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 …
Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC) traveled to the Section 8 region, encompassing mountains and plains states, to learn how to accelerate agricultural climate mitigation and adaptation goals in the …
As the spring months come to an end and summer comes into full swing, the AgNext Team is staying busy delivering presentations and strengthening industry connections. AgNext values community outreach and public collaboration, which is why we are excited to …
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 …
According to the most recent National Beef Quality Audit, 16% of the fed cattle in the United States consisted of dairy-type cattle, this is an approximately 60% increase from 2011 to 2016 (Moore et al., 2012; Boykin et al., 2017). …
AgNext Lifecycle Assessment expert, Dr. Greg Thoma, contributed to a publication that is one of the most comprehensive study of lifecycle assessment of beef production in the United States. The complexity of this study sheds light on the environmental impacts …
(May 15, 2023) AgNext researchers have been awarded over $1M in a Conservation Innovation Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The grant will support AgNext’s efforts to promote sustainable animal agriculture practices and reduce the environmental impact …
Colorado State University’s AgNext and regional dairy council Dairy MAX have announced a strategic alliance as part of a continued commitment to improve sustainability in animal agriculture. The collaboration with Dairy MAX marks AgNext’s first official commitment from the dairy …
Each April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency releases an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks across all facets of economic activity and land use within the United States. This year’s inventory updates the data for 2021, and includes a …
