
    • Janie VanWinkle: Ranch Owner and Manager, VanWinkle Ranch
• 12:15 Lunch
• 1:15 Sustainable Grazing: Rangelands
  • Grazing projects updates and overview | Dr. John Ritten, Director of Grazing Land Research and Engagement
  • Grazing Management Principles in Action | Anna Shadbolt, Research Associate 
  • Producer Principles Panel | Moderated by Sarah Diderikson, Industry Advancement Director, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association
    • Anna Shadbolt: Research Associate, AgNext
    • Ray Aberle: Private Lands Program Manager, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
    • Mike Hettinger: President, X7 Ranch Inc.
• 2:45 Break
• 3:00 Calf Health and Welfare: Enhancing Early Life Development as a Proxy of Livestock Systems Sustainability
  • Effects of extended colostrum feeding on beef on dairy calves’ health and growth performance | Dr. Pedro Carvalho, Assistant Professor and Feedlot Specialist
  • Dairy heifer microenvironment, management considerations and animal stress responses | Dr. Diego Manriquez, Dairy Systems Specialist
  • Producer Panel: Sustainability challenges for beef and dairy calf raising systems | Moderated by Dr. Diego Manriquez, Dairy Systems Specialist
    • Sarah Raabis: Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences, Colorado State University
    • Amber Graves: Assistant Manager, Morning Fresh Dairy
    • Robin Meireis: Owner, Crow Creek Dairy
• 5:00 Cocktail Hour and Student Poster Competition
• 6:30 Adjourn Day One

Thursday, June 12th AgNext Research Summit 2025 Day Two

Location: Colorado State University – C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medicine Institute 2350 Gillette Dr. Fort Collins, CO 80523

• 8:00 Registration Opens
• 8:30 Coffee and Continental Breakfast
• 9:00 Animal Health in the Dairy Industry
  • Update on HPAI research | Dr. Jason Lombard, Associate Professor and Dairy Systems Specialist
  • Air Quality Research | Dr. Diego Manriquez, Dairy Systems Specialist
  • Environmental Impacts of Dairy Operations: Cradle-to-Gate Analysis of Top Decile vs. Average Performance Herds | Dr. Leticia Campos, Postdoctoral Fellow of Agricultural Modeling and Lifecycle Assessment
  • Producer Panel: What are the priority animal health challenges for the dairy industry? | Moderated by Dr. Jason Lombard, Associate Professor and Dairy Systems Specialist
    • Mike Katsampes: Veterinarian, Katsampes Veterinary Service
    • Blaine Nicks: Director of Herd Operations, Jager Ag, LLC
    • Richanne Lomkin: Veterinary Medical Officer, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
    • Jimena Godoy: Veterinarian, Aurora Organic Dairy
• 11:00 Break
• 11:15 Developing Worker Education Programs for Enhancing Labor Acquisition and Retention
  • Human-animal interaction on the dairy farm | Natalia Herrera, Aurora Organic Dairy Farm Operations Business Specialist
  • Multilingual education modules | Dr. Diego Manriquez
• 12:15 Lunch
• 1:15 Innovation in Feedlot Systems
  • Feedlot Research Overview | Dr. Sara Place, Associate Professor and Feedlot Systems Specialist
  • Effects of cattle breed, growth-promoting technologies, and season on cattle growth performance and enteric methane emissions | Dr. Pedro Carvalho, Assistant Professor and Feedlot Systems Specialist
  • Determination and evaluation of enteric methane under confined conditions | Dr. Juan Vargas, Research Scientist
  • HERDS Platform: Holistic, Environmental, Resilience, & Decision Support | Dr. Fidel Maureira, Lead Modeler
  • Key things we have learned and what’s next | Dr. Sara Place, Associate Professor and Feedlot Systems Specialist
• 3:00 Break
• 3:15 What’s the beef with agriculture? Examining the impact of an educational intervention on high school students’ knowledge and attitudes about sustainability and livestock production | Jenny Bennett and Katharine Eshelman
• 3:45 Closing Remarks | Kim Stackhouse-Lawson
• 4:00 AgNext Research Summit 2025 Concludes