When understanding animal agriculture and the role it plays in climate change, it is essential to understand the various sources of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and their respective impacts. Methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas, plays a role in changing …
Communicating about sustainability in animal agriculture can be a unique space to navigate as we seek to better understand how to address the biggest challenge of our time. The compounding pressure of consumer and policy expectations, the lingering fear of …
AgNext’s Associate Professor of Feedlot Systems, Dr. Sara Place attended her first formal meeting of the scientific advisory council for Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) this past fall in Chicago. Dr. Place has an extensive background in sustainability in animal agriculture and …
What is Sustainability? Sustainability has been a talking point in recent years with a number of organizations creating sustainability plans and hiring personnel dedicated to running those organizations in a sustainable way. But even with extensive discussions about sustainability in …
Earlier this month, Colorado State University hosted the Graduate Student Showcase. Each year, this event brings together over 300 graduate students from diverse disciplines present their research in an environment that promotes entrepreneurship and creativity. At this year’s event, one …
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 …
The 2023 Fall Forum at Colorado State University serves as an extension event that draws extension agents from across the state. AgNext’s participation in this event demonstrates our commitment to connecting with extension agents to share the mission and vision …
As the summer season comes to a close, we at AgNext are thrilled to recap an incredibly eventful season. At the heart of our mission to advance animal and ecosystem health while bolstering supply chain profitability, AgNext has been hard …
In order to create sustainable animal agriculture practices that benefit climate action, it is important to understand the greenhouse gases involved in beef production. There are three main gasses associated with animal agriculture: carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane. Of …
On July 21st, 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis and members of the General Assembly joined AgNext faculty and staff at the CoBank center at Colorado State University’s Agricultural Research, and Development Education Center (ARDEC). The attendees that joined AgNext for …