Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Black Angus cattle chew on feed from green feed machines in the corridor of the Feed Intake Unit at ARDEC

At AgNext, we are utilizing our Climate-Smart Research Facility to accurately gather data on GHG emissions of cattle in both grazing and feedlot systems. Our research will lead industry efforts toward finding ways to reduce enteric methane emissions from ruminant animals.

AgNext Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Publications:

"Determination of gas flux and animal performance test duration of growing cattle in confined conditions"

Juan Vargas, Maya Swenson, Sara Place. Translational Animal Science, April 2024.

"Snapshot of Enteric Methane Emissions from Stocker Cattle Grazing Extensive Semiarid Rangelands"

EJ Raynor, Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Sara Place, Juan Vargas, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Logan Thompson, Melissa Johnston, Tamarah Jorns, Matthew Beck, Larry Kuehn, Justin Derner. Rangeland Ecology & Management, March 2024.

"On-Farm Methane Mitigation and Animal Health Assessment of a Commercially Available Tannin Supplement in Organic Dairy Heifers"

Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Edward J. Raynor, Logan Thompson, Juan Velez, Sara Place, and Kim Stackhouse-Lawson. Animals, December 2023.

"U.S. manure methane emissions represent a greater contributor to implied climate warming than enteric methane emissions using the global warming potential* methodology"

Matthew Beck, Terra Thompson, Sara Place, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, September 2023

"Implied climate warming contributions of enteric methane emissions are dependent on the estimate source and accounting methodology"

Matthew Beck, Logan Thompson, Terra Campbell, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Shawn Archibeque. Applied Animal Science, December 2022

"Today's Beef Quality Assurance Program: Rancher Involvement and the Future of Developing Sustainability Programs"

Sara C Klopatek, Allison M Cantwell, Leslie Roche, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, James W Oltjen. Journal of Animal Science, October 2022 

"Beef Quality Assurance national rancher survey: program participation, best management practices, and motivations for joining future sustainability programs"

Sara C Klopatek, Allison M Cantwell, Leslie Roche, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, James W Oltjen. Translational Animal Science, July 2022 

"Climate Change and the Beef Industry: A Rapid Expansion"

Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Logan Thompson. Journal of Animal Science, May 2022

Meet Our Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Team:

Picture of Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Ph.D.

Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Ph.D.

Director of AgNext

Picture of Sara Place, Ph.D.

Sara Place, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Feedlot Systems

Picture of Shawn Archibeque, Ph.D.

Shawn Archibeque, Ph.D.

Ruminate Nutritionist

Picture of EJ Raynor, Ph.D.

EJ Raynor, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

Picture of Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, M.S.

Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, M.S.

Graduate Student

Additional Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Resources:

A young commercial calf grazes in a field of abundant grass.
Blog Posts