Our Team | John Ritten, Ph.D.
Contact: john.ritten@colostate.edu
Agricultural Economist and Extension Specialist
Dr. John Ritten is an agricultural economist at CSU and a member of the AgNext team. He received a BS in Marketing from Arizona State University, an MBA from New Mexico State University, and a PhD in Natural Resource Economics from Colorado State University. His research interests include the intersection of agricultural production and natural resource management. Prior to joining AgNext, John served as the University of Wyoming’s state Agricultural Systems Extension specialist for 14 years.
Recent Publications:
- Raynor, E. J., Derner, J. D., Augustine, D. J., Jablonski, K. E., Porensky, L. M., Ritten, J., Hoover, D. & Elliott, J. (2022). Balancing ecosystem service outcomes at the ranch-scale in shortgrass steppe: The role of grazing management. Rangelands, 44(6), 391-397.
- Crow L, Porensky LM, Augustine DJ, Ritten J, Bastian CT, Paisley SI. Evaluating Prairie Dog–Cattle Competition from the Perspective of a Ranching Enterprise in the Western Great Plains: Economic Analysis of Potential Effects on Long-Term Profitability. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 2022;85:56-65.
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Maher AT, Quintana NE, Tanaka JA, Ritten, J, Maczko KA. Financial barriers and opportunities for conservation adoption on U.S. rangelands: A region-wide, ranch-level economic assessment of NRCS-sponsored Greater Sage-grouse habitat conservation programs. 2023;329:116420-116420.
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Hart M, Ritten, J, Mealor BA. A ranching economic analysis of ventenata (Ventenata dubia) control in northeast Wyoming. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 2023;16(1):56-63. 2023;329:116420-116420.
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Derner, J., Ritten, J., Baldwin, T., Jorns, T., Mortenson, M., Augustine, D. (2024). Flexible Stocking: Livestock Production and Economic Responses in Mixed-Grass Prairie. Rangeland and Ecology Management.
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Augustine, D. J., Ritten, J. P., Hoover, D. L., & Derner, J. D. (2024). Does Drought Intensify the Effects of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs on Livestock Production and Net Revenue in Semiarid Rangelands? Rangeland Ecology & Management.