Each year, the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University hosts a research showcase. The breadth of research topics span across various disciplines, showing the research being conducted in the College of Agricultural Sciences. This year nearly 50 students …
A Brahman at the Climate-Smart Research Facility wears a pedometer to measure activity levels. At AgNext, we look for new ways to innovate research related to sustainability in animal agriculture. Technology is a vital part of our work, as it …
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture that provides grants and funding opportunities to farmers, ranchers, researchers, and agriculture professionals. The goal of these grants is to advance …
One of the main focus areas for our team at AgNext is animal welfare; it takes into account a number of factors such as animal well-being, comfort, nutrition, facility design, management, and health. A main area for enhancing animal welfare …
On May 17, Dr. Sara Place traveled to Clovis, New Mexico to teach at the U.S. Dairy Education & Training Consortium alongside Dr. Michelle Calvo-Lorenzo from Elanco Animal Health to discuss the intersections of sustainability and animal welfare. This outstanding …
On May 15, AgNext Graduate Research Assistants Ashley Schilling and Lauren Newman attended the JBS/CSU Animal Science Symposia at the JBS Headquarters in Greeley. This seminar was created to build and strengthen relationships between CSU and JBS, which is a …
Large herbivores frequently make foraging decisions that ensure forage intake is adequate to meet metabolic requirements while maintaining herd cohesion as highly-social animals. For instance, plains bison grazing a matrix of meadows within the boreal forest of Saskatchewan remember important …
