Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Mitigation
AgNext leads cutting-edge research to directly measure and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from livestock systems. With a particular focus in reducing enteric methane, our team deploys advanced sensor technologies and field-based data collection across diverse production environments generating high-resolution, science-based emissions data critical to evaluating and improving the environmental footprint of animal agriculture. These efforts are building a robust, transparent baseline to inform methane mitigation strategies, support carbon market access, and position producers as credible contributors to climate solutions.
AgNext Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Publications:
Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Kimberly Stackhouse-Lawson, Tony Bryant, Sara Place, John Ritten, Juan Vargas, Irene Reis, Edilane Martins, Maya Swenson, Erin Burke, Rhyse Campion, Cesar Velasquez, Anna Shadbolt, Pedro Carvalho. Journal of Animal Science, December, 2025.
Maya Swenson, Sara Place, Glynn Tonsor, Jaime Luke. Rangeland and Ecology Management, November 2025. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, December 2025.
Inés Mesa, Justin Derner, Mark Enns, Larry Kuehn, Melissa Johnston, Sean Kearney, Sara Place, EJ Raynor, John Ritten, Anna Shadbolt, Kimberly Stackhouse-Lawson, Juan Vargas, Pedro Carvalho. Rangeland and Ecology Management, November 2025.
Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Tony Bryant, Juan Vargas, Sara Place, John Ritten, Edilane Martins, Willan Souza, Maya Swenson, Erin Burke, Rhyse Campion, Anna Shadbolt, Pedro Carvalho. Journal of Animal Science, September, 2025.
Juan Vargas, Maya Swenson, Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Irene Reis, Cesar Velazquez, Edilane Martins, Leo Sitorski, Leticia Campos, Pedro Carvalho, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Sara Place. Science Direct, June 2025.
Logan Thompson, Matthew Beck, Haley Larson, Jason Rowntree, Sara Place, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, May 2025.
EJ Raynor, Pedro Carvalho, Juan Vargas, Edilane Martins, Willian Souza, Anna Shadbolt, Afrin Jannat, Sara Place, and Kimberly Stackhouse-Lawson. Grasses, March 2025.
Wilmer Cuervo, Camila Gómez, Federico Tarnonsky, Ignacio Fernandez-Marenchino, Araceli Maderal, Federico Podversich, Juan Vargas, and Nicolas DiLorenzo. Animals, October 2024.
Juan Vargas, Taís Menezes, Brent Auvermann, Justin Derner, Greg Thoma, Kristin Hales, Kristen Johnson, April Leytem, Sara Place, Josie Plaut, John Ritten, Logan Thompson and Kimberly Stackhouse-Lawson. Environmental Research Communications, October 2024.
Sara Place. Meat and Muscle Biology, August 2024.
Juan Vargas, Pedro Carvalho, EJ Raynor, Edilane Martins, Willian Souza, Anna Shadbolt, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Sara Place. Translational Animal Science, August 2024.
EJ Raynor, Mesa Kutz, Logan Thompson, Pedro Carvalho, Sara Place, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson. Translational Animal Science, July 2024.
Sara Place. Grass and Forage Science, April 2024.
Juan Vargas, Maya Swenson, Sara Place. Translational Animal Science, April 2024.
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.
Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, Edward J. Raynor, Logan Thompson, Juan Velez, Sara Place, and Kim Stackhouse-Lawson. Animals, December 2023.
Matthew Beck, Terra Thompson, Sara Place, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, September 2023
Matthew Beck, Logan Thompson, Terra Campbell, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Shawn Archibeque. Applied Animal Science, December 2022
Sara C Klopatek, Allison M Cantwell, Leslie Roche, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, James W Oltjen. Journal of Animal Science, October 2022
Sara C Klopatek, Allison M Cantwell, Leslie Roche, Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, James W Oltjen. Translational Animal Science, July 2022
Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Logan Thompson. Journal of Animal Science, May 2022
Meet Our Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Team:
Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, Ph.D.
Director of AgNext
EJ Raynor, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Anna Shadbolt
Grazing Management Outreach and Research Coordinator
Sara Place, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Feedlot Systems
Ashley Schilling-Hazlett, M.S.
Graduate Student
Juan Vargas, Ph.D.
Sustainable Beef Cattle Systems Postdoctoral Fellow
Shawn Archibeque, Ph.D.
Ruminate Nutritionist
Pedro Carvalho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Feedlot Specialist